"Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" was a popular English song with lyrics from Ben Jonson's 1616 poem "To Celia." The tune is of unknown origin, composed some time after 1770. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Benjamin Jonson (circa June 11, 1572 – August 6, 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. ...

Sir Walter Scott used the tune for another song, County Guy. Portrait of Sir Walter Scott, by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. ...

A version of the song was recorded privately by Johnny Cash at his home recording studio and released posthumously on the album Personal File. Johnny Cash (born J. R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... Personal File is an album by the late American music icon Johnny Cash. ...

Apparently, it was an old chestnut in American student musical performances in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In his introductory comments, Cash says that this song was one of the first that he ever sang at a public engagement — the occasion being a commencement exercise when he was a junior in high school. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Academic procession during the University of Canterbury graduation ceremony. ... An North American naming, a junior is someone in their last year but one at an educational establishment. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ...

The song features unflatteringly in the 1936 Merrie Melodies short subject "I Love to Singa" as the selection young "Owl Jolson's" parents force him to perform in his lessons rather than the title number. Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ... Early American actor William Garwood starred in many short films many of which were only 20 minutes in length Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. ... I Love to Singa is both the title of a song written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg and a later Merrie Melodies animated short subject based on that song: I love to sing-a About the moon-a And the June-a And the spring-a etc. ...

Duke Special recorded a version of the song as a B-Side for the single Freewheel with Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy. Duke Special (real name Peter Wilson) is an alternative rock musician based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... The Divine Comedy is a pop band from Northern Ireland fronted by Neil Hannon. ...

References

• Oxford Companion to Music
• Best Loved Songs of the American People, states (without evidence) that the tune is sometimes attributed to Mozart.

The Oxford Companion to Music, tenth edition The Oxford Companion to Music is a popular music reference book produced by the Oxford University Press. ...

External links

http://www.contemplator.com/england/drinkto.html