| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910. | | | | The Epicure | | By Abraham Cowley (1618–1667) |
| | (Anacreontiques)
FILL the bowl with rosy wine, | |
| Around our temples roses twine. | |
| And let us cheerfully awhile, | |
| Like the wine and roses, smile. | |
| Crown’d with roses we contemn | 5 |
| Gyges’ wealthy diadem. | |
| To-day is ours; what do we fear? | |
| To-day is ours; we have it here. | |
| Let’s treat it kindly, that it may | |
| Wish, at least, with us to stay. | 10 |
| Let’s banish business, banish sorrow; | |
| To the gods belongs tomorrow. | | | | |
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