Inscription on a Goblet by Robert Burns
The speaker warns of death in the cup and danger even in touching it, then asks who can resist the man and his bewitching wine.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Epigram, Poetry · 44 words
First lines
There's Death in the cup, so beware! / Nay, more-there is danger in touching; / But who can avoid the fell snare, / The man and his wine's so bewitching!
Genres
- Epigram — The four-line inscription turns a warning about deadly drink into a pointed question about its irresistible appeal.
- Poetry — Four rhyming lines contrast the cup's danger with the attraction of the man and his wine.
Tags
wine · temptation · danger · drinking · epigram
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Epigram, Poetry
- Length: 44 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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