 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...old Sym the King of Skiokea,* He the half of Life abufes, That fits warering with th« Mufe«. Thofe dull Girls no good can mean us,. Wine it is the Milk of Vt*rts, And the Poer's Horfe- accounred: Ply it and you all are mounred. 'Tis the true Phiebrian Liqr.ni',... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 912 pages
...fpeaks out of his pottle, Or the tripos, his tower bottle : All his anfwers are divine, Tiuth itfelf doth flow in wine. Hang up all the poor hop-drinkers, Cries old Sym, the king of ikinkers* ; He the half of life abufes, That fits watering with the mufes. * Cries... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...THB APOLLO. WELCOME all that lead or follow To the oracle of Apollo Here he speaks out of his pottle, Or the tripos, his tower bottle : All his answers...wine. Hang up all the poor hop-drinkers, Cries old Sym, the king of skinkers*; He the half of life abuses, That sits watering with the Muses. Those dull... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...THE APOLLO. Welcome all who lead or follow, To the Oracle of APOLLO Here he speaks out of his pottle, Or the tripos, his tower bottle : All his answers...girls no good can mean us ; Wine it is the milk of Venus,4 And the poet's horse accounted : Ply it, and you all are mounted. 'Tis the true Phoebian liquor,... | |
 | England - 1925 - 948 pages
...convivarum gul<z periti suitfo. A gallant fellow was old Sim, who had a natural love of winedrinkers : — " Hang up all the poor hop-drinkers, Cries old Sim,...of life abuses, That sits watering with the Muses." Faithful as Jonson had been to Canary, he lost not his influence when increasing years forced upon... | |
 | Charles Knight - London (England) - 1841 - 918 pages
...Tavern:— " Welcome all who lead or follow To the oracle of Apollo : Here he speaks out of his pottle, Or the tripos, his tower bottle ; All his answers...with the Muses. Those dull girls no good can mean us ; Wine—it is the milk of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted : Ply it, and you all arc mounted.... | |
 | George Daniel - England - 1842 - 320 pages
...for the solemn spirit of thy majestic monody, (" Sidney's sister, Here he speaks out of his pottle, Or the tripos, his tower bottle ; All his answers...the poor hop-drinkers, Cries old Sim, the king of shinkers ; He the half of life abuses, That sits watering with the Muses. Those dull girls no good... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - Genealogy - 1847 - 636 pages
...: — " Welcome all who lead or follow, To the Oracle of Apollo ; Here he speaks out of bis pottle, Or the tripos, his tower bottle ; All his answers...Hang up all the poor hop-drinkers, Cries old Sim, the prince of skinkers, He the half of life abuses, That sits watering with the Muses. Those dull girls... | |
 | 1847 - 592 pages
...which is a portion of one composed by Jonson, when the Apollo Club was in its full meridian of glory : Truth itself doth flow in wine. Hang up all the poor hop-drinkers, Cries old Sim, the king of bkinkers ; He the halt' of life abuses, That sits watering with the Muses. Those dull girls no good... | |
 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1847 - 524 pages
...all who lead or follow To the oracle of Apollo : Here he speaks out of his pottle, Or the tin-pot, his tower bottle : All his answers are divine ; Truth itself doth flow like wine. Hang up all the poor hop-drinkers, Cries old Sam, the king of skinkers. He the half of life... | |
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Welcome all who lead or follow, To the Oracle of APOLLO Here he speaks out of his pottle, Or the tripos, his tower bottle : All his answers are divine, Truth itself doth flow in wine. Hang up all the poor hop-drinkers, Cries old SIM, the king of skinkers... 
