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ANACREONTICS.

But I do not submit to his authority;
And punches—let me see—I know one, two and three,[1]
But don't know which should have the priority,
But just now, of all the tipples that inspire a
lively rhymer,
I own a special preference for '68 Hochheimer.

Well the French might want the Rhine,
Where they raise this lovely wine!
Well the Germans might be stout
In such a cause to fight it out!
And candid men have aye confessed
Poets, whose wine is good, are best.

  1. Davis, Mæcenas and La Reine,
    Try them all, and try back again.

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