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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RULE OF THREE, by WALLACE RICE Poet's Biography
First Line: There is a rule to drink
Last Line: And after you have eaten.
Alternate Author Name(s): Groot, Cecil De
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
First Line: There is a rule to drink
Last Line: And after you have eaten.
Alternate Author Name(s): Groot, Cecil De
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
There is a rule to drink,
I think—
A Rule of Three
That you'll agree
With me
Cannot be beat
And tends our lives to sweeten:
Drink ere you eat,
And while you eat,
And after you have eaten.
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