And Took For Truth The Test Of

Wine, Like The Rising Sun, Possession Gains, And Drives The Mist Of Dullness From The Brains, The Gloomy Vapor From The Spirit Flies, And Views Of Gaiety And Gladness Rise.

Ability Comprehends The Power Of Doing In General, Without Specifying The Quality Or Degree.

Habit With Him Was All The Test Of Truth; It Must Be Right: I've Done It From My Youth.

Lo! The Poor Toper Whose Untutored Sense, Sees Bliss In Ale, And Can With Wine Dispense; Whose Head Proud Fancy Never Taught To Steer, Beyond The Muddy Ecstasies Of Beer.

Secrets With Girls, Like Guns With Boys, Are Never Valued Till They Make A Noise.