Odes to Booze

It makes us happy; and sad. Optimistic; and pessimistic. Quiet as a lamb; and brave as a lion. Here are a few examples  of mankind's reactions to the juice of the grape.

The Empty Bottle by William Aytoun
(Scottish lawyer, humorist, writer and poet: Born 1813)

Most of Aytoun's work was  very stuffy, grand, blood-and-thunder stuff that was perhaps expected of a Victorian lawyer with another top lawyer for a father! However he was still human despite his disadvantages as this short ditty shows: - 

Ah, liberty! how like thou art
To this large bottle lying here,
Which yesterday from foreign mart,
Came filled with potent English beer!

A touch of steel - a hand - a gush -
A pop that sounded far and near -
A wild emotion - liquid rush -
And I had drunk that English beer!

And what remains? - An empty shell!
A lifeless form both sad and queer,
A temple where no god doth dwell -
The simple memory of beer!

Result:

mild emotional deflation.

Home
To a Fly
Stanzas to Pale Ale
Anacreontique
Jovial Priest's Confession
The Dirge of the Drinker
Sir Rupert the Fearless
Song for Punch Drinkers
A Midnight Meditation
A New Song

Villas in Spain Spanish property for sale in costa blanca and costa del sol

Spanish property for sale costa del sol costa blanca
villas in spain for sale costa del sol and costa blanca
bargain spanish properies for sale
property for sale in spain costa blanca costa del sol costa calida majorca menorca
spain property for sale building land properties suitable for renovation
Spanish property for sale in the mediterranean

luvyou  singleclub   singlespersonals   singlesdating   loveromance   ukdatingservices   dating-online  loans mortgages  guaranteed unsecured credit cards  student credit cards  low interest credit card  debt elimination  instant credit card approval  refinancing companies