Feast on wine or fast on water,
And your honor shall stand sure
If an angel out of heaven
Brings you something else to drink,
Thank him for his kind attentions,
Go and pour it down the sink.
(Gilbert Keith Chesterton)
More Poetry from Gilbert Keith Chesterton:
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