Oh, For a Bowl of Fat Canary
Oh, for a bowl of fat Canary,
Rich Palermo, sparkling Sherry,
Some nectar else, from Juno's dairy;
Oh, these draughts would make us merry!
Oh, for a wench (I deal in faces,
And in other daintier things);
Tickled am I with her embraces,
Fine dancing in such fairy rings.
Oh, for a plump fat leg of mutton,
Veal, lamb, capon, pig, and coney;
None is happy but a glutton,
None an ass but who want money.
Wines indeed and girls are good,
But brave victuals feast the blood;
For wenches, wine, and lusty cheer,
Jove would leap down to surfeit here.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AAAA BCBC DADA XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 551 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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