by John Walcot (1738 - 1819), as Peter Pindar
Anacreontic
Language: English
Who dares talk of hours? Seize the bell of that clock; Seize his hammer, and cut off his hands: To the bottle, dear bottle, I'll stick like a rock, And obey only Pleasure's commands. Let him strike the short hours, and hint at a bed -- Waiter, bring us more wine -- what a whim! Say, that Time, his old master, for topers was made, And not jolly topers for him.
Confirmed with The Works of Peter Pindar, Esq., vol. III, London: Walker and Edwards, 1816, page 217.
Authorship:
- by John Walcot (1738 - 1819), as Peter Pindar, "Anacreontic", subtitle: "Song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by (Johann Christoph) Friedrich Haug (1761 - 1829) , "Zechlied", subtitle: "Nach Peter Pindar" [an adaptation] ; composed by Karl Friedrich Rungenhagen.
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