Living

The Vintage to the Dungeon. A Song

by Richard Lovelace 1617–1657

From Lucasta (1649)

Living

Sing out, pent soules, sing cheerefully!
Care shackles you in liberty:
Mirth frees you in captivity.
Would you double fetters adde?
Else why so sadde?

Chorus.
Besides your pinion'd armes youl finde
Griefe too can manakell the minde.

Live then, pris'ners, uncontrol'd;
Drink oth' strong, the rich, the old,
Till wine too hath your wits in hold;
Then if still your jollitie
And throats are free--

Chorus.
Tryumph in your bonds and paines,
And daunce to the music of your chaines.

MLA

Lovelace, Richard. “The Vintage to the Dungeon. A Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/89/.

Chicago

Lovelace, Richard. “The Vintage to the Dungeon. A Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/89/.

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