Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A THESAURUS NIGHTMARE, by J. WILLARD RIDINGS


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A THESAURUS NIGHTMARE, by                    
First Line: Drink (ingurgitate, engulph, engorge, gulp) to me
Last Line: (spirits, liquor, stingo, grog, cup that cheers, sir john barleycorn).
Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms


Drink (ingurgitate, engulph, engorge, gulp) to me only with thine eyes (vision,
glance, look, gaze, stare, perspicacity),
And I will pledge (toast, salute, do the honors, greet, hob and nob) with
mine;
Or leave a kiss (buss, smack, osculation) within the cup (receptacle, mug,
goblet, glass, tumbler),
And I'll not (nowise, on no account, in no respect, by no manner of means) ask
for (request, beg, sue, pray, petition, beseech, adjure, clamour for) wine
(spirits, liquor, stingo, grog, cup that cheers, Sir John Barleycorn).





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