GOD Lyaeus, ever young,
Ever honour'd, ever sung,
Stain'd with blood of lusty grapes,
In a thousand lusty shapes
Dance upon the mazer's brim,
In the crimson liquor swim;
From thy plenteous hand divine
Let a river run with wine:
God of youth, let this day here
Enter neither care nor fear.
| About the poet |
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| By the same poet |
| Hear, ye Ladies |
| Sleep |
| Bridal Song |
| Aspatia's Song |
| Hymn to Pan |
| Away, Delights |
| Love's Emblems |
| Beauty Clear and Fair |
| Melancholy |
| Weep no more |
| Related books |
| John Fletcher at amazon.co.uk |
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