Facetiae : Musarum deliciae, or, The Muses recreation, conteining ...

Fancies and Fantasticks. 425Be he furious as Orlando,He is an asse,That from hence doth passe,Nisi bibit ad ostia stando.The vertue of Sack.Fetch me Ben Johnsons skull, and fill't with sack,Rich as the same he drank, when the whole packOf jolly sisters pledg'd, and did agree,It was no sin to be as drunk as he :If there be any weaknesse in the wine.There's vertue in the Cup to mak't divine ;This muddy drench of Ale does tast too muchOf earth, the Malt retains a scurvy touchOf the dull hand that sows it ;and I fearThere's heresie in hops ; give Block-heads beer,And silly Ignoramus, such as thinkThere's Powder treason in all Spanish drink,Call Sack an Idoll ;we will kisse the Cup,For fear the Conventicle be blown upWith superstition ; away with the Brew-house alms,Whose best mirth is six shillings Beer and qualms.Let me rejoyce in sprightly Sack, that canCreate a brain even in an empty pan.Canary ! it is th6u that dost inspire,And actuate the soul with heavenlyfire.Thou that sublim'st the Genius-making wit,Scorn earth, and such as love, or live by it.