Could man be drunk for ever

Author A. E. Housman
ย ย ย ย Could man be drunk for ever
ย ย ย ย With liquor, love, or fights,
ย ย ย ย Lief should I rouse at morning
ย ย ย ย And lief lie down of nights.

ย ย ย ย But men at whiles are sober
ย ย ย ย And think by fits and starts,
ย ย ย ย And if they think, they fasten
ย ย ย ย Their hands upon their hearts.