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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A ROUND, by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Now that the spring hath fill'd our veins Last Line: And plump as the lusty grape. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, William Of Tavistock Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine | |||
All. NOW that the Spring hath fill'd our veins With kind and active fire, And made green liv'ries for the plains, And every grove a quire: Sing we a song of merry glee, And Bacchus fill the bowl. 1. Then here's to thee; 2. And thou to me And every thirsty soul. Nor Care nor Sorrow e'er paid debt, Nor never shall do mine; I have no cradle going yet, Not I, by this good wine. No wife at home to send for me, No hogs are in my ground, No suit in law to pay a fee, Then round, old Jocky, round. All. Shear sheep that have them, cry we still, But see that no man 'scape To drink of the sherry, That makes us so merry, And plump as the lusty grape. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CUP OF TREMBLINGS by JOHN HOLLANDER VINTAGE ABSENCE by JOHN HOLLANDER SENT WITH A BOTTLE OF BURGUNDY FOR A BIRTHDAY by JOHN HOLLANDER TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN EPITAPH: IN OBITUM M.S. XO MAIJ, 1614 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |
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