As then the Tulip for her morning sup
Of Heav'nly Vintage from the soil looks up,
Do you devoutly do the like, till Heav'n
To Earth invert you like an empty Cup.
Perplext no more with Human or Divine,
To-morrow's tangle to the winds resign,
And lose your fingers in the tresses of
The Cypress---slender Minister of Wine.
And if the Wine you drink, the Lip you press,
End in what All begins and ends in---Yes;
Think then you are To-day what Yesterday
You were---To-morrow you shall not be less.
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