Than you, O valued friend of mine, <br />A better patron _non est_! <br />Come, quaff my home-made Sabine wine,-- <br />You'll find it poor but honest. <br /> <br />I put it up that famous day <br />You patronized the ballet, <br />And the public cheered you such a way <br />As shook your native valley. <br /> <br />Caecuban and the Calean brand <br />May elsewhere claim attention; <br />But _I_ have none of these on hand,-- <br />For reasons I'll not mention. <br /> <br /> <br />ENVOY <br /> <br />So, come! though favors I bestow <br />Cannot be called extensive, <br />Who better than my friend should know <br />That they're at least expensive?<br /><br />Eugene Field<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-maecenas-2/
