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ISE men use days as husbandmen use bees,
 * And steal rich drops from every pregnant hour;

Others, like wasps on blossomed apple-trees,
 * Find gall, not honey, in the sweetest flower.

Congratulations for a scene like this!
 * The olden times are here—these shall be olden

When, years to come, remembering present bliss,
 * We sigh for past Papyrian dinners golden.

We thank the gods! we call them back to light —
 * Call back to hoary Egypt for Osiris,

Who first made wine, to join our board to-night,
 * And drain this loving cup with the Papyrus.