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" Come boy, and pour for me a cup
Of old Falernian. Fill it up
With wine, strong, sparkling, bright, and clear;
Our host decrees no water here.
Let dullards drink the Nymph's pale brew,
The sluggish thin their blood with dew.
For such pale stuff we have no use;
For us the purple grape's rich juice.
Begone, ye chilling water sprite;
Here burning Bacchus rules tonight! "

Catullus , Selections from Catullus (Cambridge Latin Texts)


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Catullus quote : Come boy, and pour for me a cup<br />Of old Falernian. Fill it up<br />With wine, strong, sparkling, bright, and clear;<br />Our host decrees no water here.<br />Let dullards drink the Nymph's pale brew,<br />The sluggish thin their blood with dew.<br />For such pale stuff we have no use;<br />For us the purple grape's rich juice.<br />Begone, ye chilling water sprite;<br />Here burning Bacchus rules tonight!