Libation for the Dead/Quotes

Oh, the night that Patty Murphy died

Is a night I'll never forget

Some of the boys got loaded drunk

And they ain't been sober yet
—'Great Big Sea', "The Night Pat Murphy Died"

"He was a man," said Conan. "I drink to his shade, and to the shade of the dog, who knew no fear." He quaffed part of the wine, then emptied the rest upon the floor, with a curious heathen gesture, and smashed the goblet.

—Robert E Howard, "Beyond the Black River"