English poem
The TOAST: A CATCH
by John Cunningham (1501–1591)
Give THE TOAST, my good fellow, be jovial and gay, And let the brisk moments pass jocund away! HERE'S THE KING—take your bumpers, my brave British souls, Who guards your fair freedom should crown your full bowls. LET HIM LIVE—long and happy, see Lewis brought down, And taste all the comforts, no cares, of a crown.