Love

Anacreontic: Press the grape, and let it pour

by Thomas Moore 1779–1852

From Juvenile Poems

Love

Press the grape, and let it pour
Around the board its purple shower:
And, while the drops my goblet steep,
I'll think in woe the clusters weep.

Weep on, weep on, my pouting vine!
Heaven grant no tears, but tears of wine.
Weep on; and, as thy sorrows flow,
I'll taste the luxury of woe.

MLA

Moore, Thomas. “Anacreontic: Press the grape, and let it pour.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/47/.

Chicago

Moore, Thomas. “Anacreontic: Press the grape, and let it pour.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/47/.

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