 | Thomas Love Peacock - 1829 - 264 Seiten
...other, or stumbling over those who had fallen before them. CHAP. III. THE OPPRESSION OF GWENHJDWY. Nid meddw y dyn a allo Cwnu ei hun a rhodio, Ac yved...still drink more ; But drunk is he, who prostrate liesr Without the power to drink or rise. ASIDE door, at the upper end of the hall, to the left of... | |
 | 1842 - 536 Seiten
...260. Under such a law it was natural enough that the people should toast as a national sentiment— " Not drunk is he, who from the floor Can rise alone...prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise." 1 One of the privileges which Run granted to the men of Arvon was, " that they drink not stinted measure;"... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1857 - 444 Seiten
...touching inebriety may account for the intoxication of blood wlnch affected both prince and people : — " Not drunk is he who from the floor Can rise alone...prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise." In this royal condition we often find the Ki#gs of "Wales, and wide was the ruin which sometimes ensued.... | |
 | Epigrams - 1865 - 398 Seiten
...Yet, if he continues oft draining his cup, By falling so often, he 1l knock himself up. When Drunk. Not drunk is he who from the floor Can rise alone...prostrate lies Without the power to drink or rise. On the Earl of Chatham and Sir Richard Strahan, Leaders of the unfortunate Walcheren Expedition (1809).... | |
 | John Booth - 1865 - 400 Seiten
...Yet, if he continues oft draining his cup, By falling so often, he 'll knock himself up. When Drunk. Not drunk is he who from the floor Can rise alone...prostrate lies Without the power to drink or rise. On the Earl of Chatham and Sir Richard Strahan, Leaders of the unfortunate Walchercn Expedition (1809).... | |
 | 1873 - 670 Seiten
...way, We'll turn up our glass as we slide down the brae, And finish the last of our bottle." (2.) " Not drunk is he who from the floor Can rise alone...prostrate lies Without the power to drink or rise." [N'o. i, we believe is from a poem called the Drunkard's Revel, written by a drawing-master in Dundee,... | |
 | Thomas Love Peacock - 1875 - 488 Seiten
...other, or stumbling over those who had fallen before them. CHAPTEE III. THE OFPRESSION OF GWENHIDWY. Nid meddw y dyn a allo Cwnu ei hun a rhodio, Ac yved...Without the power to drink or rise. ASIDE door, at the iipper end of the hall, to the left of Seithenyn's chair, opened, and a beautiful young girl entered... | |
 | Thomas Love Peacock - 1875 - 498 Seiten
...meddw y dyn a allo Cwnu ei hnn a rhodio, Ac yved rhagor ddiawd : Nid yw hyny yn veddwdawd. Not drnnk is he, who from the floor Can rise alone, and still...rise. ASIDE door, at the upper end of the hall, to tho h-ft of Seithenyn's chair, opened, and a beautiful young girl entered the hall, with her domestic... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1879 - 254 Seiten
...back there and stop all night ; — I can't walk home : my boots are tight.' ' Fun.' A DISTINCTION. ' Not drunk is he who from the floor Can rise alone,...prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.' H GHOSTS. ' Ghost stories are absurd. Whenever a real ghost appears, by which I mean some man or woman... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1879 - 254 Seiten
...back there and stop all night ; — I can't walk home : my boots are tight.' ' Fun.' A DISTINCTION. ' Not drunk is he who from the floor Can rise alone,...prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.' GHOSTS. ' Ghost stories are absurd. Whenever a real ghost appears, by which I mean some man or woman... | |
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Not drunk is he, who from the floor Can rise alone, and still drink more ; But drunk is he, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise. 
