POETRY.
THE DRUNKARD’S CONCEIT. [The following translation, or. rather imitation, of the famous German song, by Herr von Mahler, appeared in Antes and Queries a few years ago, under the signature of F. C. H.] Straight from the tavern door I am come here; Old road, how odd to me Thou dost appear ! Right and left changing sides, Rising and sunk ; Oh ! 1 can plainly see— Road ! thou art drunk ! Oh ! what a twisted face Thou hast, 0 moon ! One eye shut, t’other eye Wide as a spoon. Who could have dreamt of this? Shame on thee, shame ! Thou hast been fuddling, Jolly old dame ! Look at the lamps again ; See how they reel! Nodding and flickering Round as they wheel, Not one among them all Steady can go; Look at the drunken lamps, All in a row. All in an uproar seem Great things and small; . I am the only one Sober at all; But there’s no safety here For sober men ; So I’ll turn back to The tavern again.
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Globe, Volume II, Issue 150, 26 November 1874, Page 3
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171POETRY. Globe, Volume II, Issue 150, 26 November 1874, Page 3
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