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I made an Epigram today against drinking; the Town raves so about the Prince of Wales getting drunk till he breaks His Blood Vessells.—Sir Richd Jebb would like the Verses very well I fancy— here they are. They are imitated from an old Latin Epigram. & that from a Greek one I believe.
Of various Ills our Prince complains,Rheumatic Aches, & Gouty Pains;Sir Richard cries I can but thinkThese Evils all proceed from Drink;My Royal Patient change your Course,Of all these Symptoms Wine's the Source;The Fountain whence these Sorrows spring,It is indeed—the Wine's the Thing.If says the Prince you thus explainMy Case—the Remedy is plain:'Tis a hot Summer,—l'll e'en tryTo drink this fatal Fountain dry.
Thraliana dated 3 June 1781.
'Sir Richard' is Sir Richard Jebb, the King's physician.
Verses "Against drinking" by Hester Lynch Thrale.
Date | 3 Jun 1781 |
Linked to | Hester Lynch Salusbury |
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