Gie him strong drink until he wink
That's sinking in despair
An' liquor guid to fire his bluid
That's prest wi' grief an' care
There let him bowse, and deep carouse
Wi' bumpers flowing o'er
Till he forgets his loves or debts
An' minds his griefs no more

Rabbie Burns - Scottish Drink, opening from Solomon's Proverbs, xxxi. 6, 7.