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

Fancies and Fantasticks* 429Sack quickly ascends,And suddenly endsWhat company came for at first :And that which yet worse is,It empties mens pursesBefore it half quencheth their thirst.Ale is not so costly,Although that the most lyeToo long by the Oyle of Barley,Yet may they part lateAt a reasonable rate,Though they came in the morning early.Sack makes men from wordsFall to drawing of swords,And quarrelling endeth their quaffing ;Whilst dagger-ale barrelsBear off many quarrels,And often turn chiding to laughing.Sack's drink for our Masters :All may be Ale-tasters.Good things the more common the better,Sack's but single broth :Ale's meat, drink, and cloth,Say they that know never a letter.But not to entangleOld friends tillthey wrangle,And quarrel for other mens pleasure ;Let Ale keep his place,And let Sack have his grace,So that neither exceed the due measure.