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Miscellaneous writings of the late Dr. Maginn

edited by Dr. Shelton Mackenzie
Maginn, William (1793-1842)

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MEMOIR OF WILLIAM MAGINN, LL. D.
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FRASERIAN PAPERS.

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Chanson a Boire.

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Time and we should swiftly pass;
He the hour-glass, we the glass.—
Drink! yon beam which shines so bright
Soon will sink in starless night:
Ere it sink, boys, ere it sink—
Drink it dim, boys! drink, drink, drink!

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Drink before it be too late—
Snatch the hour you may from fate;
Here alone true wisdom lies,
To be merry's to be wise.—
Ere ye sink, boys—ere ye sink—
Drink ye blind, boys! drink, drink, drink!
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