I've always loved this one; I'm a sucker for the sweet, short lyric poem.
There's a Spirit above
and a spirit below;
a spirit of love
and a spirit of woe.
The Spirit above
is the spirit divine,
but the spirit below
is the spirit of wine.
Reverend John Pierpont, a poet, philosopher, and preacher of the 19th century
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The only enemy was Delusion, and her daughters whiskey gin brandy and rum.
Poet Dr. John Berryman, from his novel Recovery
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If I had a thousand sons, the first humane principle I would teach them should be, to forwsear thin potations and to addict themselves to sack.
Sir John Falstaff, from Henry IV, Pt. II, Act. IV, sc. iv, allegedly authored by Willy Shakespeare
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The state must fight against the abuse of alcohol but encourage its use.
Herve Beledin, President, French Wine & Spirits Confederation
from "But will France take the cure?" New York Times December 21, 1980
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ReplyDeleteJack Brummet, this is my favorite post yet.
Will you marry me?
Auntie Sassy: Thank you. Were we to put your request into action, both of our lives would devolve into a Jim Thompon novel. I'll off your spouse, you off mine, and all of a sudden you'll inherit three kids, a squirelly cat, one retarded pug, a house in North Beach, and a greybeard with hillbilly genes.
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