WINE and cakes for gentlemen, Hay and corn for horses, A cup of ale for good old wives, And kisses for young lasses. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RETURN (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CONTRA MORTEM: THE WOMAN by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE GIFT TO SING by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON ODE TO THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY by SIDNEY LANIER THE GUARDIAN OF THE RED DISK (SPOKEN BY A CITIZEN OF MALTA - 1300) by EMMA LAZARUS SPRING DAY: NIGHT AND SLEEP by AMY LOWELL |