Give Me Women, Wine, And Snuff Poem by John Keats - Poem Hunter
Give Me Women, Wine, And Snuff
Poem by John Keats
GIVE me women, wine, and snuff
Untill I cry out "hold, enough!"
You may do so sans objection
Till the day of resurrection:
For, bless my beard, they aye shall be
My beloved Trinity.
Poem Submitted: Friday, January 3, 2003
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'Women, wine and snuff'. Have never tried snuff, gave up wine
Report Replyand women gave up on me, I think. It's fine for Keats to love these three delights though.
Extremely romantic poem with extraordinary skill and rhythm... Beautifully executed.. Awesome.
Report ReplyA sweet poem. I have liked it.
Report ReplyLover of love surely is in need of woman, drink and snuff to do his job well!
Report ReplyWomen, wine and snuff; I guess time doesn't change all. ha. Lovely work Mr Keats.
Report ReplyTruly a man of few needs,
Report ReplyWho abhors the wantons greed,
he just demands wine, women and snuff
To get it is not a job tough...............A Good Work..........
time seems to only shovel out the dreamers, why?
Report ReplyI really like the second line, Until I cry out: Hold enough! And in the end even the temptations of man don't compare with the Trinity. And I do mean man.For it would seem that Keats in the end praise the Spiritual and.....
Report Replyblessed trinity - women, wine and snuff.200 years on I agree. that too coming from John Keats
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