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CLXXVIII.
ОглавлениеAnd the small ripple spilt upon the beach
Scarcely o'erpassed the cream of your champagne,
When o'er the brim the sparkling bumpers reach,
That spring-dew of the spirit! the heart's rain!
Few things surpass old wine; and they may preach
Who please,—the more because they preach in vain,—
Let us have Wine and Woman,161 Mirth and Laughter,
Sermons and soda-water the day after.