Not drunk is he, who from the floor
Can rise alone and still drink more;
But drunk is he, who prostrate lies,
Without the power to drink or rise.


The Misfortunes of Elphin (1829) pt. 1, ch. 3

Thomas Love Peacock Quotes

Not drunk is he, who from the floor Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is he, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.

Not drunk is he, who from the floor Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is he, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.

Not drunk is he, who from the floor Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is he, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.

Not drunk is he, who from the floor Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is he, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.