The Treasury of Musick Containing ayres and dialogues To Sing to the theorbo-lute or basse-viol. Composed |
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The Greek's Song.
The thirsty Earth sucks up the Rain, and drinks, and gapes for Drink again: The Plants suck in the Earth, and are with constant drinking fresh and fair: The Sea it self which one would think should have but little need to drink, drinks ten thousand Rivers up, so fill'd they overflow flow the Cup: The busie Sun, and one would guess by's drunken fiery Face no less, drinks up the Sea; and when that's done, the Moon and Stars drinkes up the Sun.
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Fill up the Bowl then, fill it high; Fill all the Glasses there; for why should ev'ry Creature drink but I? Why Man of Mortals, tell me why?
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