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 Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of 
life.  
 Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of 
life. 
 As for the brandy, "nothing extenuate"; and the water, put nought 
in in malice.  
 As for the brandy, "nothing extenuate"; and the water, put nought 
in in malice. 
Gin was mother's milk to her.
Gin was mother's milk to her.
 Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain,
 With grammar, and nonsense, and learning;
  Good liquor, I stoutly maintain,
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 Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain,
 With grammar, and nonsense, and learning;
  Good liquor, I stoutly maintain,
   Gives genius a better discerning. 
 Alcohol is a very necessary article . . . . It enables 
Parliament to do things at eleven at read more 
 Alcohol is a very necessary article . . . . It enables 
Parliament to do things at eleven at night that no sane person 
would do at eleven in the morning. 
 Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires 
to be a hero must drink read more 
 Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires 
to be a hero must drink brandy.