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Drunkenness is endemic in the army; snobbery and favoritism are the rule at the aristocratic health resorts in which the Caucasus abounds.
A Doomed Young Man 2005
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Drunkenness is endemic in the army; snobbery and favoritism are the rule at the aristocratic health resorts in which the Caucasus abounds.
A Doomed Young Man 2005
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Alexander and Clitus; but as I find that entered in my common-place under title Drunkenness, I shall not insert it here.
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Drunkenness is something peculiar to middle-aged men.
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The doctor concluded this harangue with the famous story of Alexander and Clitus; but as I find that entered in my common-place under title Drunkenness, I shall not insert it here.
IX. Being of a Much More Tempestuous Kind Than the Former. Book VI 1917
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The doctor concluded this harangue with the famous story of Alexander and Clitus; but as I find that entered in my common-place under title Drunkenness, I shall not insert it here.
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Henry Fielding 1730
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Drunkenness is a leading wickedness; they who are slaves to that, are never masters of themselves in any thing else.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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Drunkenness is itself a transgression, and is the cause of abundance of transgression.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Drunkenness is the cause of drowsiness; it stupefies men, and makes them inattentive to business, and then all goes to wreck and ruin: thus men that have lived creditably come to be clothed with rags.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Note, Drunkenness is a sin that seldom goes alone, but often involves men in other instances of guilt: it is a sin very provoking to God, and a great hindrance to the spiritual life.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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