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Eat thou and drink; to-morrow thou shalt die
Quote byDante Gabriel Rossetti · 1828–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Choice.
English (original)
Eat thou and drink; to-morrow thou shalt die. Surely the earth, that's wise being very old, Needs not our help. Then loose me, love, and hold Thy sultry hair up from my face; that I May pour for thee this golden wine, brim-high, Till round the glass thy fingers glow like gold. We'll drown all hours: thy song, while hours are toll'd, Shall leap, as fountains veil the changing sky.
— Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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