Bacchinalia coelestia: a poem, in praise of punch: compos'd by the gods and goddesses in Cabal. Radcliffe, Alexander, fl. 1669-1696. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06905 of text S100435 in the English Short Title CatalogTextual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B06905 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[380] 99887008 ocm99887008 181701 2240896419

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B06905) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 181701) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A1:1[383]) Bacchinalia coelestia: a poem, in praise of punch: compos'd by the gods and goddesses in Cabal. Radcliffe, Alexander, fl. 1669-1696. 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n. [S.l. : 1680?] Written by Alexander Radcliffe. Cf. BM. Verse: "The Gods and the Goddesses lately did Feast ..." Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Beverages -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Mythology, Roman -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. eebo Bacchinalia coelestia: a poem, in praise of punch: compos'd by the gods and goddesses in Cabal. [S.l. : Radcliffe, Alexander, fl. 1680 1 570 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-01 Sampled and proofread 2010-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Bacchinalia Coelestia : A POEM , IN PRAISE OF PUNCH : Compos'd by the GODS and GODDESSES in Cabal . THE Gods and the Goddesses lately did Feast , Where Ambrosia with exquisite sawces was drest : The Edibles did with their qualities suit ; But what they did drink , did occasion dispute . 'T was time that Old Nectar should grow out of fashion , A Liquor they drank long before the Creation . When the Sky-coloured Cloth was drawn from the Board , For the Christalline Bowl great Jove gave the Word . This was a Bowl of most heavenly size , In which Infant-Gods they did use to baptize . Quoth JOVE , we 're inform'd they drink Punch upon Earth , By which Mortal Wights out-do us in Mirth ; Therefore our Godheads together let 's lay , ‛ And endeavour to make it much stronger than they . T was spoke like a God , Fill the Bowl to the Top , He 's cashier'd from the Sky that leaves but a Drop . APOLLO dispatch't away one of his Lasses , Who fill'd us a Pitcher from th' Well of Parnassus . To Poets new born , this Water is brought ; And this they suck in for th' ir Mornings draught . JVNO for Lemons sent into her Closet ; Which when she was sick , she infus'd into Posset : For Goddesses may be as qualmish as Gipses ; The Sun and the Moon we find have Eclipses ; Those Lemons were called the Hesperian-fruit , When Vigilant Dragon was set to look to 't . Three dozen of these were squeez'd into Water ; The rest of the Ingredients in order came after . VENVS , the Admirer of things that are sweet ; Without her infusion there had been no Treat ; Commanded her Sugar-Loafs , white as her Doves ; Supported to th' Table by a brace of young Loves . So wonderful curious these Deities were , The Sugar they strain'd through a Sieve of thin Air. BACCHVS gave notice by dangling a Bunch , That without his assistance there could be no Punch . What was meant by his sign , was very well known ; For they threw in a Gallon of trusty Langoon . MARS , a blunt God , though chief of the Briskers , Was seated at Table , still twirling his Whiskers ; Quoth he , fellow - Gods and Coelestial Gallants ; l'd not give a fart for your Punch without Nants : Therefore Boy Ganymed I do command ye To put in at least two Gallons of Brandy . SATVRN , of all the Gods was the oldest , And we may imagine his stomach was coldest ; Did out of his Pouch three Nutmegs produce ; Which when they were grated , were put to the Juyce . NEPTVNE this Ocean of Liquor did Crown With a hard Sea-Bisket well bak'd in the Sun . This Bowl being finish'd , a Health was began ; Quoth Jove , let it be to our Creature call'd Man . 'T is to him alone these pleasures we owe , For Heaven was never true Heav'n till now . Since the Gods and poor Mortals thus do agree , Here 's a Health unto CHARLES His Majesty . FINIS .