Alcaeus
Alcaeus
wine men holes
Wine is a peep-hole on a man.
wall opportunity men
Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.
chestnuts arcadia
The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters.
wall cities brave
Not well-built walls, but brave citizens are the bulwark of the city.
fighting men cities
Fighting men are the city's fortress
tree vines plant
Plant no tree sooner than the vine.
wine chains wit
One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all.
pain drinking grief
To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking.