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Article THE ANTIQUITY OF DRINKING HEALTHS. ← Page 3 of 3
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The Antiquity Of Drinking Healths.
was more wine in that glass , than he drank in six months ; so kissing the foot of the glass , and naming the health , was for returning it , at which the German furiously insisted on being pledged ; however , the Italian calmly set it down , saying , Odsfish , Sir , I honour the Emperor , but must be excused from bursting myself for him . Excuse this digression into which my narrative has drawn me . Horace lainlalludes to this custom of honouring the deities and
p y remembering our friends over our cups , in Book III . Ode 19 . Haste , my boy , the flask I claim : Here ' s to Luna ' s virgin light ! Here ' s to our new Augur ' s name ! BOSCAWEN ' Translation , just published .
Silius Italicus has these remarkable words concerning Q . Fabius Cunctator : Nee prius aut epulas , aut munera grata Lyai , Fas cuiquam teti g isse fait , quam multa prccatus In mensam Fabio sacrum libavit honorem .
The subtance of which is , that at a feast nobody could eat or drink , before making a libation in honour of Fabius ; and the like honour was paid to Marius , upon his defeating the Cimbri , who had struck the Romans with such a terror that they were little disposed to feasting . Augustus ' also was honoured with libations by an act of the Senate , and they were cheerfully paid him , as appears from Horace ;
To thee our prayers and wines do flow , To thee the author of our peace ; As much as grateful Greece can show To Castor or great Hercules . Long may you live , your days be fair , Bestow long feasts and long delight ; This is our sober morning prayer . And these our . drunken vows at night .
Libations were esteemed more respectful than drinking to the honour of the gods , or welfare of friends ; and possibly from this distinction may be derived the omission of drinking to the healths . of illustrious personages , especially where the Nobility are not so near a level with the commonalty , as they are in our well constituted country
. The Roman Gallants used to take off-as many glasses to their mistresses , as there were letters in her-name , according to Martial , ^ 'hp says , Let six cups to Nsevia ' s health go round , S . J " , And fair Tustina ' s be with seyen crown' * .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Antiquity Of Drinking Healths.
was more wine in that glass , than he drank in six months ; so kissing the foot of the glass , and naming the health , was for returning it , at which the German furiously insisted on being pledged ; however , the Italian calmly set it down , saying , Odsfish , Sir , I honour the Emperor , but must be excused from bursting myself for him . Excuse this digression into which my narrative has drawn me . Horace lainlalludes to this custom of honouring the deities and
p y remembering our friends over our cups , in Book III . Ode 19 . Haste , my boy , the flask I claim : Here ' s to Luna ' s virgin light ! Here ' s to our new Augur ' s name ! BOSCAWEN ' Translation , just published .
Silius Italicus has these remarkable words concerning Q . Fabius Cunctator : Nee prius aut epulas , aut munera grata Lyai , Fas cuiquam teti g isse fait , quam multa prccatus In mensam Fabio sacrum libavit honorem .
The subtance of which is , that at a feast nobody could eat or drink , before making a libation in honour of Fabius ; and the like honour was paid to Marius , upon his defeating the Cimbri , who had struck the Romans with such a terror that they were little disposed to feasting . Augustus ' also was honoured with libations by an act of the Senate , and they were cheerfully paid him , as appears from Horace ;
To thee our prayers and wines do flow , To thee the author of our peace ; As much as grateful Greece can show To Castor or great Hercules . Long may you live , your days be fair , Bestow long feasts and long delight ; This is our sober morning prayer . And these our . drunken vows at night .
Libations were esteemed more respectful than drinking to the honour of the gods , or welfare of friends ; and possibly from this distinction may be derived the omission of drinking to the healths . of illustrious personages , especially where the Nobility are not so near a level with the commonalty , as they are in our well constituted country
. The Roman Gallants used to take off-as many glasses to their mistresses , as there were letters in her-name , according to Martial , ^ 'hp says , Let six cups to Nsevia ' s health go round , S . J " , And fair Tustina ' s be with seyen crown' * .