Mythology & Folklore
From the Greek
From Poems on Several Occasions (1718)
Mythology & Folklore
GREAT Bacchus, born in Thunder and in Fire,
By Native Heat asserts His dreadful Sire.
Nourish'd near shady Rills and cooling Streams,
He to the Nymphs avows his Am'rous Flames.
To all the Breth'ren at the Bell and Vine,
The Moral says ; Mix Water with your Wine.
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Prior, Matthew. “From the Greek.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/89/.
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Prior, Matthew. “From the Greek.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/89/.
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