Classic Poem

Methinks a line we may employ
On brandy, wine , the Dutchman 's joy;
The grape's rich juice the ancients praise,
But left the dregs for modern days;
Which art can now so far refine,
To make them nobler than the wine;
When water, sugar, lemons, meet,
And make the flowing bowl complete,
Had Homer known it in his day,
The nectar he had thrown away,
Vulcan had skink'd it round above,
And punch had been the drink of Jove .