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

Toasts and After Dinner Speeches

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Instead of a song, boys, I 'll give you a toast, Here 's to the memory of those * that we lost; That we lost, did I say? Nay, by heaven, that we found, For their fame it shall last while the world goes round. t Whoe'er would betray him, on high may he swing! And here 's to the grand fabric , our free Constitution: .And longer with Politics , not be cramm'd, Be Anarchy curs'd and be Tyranny damm'd: And who would to Liberty e'er prove disloyal, May his son be a hangman and he his first trial! - After Robert Burns. Here's to Life! Our entrance into it naked and bare; Our journey through it, trouble and care ; Our exit from it, God knows where: But if we're all right here, we're all right there. Here's to sunny skies ! Here's to your health and your family's good health; may they live long and prosper. *"On the Maine," or "At Gettysburg," etc. t"The Pres ident" (U.S . or some Club), "Th.;> Governor,'' etc. The next in succession I'll give you the