Quote#God & Faith
God Lyaeus, ever young
Quote byJohn Fletcher · 1579–1625
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Valentinian (1610–14; pub. 1647), Act V, scene 8.
English (original)
God Lyaeus, ever young, Ever honour’d, ever sung, Stain’d with blood of lusty grapes, In a thousand lusty shapes Dance upon the mazer’s brim, In the crimson liquor swim; From thy plenteous hand divine Let a river run with wine: God of youth, let this day here Enter neither care nor fear.
— John Fletcher
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