 | Paul Elmer More - 1921 - 316 pages
...chose to call himself) Griffith was one day walking round 1 The old, freer translation is well known: 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. Christ Church Meadow with a brother Fellow named Frowd, who began, as... | |
 | George Wesley Davis - 1921 - 214 pages
...in literature spent much time; where Nell Gwynne and Charles II often lunched together. "If on thy theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink : Good wine, a friend, because I'm dry, At least, I shall be bye-and-bye, Or any other reason why." While I was there a man came in, looked... | |
 | Edward Thomas - 1922 - 350 pages
...a smoking catch, and " Hark ! the bonny Christ Church bells " ; and perhaps this translation : — If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink, Good wine, a friend, or being dry, Or lest we should be, by and by, Or any other reason why. The size of his architectural... | |
 | Walter Jerrold - 1926 - 264 pages
...riddle, dance, game, drink, Do all that mortal man can do — but think. FIVE REASONS FOR DRINKING. If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink : Good wine ; a friend ; or being dry ; Or, lest we should be by-and-by, Or, any other reason why. Henry Aldricb. To THE MENDACIOUS.... | |
 | Kenneth Mackarness Goode, Harford Powel - 1927 - 424 pages
...advertising will begin to do what it really ought. Three hundred years ago good old John Sirmond wrote: "If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink: , Good wine, a friend, because they're dry, Or lest they should be, by and by, Or any other reason why." This, no doubt, is one of... | |
 | Ralph Gun Hoy Siu - 1957 - 202 pages
...the dean of Christ Church in Oxford in the seventeenth century, rhymed it humorously for drinking: 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. Pavlov's dogs are interesting in this respect. Conditioned reflexes... | |
 | Dudley C. Gould - 2001 - 350 pages
...cease to drink Sobriety the cause is not, Nor fear of being deemed a sot, But if liquor cannot be got. If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons...men drink: Good wine, a friend, because I'm dry, Or else I should be by and by; Or any other reason why. Franklin complained, "Our working people keep... | |
 | Edward Thomas - 2005 - 304 pages
...Logic, a smoking catch, and "Hark! the bonny Christ Church bells"; and perhaps this translation: — If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink, Good wine, a friend, or being dry, Or lest we should be, by and by, Or any other reason why. The size of his architectural... | |
 | 1905 - 602 pages
...effective. Men will find reasons and excuses for drinking so long as temptation is in their way : "If on thy theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why...wine, a friend, because I'm dry, Or lest I should be by-and-by. Or any other reason why.'' ( To be continued.} UPON OUR NATIVE HEATHER Leal Transatlantic... | |
 | 1894 - 1230 pages
...the same lamentable degree of ignorance about the " heavenly delight," has written : — " If on thy theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why...wine, a friend, because I'm dry, Or lest I should lie by and by, Or any other reason why." SERVICE CORRESPONDENCE. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. [The Editor... | |
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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. 
