 He the half of life abuses. That sits watering with the Muses. Those dull girls no good can mean us; Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted: Ply it, and you all are mounted. 'Tis the true Phoebian liquor, Cheers the brains, makes...  The Staple of News - Page 166by Ben Jonson - 1905 - 276 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Wine it is the milk of Venus,4 And the poet's horse accounted : Ply it, and you all are mounted. 'Tis the true Phoebian liquor, Cheers the brains, makes...Welcome all who lead or follow, To the Oracle of APOLLO. O RARE BEN JONSON ! ' Criwold Sim, the king of skin •ken.'] Old Sim means Simon ll'atiloe, who then... | |
 | Charles Knight - London (England) - 1841 - 918 pages
...Wine—it is the milk of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted : Ply it, and you all arc mounted. Tis the true Phoebian liquor, Cheers the brains, makes...Welcome all who lead or follow To the oracle of Apollo !'' In the Apollo Room Jonson sat, the founder of the club, perhaps its dictator. One of his contemporary... | |
 | Charles Knight - London (England) - 1841 - 478 pages
...milk of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted : Ply it, and you all are mounted. Tis the true Phœhian liquor, Cheers the brains, makes wit the quicker ;...Welcome all who lead or follow To the oracle of Apollo !" In the Apollo Room Jonson sat, the founder of the club, perhaps its dictator. One of his contemporary... | |
 | George Daniel - England - 1842 - 320 pages
...of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted : Ply it, and you all are mounted. 'Tis the true Pho3bian liquor, Cheers the brains, makes wit the quicker ;...Welcome all who lead or follow To the oracle of Apollo !" Such an association of intellectual minds, where worldly distinctions are unknown, where rank lays... | |
 | William James Linton - 1844 - 340 pages
...milk of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted : Ply it and you all are mounted. 'Tis the true Phœbian liquor, Cheers the brains, makes wit the quicker ;...Welcome all who lead or follow, To the Oracle of Apollo. Above the door was the bust of Ben, the founder. This room (for we defend the system of describing... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - Genealogy - 1847 - 636 pages
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 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1847 - 524 pages
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 | Electronic journals - 1875 - 676 pages
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...of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted : Ply it, and you all are mounted. 'Tis the true Phcebean liquor, Cheers the brains, makes wit the quicker ;...Welcome all who lead or follow To the oracle of Apollo ! " In the Apollo Room Jonson sat, the founder of the club, perhaps its dictator. One of his contemporary... | |
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