Social Commentaries
The Empty Bottle
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
Ah, liberty! how like thou art
To this large bottle lying here,
Which yesterday from foreign mart,
Came filled with potent English beer!
A touch of steel--a hand--a gush--
A pop that sounded far and near--
A wild emotion--liquid rush--
And I had drunk that English beer!
And what remains?--An empty shell!
A lifeless form both sad and queer,
A temple where no god doth dwell--
The simple memory of beer!
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MLA
Aytoun, William Edmondstoune. “The Empty Bottle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/aytoun/13/.
Chicago
Aytoun, William Edmondstoune. “The Empty Bottle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/aytoun/13/.
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