Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Pour, varlet, pour the waterThe water steaming hot!A spoonful for each man of usAnother for the pot!

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Then none was for a party;Then all were for the state;Then the great man helped the poor,And the poor man loved the great;Then lands were fairly proportioned;Then spoils were fairly sold;The Romans were like brothersIn the brave days of old