William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.
The Excellency of WineRoger Boyle, Earl of Orrery (16211679)
’T
And quencheth Love’s fires;
Teaches fools how to rule a state.
Maids ne’er did approve it;
Because those that love it,
Despise, and laugh at, their hate.
Did ne’er yet appear
In matters of any weight;
’Tis he whose design
Is quickened by wine,
That raises things to their height.
For never black eyes
Made wounds, which this could not heal.
Who then doth refuse
To drink of this juice,
Is a foe to the common weal.