Temperance
The pledge we sign, to drink no wine,Nor brandy red, to turn our head,Nor whiskey hot, that makes the sot,Nor fiery rum, to turn our homeInto a hell whore none could dwell:Yes–here we pledge perpetual hateTo all that can intoxicate.
Thomas Curtis Clarke (1827–1901)
The pledge we sign, to drink no wine,Nor brandy red, to turn our head,Nor whiskey hot, that makes the sot,Nor fiery rum, to turn our homeInto a hell whore none could dwell:Yes–here we pledge perpetual hateTo all that can intoxicate.