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ANACREONTICK,
To Cloe Drinking.
When (my dear Cloe) you resignOne happy Hour to Mirth and Wine,
Each Glass you drink still paints your Face
With some new victorious Grace:
Charms in reserve my Soul surprize,
And by fresh Wounds your Lover dies.
Who can resist thee, lovely Fair!
That Wit! that soft engaging Air!
Each panting Heart its Homage pays,
And all the Vassal World obeys.
God of the Grape, boast now no more
Thy Triumphs on far Indus' Shore:
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Thy Tygers, Carr, and Ivy Crown;
Give but this Juice in full Supplies,
And trust thy Fame to Cloe's Eyes.
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