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Odes Of Anacreon - Ode XXI.

By Thomas Moore

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[1]     Observe when mother earth is dry,     She drinks the droppings of the sky;     And then the dewy cordial gives     To every thirsty plant that lives.     The vapors, which at evening weep,     Are beverage to the swelling deep;     And when the rosy sun appears,     He drinks the ocean's misty tears.     The moon too quaffs her paly stream     Of lustre, from the solar beam.     Then, hence with all your sober thinking!     Since Nature's holy law is drinking;     I'll make the laws of nature mine,     And pledge the universe in wine.

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About Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was an Irish poet, singer, and songwriter best known for "Irish Melodies" (1808–1834), a collection of songs including "The Last Rose of Summer" and "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms." He was the most popular poet of his era in the British Isles.

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