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Toasts
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Oh,some are fond of red wine, and some are fond of white.
And some are all for courting by the pale moonlight.
But rum alone's the tipple, and the heart's delight!
—John Masefield
Ship me somewhere East of Suez,
Where the best is like the worst;
Where there ain't no ten commandments
And a man can raise a thirst!
—Kipling
Here's to Eve,the mother of all beauty,and the grandmother
of all mischief!
—Carolus Ager
Here's to the clever—
May they be with us ever!
—Meusa
Wreathe the bowl
With flowers of soul
The brightest Wit can find us;
We'll take a flight
Toward Heav'n tonight
And leave dull earth behind us!
—Moore
He who drinks one glass a day
Will live to die some other way.
—Stanlicus
Oh, many a man has drunk to his bride.
And a bonnie fair maide she may be.
But I give a health to the ale that I quaff.
For my ale cask is married to me!
—Henry Stanley Haskms
Whisky, drink divine.
Why should drivellers bore us
With the praise of wine
When we have thee before us?
—Joseph G'Leary
Fill, lads, fill!
Here we have a cure
For every ill!
—Frederick Marryatt