Wine, Women, And Song; Mediaeval Latin Students' Songs Now First Translated Into English Verse With An Essay
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BACCHIC FRENZY 149 Many a man and oft who swallowed Thine infected potion, followed After death in one day's time." Hearing this, in stupefaction Water stood ; no words, no action, Now restrained her sobs of woe. Wine exclaims, " Why art thou dumb then ? Without answer ? Is it come then To thy complete overthrow ? " I who heard the whole contention Now declare my song's intention, And to all the world proclaim : They who mix these things shall ever Henceforth be accursed, and never In Christ's ...kingdom portion claim. The same precept, " Keep wine and water apart," is conveyed at the close of a lyric distinguished in other respects for the brutal passion of its drunken fervour. I have not succeeded in catching the rollick- ing swing of the original verse ; and I may observe that the last two stanzas seem to form a separate song, although their metre is the same as that of the first four. BACCHIC FRENZY No. 52 TOPERS in and out of season ! 'Tis not thirst but better reason Bids you tope on steadily !
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