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    Firm and erect the Caledonian stood;
    Sound was his mutton, and his claret good;
    "Let him drink port!" the English statesman cried:
    He drank the poison, and his spirit died.

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Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.

Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.

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Few things surpass old wine; and they may preach
Who please, the more because they preach in vain,--
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Few things surpass old wine; and they may preach
Who please, the more because they preach in vain,--
Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter,
Sermons and soda-water the day after.

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Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's
sake and thine often infirmities.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's
sake and thine often infirmities.

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Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his
colour in the cup, when read more

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his
colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

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From wine what sudden friendship springs?

From wine what sudden friendship springs?

by John Gay Found in: Wine and spirits Quotes,
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"It wasn't the wine," murmured Mr. Snodgrass in a broken voice,
"it was the salmon."

"It wasn't the wine," murmured Mr. Snodgrass in a broken voice,
"it was the salmon."

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Ten thousand casks,
Forever dribbling out their base contents,
Touch'd by the Midas finger of the state,
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Ten thousand casks,
Forever dribbling out their base contents,
Touch'd by the Midas finger of the state,
Bleed gold for ministers to sport away.
Drink, and be mad then; 'tis your country bids!

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Sweet is old wine in bottles, ale in barrels.

Sweet is old wine in bottles, ale in barrels.

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Old Simon the cellarer keep a rare store
Of Malmsey and Malvoisie.

Old Simon the cellarer keep a rare store
Of Malmsey and Malvoisie.

by W.a. Bellamy Found in: Wine and spirits Quotes,
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