Ah! believe me, fond fly, 'tis excessively sinful,

This habit which knocks even bluebottles up;

Just remember what CASSIO, on getting a skinful,

Observ'd about "ev'ry inordinate cup!"

Reflect on that proverb, diminutive being,

Which tells us "Enough is as good as a feast;"

And, mark me, there's nothing more painful than seeing

An insect behaving so much like a beast.

Nay, in vain would you seek to escape while I'm talking,

And shake from your pinions the fast-clinging drops,