Living
The Students' Wine-Bout
Translated by John Addington Symonds (1884) · From Wine, Women, and Song (1884)
Ho, all ye jovial brotherhood,
Quos sitis vexat plurima,
I know a host whose wits are good,
Quod vina spectat optima.
His wine he blends not with the juice
E puteo qui sumitur;
Each kind its virtue doth produce
E botris ut exprimitur.
Host, bring us forth good wine and strong,
In cella quod est optimum!
We brethren will our sport prolong
Ad noctis usque terminum.
Whoso to snarl or bite is fain,
Ut canes decet rabidos,
Outside our circle may remain,
Ad porcos eat sordidos,
Hurrah! my lads, we'll merry make!
Levate sursum pocula!
God's blessing on all wine we take,
In sempiterna saecula!
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The Goliards (Wandering Scholars). “The Students' Wine-Bout.” Translated by John Addington Symonds. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goliards/46/.
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The Goliards (Wandering Scholars). “The Students' Wine-Bout.” Translated by John Addington Symonds. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goliards/46/.
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