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Poem by Richard Henry Stoddard


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Day and night my thoughts incline
To the blandishments of wine:
Jars were made to drain, I think,
Wine, I know, was made to drink.

When I die (the day be far!),
Should the potters make a jar
Out of this poor clay of mine,
Let the jar be filled with wine!



Richard Henry Stoddard


Richard Henry Stoddard's other poems:
  1. Twilight on Sumter
  2. The Flight of the Arrow
  3. Triumphant Music
  4. The Sea
  5. Silent Songs


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