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AN EPITAPH, by                    
First Line: "while life was mine, the little hour"
Last Line: And bacchus was out-done by me
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking


While life was mine, the little hour
In drinking still unvaried flew;
I drank as earth imbibes the shower,
Or as the rainbow drinks the dew,
As ocean quaffs the rivers up,
Or flushing sun inhales the sea;
Silenus trembled at my cup,
And Bacchus was out-done by me.





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