A POEM. 77 



Drink not too often, for 'tis difficult 

 To say ' enough/ when we with self consult 

 As too much spirits on the nerves will tell : 

 Rinsing the mouth will often do as well ; 

 By this manoeuvre, you will also show 

 A fuller pocket, when you homeward go, 

 Than one without such caution ever can 

 Expect to do, however fly the man. 

 But if respect you have unto your life, 

 Shun aqua pura, as th' assassin's knife : 

 Rather than quaff it, when you thirst, thirst on, 

 Or this, in truth, you may depend upon, 

 That if such rash experiment you try, 

 At best, you place your life in jeopardy. 



A sandwich box, compact, of cleanly tin, 

 Lined with alternates bread and ham within, 

 Is not to be despised ; the trifling weight, 

 Though carried by yourself, will compensate 

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