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Rh  And let the rattling dice assign The royal honours of the wine, Ere surly Death thy garland tear, Or fell disease with frown severe, Forbid the nectar'd juice to sip, And dash the goblet from thy lip.

, thou skilful wright, Carve for me this silver bright; But I do not wish to see Polish'd arms or panoply. What are arms or wars to me?