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" If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink: Good wine, a friend, because I 'm dry, Or least I should be by and by, Or any other reason why. "
Classical and Foreign Quotations,law Terms and Maxims,proverbs,mottoes ... - Page 490
by William Francis Henry King - 1887 - 608 pages
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General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most ..., Volume 1

John Aikin - 1799 - 790 pages
...futura, A»t viui bonita,, aut quxlibet altera causa." " If on my thrmf I rightly think, There are ave reasons why men drink) Good wine, a friend, because I'm dry, Or leit I should be by and by, Oi any other rcatoa vthy." That more serious and important labours commonly...
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Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 5

William Beloe - Bibliography - 1811 - 468 pages
...atque future, Ant vini bonitas, aut queelibet altera causa. The above has been thus translated : Jf on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons...men drink ; Good wine, a friend, because I'm dry, Or least I should be by-and-by, Or any other reason why. The book, or rather the portion of a book, &bout...
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The Shropshire gazetteer

Shropshire gazetteer - 1824 - 1028 pages
...adventus, praesens sitis, atque futura, Aut vini bonitas, aut queelibet altera causa." Thus translated : "If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons...friend, because I'm dry, Or lest I should be by and by, Or any other reason why." The candour of Dr. Aldrich's temper, and the moderation of his principles,...
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Reminiscences of Michael Kelly of the King's theatre, and Theatre royal ...

Michael Kelly - 1826 - 394 pages
...and repeating, while we quaffed, the translation of Dr. Aldridge's Latin epigram of Causaj Bibendi. " If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men should drink ; Good wine — a friend — or being dry, Or, lest one should be ly and by, Or any other...
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Reminiscences of Michael Kelly: Of the King's Theatre, and Theatre ..., Volume 1

Michael Kelly, Theodore Edward Hook - Actors - 1826 - 384 pages
...and repeating, while we quaffed, the translation of Dr. Aldridge's Latin epigram of Causae Bibendi. " If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men should drink; Good wine—a friend—or being dry, Or, lest one should be by and by, Or, any other...
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The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the ..., Volume 1

William Goodman - Great Britain - 1843 - 342 pages
...Dr. Aldrich's five reasons for drinking, paraphrased from " aut vini bonitus qui alteri causa :" " If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink ; Good wine, a friend, became I'm dry, Or lest I should be by and by, Or any other reason why." This learned gentleman was...
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The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the ..., Volume 1

William Goodman - Great Britain - 1845 - 340 pages
...celebrated Dr. Aldrich's five reasons for drinking, paraphrased from " aut vini bonitus qui alteri causa :" "If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons...friend, because I'm dry, Or lest I should be by and by, Or any other reason why." This learned gentleman was dean of Christ church, Oxford, in 1587. To...
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Poems Chiefly Philosophical: In Continuation of My Book and a Half Year's Poems

James Henry - English poetry - 1856 - 330 pages
...will bd a storm tomorrow. PFEDDERSHEIM in the PALA.TINATE, July 15, 1855. IF rightly on my theme I think, There are five reasons why men drink : Good wine; a friend; because I 'm dry; Or lest I should be, by and by; Or any other reason why." ANSWER. If rightly on my theme...
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Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source : Passages ...

John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 828 pages
...but still persist to read, And Homer will be all the books you need. Ibid. HENRY ALDRICH. 1647-1710. If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink : Good wine, a friend, because I 'm dry, Or least I should be by and by, Or any other reason why.1 Biog. Britannica. Vol. ip 131....
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Epigrams and Literary Follies

Epigrams - English wit and humor - 1868 - 144 pages
...but two : There 's nothing good they say, There 's nothing good they do. FIVE REASONS FOR DRINKING. If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink, Good wine, a friend, because I 'm dry, Or lest I should be by and by, Or any other reason why. Aldrich. ON DR LETTSOM. If anybody...
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