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    Petition me no petitions, Sir, to-day;
    Let other hours be set apart for business,
    To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk;
    And this our queen shall be as drunk as we.

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He calls drunkenness an expression identical with ruin.

He calls drunkenness an expression identical with ruin.

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I remember a mass of things, but nothing distinctly; a quarrel,
but nothing wherefore. O God, that men should read more

I remember a mass of things, but nothing distinctly; a quarrel,
but nothing wherefore. O God, that men should put an enemy in
their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should with
joy, pleasance, revel, and applause transform ourselves into
beasts!

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. . . And when night
Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons
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. . . And when night
Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

by John Milton Found in: Intemperance Quotes,
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(King Ferdinand:) In love, I hope--sweet fellowship in shame!
(Berowne:) One drunkard loves another of the name.

(King Ferdinand:) In love, I hope--sweet fellowship in shame!
(Berowne:) One drunkard loves another of the name.

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Beware the deadly fumes of that insane elation
Which rises from the cup of mad impiety,
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Beware the deadly fumes of that insane elation
Which rises from the cup of mad impiety,
And go, get drunk with that divine intoxication
Which is more sober far than all sobriety.

by William R. Alger Found in: Intemperance Quotes,
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In vain I trusted that the flowing bowl
Would banish sorrow, and enlarge the soul.
To the read more

In vain I trusted that the flowing bowl
Would banish sorrow, and enlarge the soul.
To the late revel, and protracted feast,
Wild dreams succeeded, and disorder'd rest.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Intemperance Quotes,
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Gloriously drunk, obey the important call.

Gloriously drunk, obey the important call.

by William Cowper Found in: Intemperance Quotes,
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Ha! see where the wild-blazing Grog-Shop appears,
As the red waves of wretchedness swell,
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Ha! see where the wild-blazing Grog-Shop appears,
As the red waves of wretchedness swell,
How it burns on the edge of tempestuous years
The horrible Light-House of Hell!

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Then hasten to be drunk, the business of the day.

Then hasten to be drunk, the business of the day.

by John Dryden Found in: Intemperance Quotes,
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