Hogarth and the Art of Alcohol Abuse
Gin cursed Friend, with Fury fraught,
Makes human race a Prey;
It enters by a deadly Draught,
And steals our Life away.
Virtue and Truth, driv'n to Despair,
It's Rage compells to fly,
But cherishes, with hellish Care,
Theft, Murder, Perjury.
Damn'd Cup! that on the vitals preys,
That liquid Fire contains
Which madness to the Heart Conveys
And rolls it thro' the Veins.