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In short, she, altogether unwittingly to herself, initiated me in that delicious passion, which, in spite of acid disappointment, gin-horse prudence, and bookworm philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below!

Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) Authors and Journalists Various 1918

Do you think that the sober gin-horse routine of existence could inspire a man with life, and love, and joy -- could fire him with enthusiasm, or melt him with pathos equal to the genius of your Book?

Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907

I sometimes think that the church does for Canada what music does for continental nations, what dollar-chasing and amusement do for the American nation -- opens that great emotional outlet for the play of spiritual powers and idealization, which we must all have if we would rise above the gin-horse haltered to the wheel of toil.

The Canadian Commonwealth 1903

Soon at twopence more he was promoted to drive the gin-horse that, circling around a capstan, hoisted the buckets of water and coals out of the pit.

Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century Joy, James Richard, 1863- 1902

The peculiar laws of the theatre require such brutal directness of method that although our novelists are able, by means of delicate treatment, to handle almost any subject, the playwright is condemned to something like a gin-horse revolution, round

Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" Edward Fordham Spence 1896

But let one of the greatest masters of true religion that ever taught the Church of Christ speak to us on the subject of this gin-horse Christian.

Samuel Rutherford Whyte, Alexander 1894

You, my patient brother, breathing hard as round and round you tramp the trodden path, like some poor half-blind gin-horse, stripes your only encouragement, scanty store of dry chaff in your manger!

Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow 1893

Papa wishes me to remain at home a little longer, but I begin to be anxious to set to work again; and yet it will be _hard work_ after the indulgence of so many weeks, to return to that dreary "gin-horse" round.

Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Clement King Shorter 1891

Church of Christ speak to us on the subject of this gin-horse Christian.

Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents Alexander Whyte 1878

Does your superficial gin-horse mind incline to shake its empty head over all this?

Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) Alexander Whyte 1878