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“Oh, thou invisible spirit of Rum! if thou hadst no name by which to know thee, we would call thee—devil.”—Shakspeare.
Let thy devotee extol thee,
And thy wondrous virtues sum;
But the worst of names I’ll call thee,
O, thou hydra monster, Rum!
Pimple-maker, visage-bloater,
Health-corrupter, idler’s mate;
Mischief breeder, vice promoter,
Credit spoiler, devil’s bait.