1934 My New Cocktail Book (2 nd edition) by G F Steele

MY NEW COCKTAI L BOOK

Three cups of wine a prudent man may take; The first of them for constitution sake; The second to the girl he loves the best; The third and last to lull him to his rest— Then home to bed.

—ATHENAEUS (Banquet of the Learned)

There's nought, no doubt,so much the spirit calms As rum and true religion. —BYRON

A man may drink and no be drunk; A man may fight and no be slain; A man may kiss a bonny lass And aye, be welcome back again.

—BURNS

Merry met and merry part, I drink to thee with all my heart.

—OLD CUP INSCRIPTION

For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.

—THE SONG OF SOLOMON

/ For God, in His goodness, sent the grapes To cheer both great and small; Little fools will drink too much And great fools not at all. —(Author unlcnown)

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