champagny

I know surprisingly little about John Mortimer, and can't claim to have any special interest in him: I never read any of his books, and his apparently champagny socialism put me off him quite a bit, especially in the 1980s, when he seemed unaware of why anyone might be dissatisfied with what Labour was offering - a very "London" attitude, it seemed to me then as a northern youth.

Archive 2009-01-01 2009

I know surprisingly little about John Mortimer, and can't claim to have any special interest in him: I never read any of his books, and his apparently champagny socialism put me off him quite a bit, especially in the 1980s, when he seemed unaware of why anyone might be dissatisfied with what Labour was offering - a very "London" attitude, it seemed to me then as a northern youth.

John Mortimer 2009

He has the rapidity and eagerness of mind that the champagny atmosphere of our northern hills gives to those who are stout enough not to be wilted by our hot summers.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Various

Vehemently: 'I swear by God that we had champagny wine.'

Echoes of the War 1898

_Auld lang syne_ business, 'champagny-vather an' cracked ice, 'chimes at midnight, won't go home till morning, all good fellows and the rest of it.

Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Herbert Quick 1893

The champagny strains of Offenbach are heard in every town of Spain oftener than the ballads of the country.

Castilian Days John Hay 1870

To say that they were delighted is to express feebly the enthusiasm of these ladies and gentlemen, drunk with the champagny hospitality of their entertainers, the utter novelty of scene, and the dry, exhilarating air of the valley.

Tales of the Argonauts Bret Harte 1869

The warm, champagny, the old-particular brandy-punchy feeling.

The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 02: Additional Poems (1837-1848) Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851