"A Rechabite poor Will must live, And drink of Adam's ale."
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The Wandering Pilgrim.; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior (July 21, 1664 – September 18, 1721) was an English poet and diplomat.
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