“Go to, thou puritan! the gods above Ordained this wine for us, but not for thee; Drunkards we are by a divine decree, Yea, by the special privilege of heaven Foredoomed to drink and foreordained forgiven.”— Hafiz of Persia, poetryfoundation.orgTagged: Wine, Drinking, Puritan, drunkards
“Narcissus-eyes all shining for the fray, Filled full of frolic to her wine-red lips, Warm as a dewy rose, sudden she slips Into my bed—just in her little shift.”— Hafiz of Persia, poetryfoundation.orgTagged: Narcissus, Wine, romance, erotic