English poem
The sparkling wine was bright and red; ’t was tempting,…
by Carolyn Wells (1862–1942)
The sparkling wine was bright and red; ’t was tempting, but, alas! Full well I knew my whole, unseen, was lurking in the glass. And when, with wily argument, they offered it to me, I said I would not drink, and what I one, two, three!