‘Lift to the skies thy foaming wine,

That cheers the heart, that charms the eye;

Exalt its fragrance, gift divine,

Champagne, from thee the wise must fly!

A poison lurks those charms below,

An asp beneath the flowers is hid;

In vain thy sparkling fountains flow

When wisdom has their lymph forbid.

’Tis, but when cloyed with purer fair

We can with such a traitress flirt;