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  1. Ornate sake pot, lacquered wood, Japan, early 17th century AD

  2. A quotation from The Bible

    I have come to my garden,
    My own, my bride;
    I have plucked my myrrh and spice,
    Eaten my honey and honeycomb,
    Drunk my wine and my milk.
    Eat, lovers, and drink:
    Drink deep of love!
     
    בָּ֣אתִי לְגַנִּי֮ אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּה֒ אָרִ֤יתִי מוֹרִי֙ עִם־בְּשָׂמִ֔י אָכַ֤לְתִּי יַעְרִי֙ עִם־דִּבְשִׁ֔י שָׁתִ֥יתִי יֵינִ֖י עִם־חֲלָבִ֑י אִכְל֣וּ רֵעִ֔ים שְׁת֥וּ וְשִׁכְר֖וּ דּוֹדִֽים׃ {ס}


    The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
    Book 22. Song of Songs (of Solomon; Canticles) 5: 1ff (Song (Cant) 5:1), Poem 3 [tr. RJPS (2023 ed.)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-ot/83700/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #oldtestament #songofsongs #songofsolomon #bride #celebration #drink #drinking #food #groom #intoxication #lovers #wedding #wine

  3. Why is it that I get the impression that the only way some MPs (on both sides of the House) can only bring themselves to support or oppose a bill by ensuring that they have had a (subsidised) skinfull between votes? Krish Patel, Hesgeth, east your hearts out.

    #Drinking #DrinkingCulture #HouseOfCommons #UKPol