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Updated: May 19, 2025
But in the saloons, even the sots, stupefied, sprawling across the tables or in the sawdust, were objects of mystery and wonder. And more, the saloons were right. The city fathers sanctioned them and licensed them. They were not the terrible places I heard boys deem them who lacked my opportunities to know.
Arthur the noble was on the east side; Howel the good was on the south half; and Cador the keen guarded them by the north; and his inferior folk he set all by the west side. Then were the Scots accounted for sots, where they lay around the cliffs, fast inclosed; there were sixty thousand with sorrow destroyed.
I used to have inspirations as I sat there alone those nights. I used to imagine all sots of situations and possibilities. These things got into my books by and by, and furnished me with many a chapter. I can trace the effects of those nights through most of my books, in one way and another." Piloting, even with Brown, had its pleasant side. In St.
If they want money, it is but for the power that attends it, and it is power again that they strive for in all the knowledge they acquire. Fools and sots aim at happiness, but men aim only at power. The magus, the sorcerer, the alchemist, are seized with fascination of the unknown; and they desire a greatness that is inaccessible to mankind.
To descend to this low level so barefacedly, to fraternise with barrier sots, and wenches, to endure their embraces and hiccoughs, is bad enough, even for docile deputies. More than one half of them loathed it beforehand and remained at home; after this they do not feel disposed to attend the Convention.
"Honey," she exclaimed to Virgie, "jess you take in dis yer dried lizzer an' dis cammermile, an' drap de lizzer in dat ole hat, an' sprinkle de flo' whar ole Meshach sots wi' de cammermile, an' say 'Shoo! Maybe it'll spile his measurin' of Miss Vessy in." "No, aunty, if old Meshach measured me in, I wouldn't make the family ashamed before him.
The like we daily see practised amongst the comic players, whose dramatic roles, in distribution of the personages, appoint the acting of the fool to him who is the wisest of the troop. In approbation also of this fashion the mathematicians allow the very same horoscope to princes and to sots.
The stout woman, her apron all soiled, now came swiftly and scarce heard into the parlour, and stood at the door leading to the bar-room. "What's up, Susannah?" Jos demanded in a new voice. "Well may ye ask what's up!" said the woman. "Shouting and brangling there, ye sots!" "What's up?" Jos demanded again, loosing Charlie's arm. "Her's gone!" the woman feebly whimpered.
Hey! sots, what make ye here?" it added, with a rattle of drunken laughter; and then, once more breaking into song: "If ye should drink the clary wine, Fat Friar John, ye friend o' mine If I should eat, and ye should drink, Who shall sing the mass, d'ye think?" Lawless, alas! rolling drunk, was wandering the house, seeking for a corner wherein to slumber off the effect of his potations.
Nation announced her text, and preached a sermon, and delivered a temperance lecture, both within the half-hour. She said words, such as had probably not been heard by most of those there, for a great many years. She told them what sots they were making of themselves, and made her points so emphatic that they cheered her almost in spite of themselves.
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