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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
abstainer
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
adopted
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
ale
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
all
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
anger
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
BAIN
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
beer
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
Blind
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
brandy
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
bridle
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From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
CHAPTER
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
Crabb
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From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
error
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
exception
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From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
feel
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
found
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
foundation
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From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
GEORGE
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
girdle
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From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
heard
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
impatient
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
Intoxicants
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
intoxicating
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
Jeremy
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
kept
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
lead
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
learn
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
life
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
like
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
liquors
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
long
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
lost
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
love
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
make
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
man
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
men
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From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
never
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
old
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
passion's
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From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
quickly
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
reason's
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From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
regrets
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
rule
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
safe
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From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
say
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
single
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From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
sorry
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
soul
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From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
strength
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
strong
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
Taylor
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
Temperance
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From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
Temperate
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
there
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
total
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
very
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From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
VIII
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading _Crabb._ Temperance is reason’s girdle and passion’s bridle, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.
W
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
whiskey
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
wide
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From this reading This is a very safe rule for young men, that has not a single exception in all the wide world.
wine
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
world
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From this reading _Jeremy Taylor._ In all the world there is not to be found an old man, who has been a total abstainer from intoxicating liquors through all his life, who regrets the rule he adopted and kept.
wrong
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From this reading Be Temperate INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER VIII BY GEORGE W. BAIN Intoxicants are like anger, they make us strong, Blind and impatient, and they lead us wrong; The strength is quickly lost, we feel the error long.
young
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From this reading Such a man was never heard to say: “I am sorry I did not learn to love wine, whiskey, ale, beer or brandy when I was young.”
