A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety

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"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety" is a poem written by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats [1] , first published in his 1938 collection New Poems. The poem begins with the lines:

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Come swish around, my pretty punk,
And keep me dancing still
That I may stay a sober man
Although I drink my fill.

Cultural influences

The poem is set to music by Elvis Costello and is featured in the bonus disc of the album Brutal Youth.

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References

  1. Greenlaw, Duncan (2001). "'Preying on Foresaid Remains': Irish Identity, Obituaries, and the Limits of Mourning". Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal. 34 (4): 123–144. ISSN   0027-1276.