Of life; the ebb begins, and dark

The future lowers. The tide of wine

Will never ebb. ’Twill aye be mine

To mourn the desecrated fane

Where that lost pledge of youth lies slain.

III

Nay, nay, begone! The jocund bowl

Again shall bolster up my soul

Against itself. What, good-man, hold!

Canst tell me where red wine is sold?