Ben Jonson

from

THE POETASTER

Act III, Scene i.

   Swell me a bowl with lusty wine,
Till I may see the plump Lyæus swim
                Above the brim :
         I drink, as I would write,
In flowing measure, fill'd with flame and sprite.



Source:
The Songs and Poems of Ben Jonson.
London: Philip Allan & Co., 1924. 9.



to Works of Ben Jonson

Site copyright © 1996-2000 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved.
Created by Anniina Jokinen on July 18, 2000.