1903 The Complete Buffet Guide or How to Mix All Kinds of Drinks by V.B. Lewis

Toa sts and After Dinner Speeches

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H ere's to t he woman whose heart and whose soul Are the li ght and t he li fe of each spell v. e pursue, Whether sunn 'd at t he tropics or chilled at the pole, If women be there, there is happiness too . Thus circling t he cup, hand in hand, ere we drink, Let sympathy pledge us, t hrough pleasure, through pain, That, £ast as feeling but touches orie link , H er magic sh all send it direct through the chain . A fig then for Burgundy, Clar et or Mountain , A few scanty glasses must limit your wish, But he's the true toper that goes to the ·fountain , The drinker that verily " drinks like a fi sh !" The Boundaries of our Country- East, by the Rising Sun; north, by the North Pole ; west, by all creation; and south , by the Day of Judgment.

Here's to the h eart Though another's it be; Here's to the ch eeks, Though they bloom not for me.

Wine is good, Love is good, And all is good if understood; The sin is not in doing, But in overdoing; How much of mine h as gone that way? Alas ! How much more that may?