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FRANCISCO MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA.


Oblivion thou givest
To troubles and sorrow,
Joys fleeting a show
Of eternal to borrow,
And robb'st of its horrors
The fate of tomorrow.

In chorus we sing, of wine, sweet wine,
Its power benign, and its flavour divine.