Anacreon
Anacreon
Anacreon was a Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of nine lyric poets...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
wine sleep soul
For when we quaff the gen'rous bowl, Then sleep the sorrows of our soul. Let us drink the juice divine, The gift of Bacchus, god of wine. When I take wine, my cares go to rest.
wine divine transport
Thus, while I quaff the genial wine, I live mid transports quite divine.
today morrow
To-day belongs to me, To-morrow who can tell.
kissing sea wave
How the waves of the sea kiss the shore!