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 If you are invited to drink at any man's house more than you 
think is wholesome, you may say read more 
 If you are invited to drink at any man's house more than you 
think is wholesome, you may say "you wish you could, but so 
little makes you both drunk and sick; that you should only be bad 
company by doing so." 
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the read more
Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while.
 Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
 What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
  Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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 Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
 What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
  Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
   Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil! 
 Or merry swains, who quaff the nut-brown ale,
 And sing enamour'd of the nut-brown maid.  
 Or merry swains, who quaff the nut-brown ale,
 And sing enamour'd of the nut-brown maid. 
 The thirsty Earth soaks up the Rain,
 And drinks, and gapes for Drink again;
  The Plants suck read more 
 The thirsty Earth soaks up the Rain,
 And drinks, and gapes for Drink again;
  The Plants suck in the Earth and are
   With constant Drinking fresh and fair. 
 "Wery good power o' suction, Sammy," said Mr. Weller the 
elder. . . . "You'd ha' made an uncommon read more 
 "Wery good power o' suction, Sammy," said Mr. Weller the 
elder. . . . "You'd ha' made an uncommon fine oyster, Sammy, if 
you'd been born in that station o' life." 
You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.
You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.
 When treading London's well-known ground
 If e'er I feel my spirits tire,
  I haul my sail, look read more 
 When treading London's well-known ground
 If e'er I feel my spirits tire,
  I haul my sail, look up around,
   In search of Whitbread's best entire.
   - Unattributed Author,