Poems and Songs by Thomas Flatman. The Fourth Edition with many Additions and Amendments |
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Book III. ODE XIX.
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Book III. ODE XIX.
To Telephus.
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Thou por'st on Helvicus, and studiest in vain,How many years past betwixt King, & Kings reign,
To make an old woman ev'n twitter for joy
At an Eighty eight story, or the scuffle at Troy:
But where the good wine, and best fire is
When the cruel North wind does blow,
And the Trees do penance in Snow;
Where the Poets delight and desire is,
Thou pitiful Book-worm ne'r troublest thy brain.
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Come Drawer some Claret, we'l drown this new Moon.More Candles t'improve this dull night into noon:
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But no Tears, except those of the Tankard abound.
Come! here's a good health to the Muses,
Three brimmers to the three times three,
And one to each Grace let there be;
The tripple skull'd Dog bite him that refuses.
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Let's be mad as March-hares, call the Minstrels and Singers,Strike up there!—kick that Rogue—he ha's Chilblains on's fingers,
Let that whoreson our neighbour, on his bags that lies thinking,
Bear a part in the storm, but not the calm of our drinking.
Come! bring us a Wench, or two, prithee,
Thou Telephus look'st pretty fair,
And hast a good thick head of hair,
Fetch him Chloe, she's buxom, and loves to trade with thee;
Call Glycera to me, for I am one of her Swingers.
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