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OF
CERTAIN GENTLEMEN OF OTHER DAYS,
WHO MADE OF DRINKING
ONE OF THE PLEASURES OF LIFE–
NOT ONE OF ITS EVILS;
WHO ACHIEVED CONTENT
LONG ERE CAPACITY
WAS REACHED OR OVERTAXED;
AND
WHO, WHATEVER THEY DRANK,
PROVED ABLE TO CARRY IT,
KEEP THEIR HEADS
AND REMAIN GENTLEMEN,
EVEN IN THEIR CUPS