Farewell, woman! I intend Henceforth every night to sit With my lewd, well-natured friend, Drinking to engender wit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker bids farewell to women to focus on drinking with a friend to sharpen his wit.
- In plain terms
- I'm leaving women to drink with my friend and get smarter.
- What can you take from it?
- Social drinking is seen as a path to intellectual stimulation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you cultivate wit?
- Is alcohol necessary for creativity?
Another view
It dismisses women and romantic love outright.
More from John, 2nd Earl of Rochester Wilmot
On thy wither'd lips and dry, Which like barren furrows lie, Brooding kisses I will pour, Shall thy youthful heart restore. (Such kind showers in autumn fall, …
Permalink to quote #14 Thou treacherous, base deserter of my flame, False to my passion, fatal to my fame, Through what mistaken magic dost thou prove So true to lewdness, so untrue …
Permalink to quote #16 Lest, once more wandering from that heaven, I fall on some base heart unblest, Faithless to thee, false, unforgiven, And lose my everlasting rest.
Permalink to quote #13
Related quotes
So, when my Days of Impotence approach, And I'm by Pox and Wine's unlucky chance Driv'n from the pleasing Billows of debauch On the dull Shore of lazy Temperan…
John, 2nd Earl of Rochester WilmotJohn, 2nd Earl of Rochester Wilmot quote #10 They grew in beauty side by side, They filled one home with glee: Their graves are severed far and wide By mount and stream and sea.
Felicia HemansFelicia Hemans quote #2 Wit and wisdom are born with a man.
John SeldenJohn Selden quote #9