“No Falernian wine here, no going ashore” (5).
The grapes for Falernian wine were grown on the slopes of Mt. Falernus in ancient Rome. It was generally served to emperors, and was one of the more expensive types of wine, generally unavailable to the public. Marlow refers to the Falernian wine when he is talking about the lack of extravagance on the ship, and how there is not much for a civilized man to eat.
Works Cited:
"Falernian Wine." Wikipedia. 17 July 2008. 26 Aug. 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falernian_wine
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