Living
Reasons for Drinking
From Lyra Elegantiarum, ed. Frederick Locker (London: E. Moxon, 1867)
Living
If all be true that I do think,
There are five reasons we should drink;
Good wine — a friend — or being dry—
Or lest we should be by and by—
Or any other reason why.
Cite this poem
MLA
Aldrich, Henry. “Reasons for Drinking.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_h/0/.
Chicago
Aldrich, Henry. “Reasons for Drinking.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_h/0/.