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I once asked one of those fellows what be called the foremast in his language, and what d'ye think he said? "Quite unpossible," replied Ben. "Well, as I've yawed a little out of my course, suppose we have another swig before I takes a fresh departure?" After they had both drank, my father proceeded
To their minds, when once they were dead and gotten to Valhalla, or the place of their Gods, there would be no other pleasure but to swig, tipple, drink, and boose till the coming of that last darkness and Twilight, wherein they, with their deities, should do battle against the enemies of all mankind; which day they rather desired than dreaded.
"And foot it a little " "Foot it a little," repeated Tom. "And swig the flowing can, And fiddle a little, And foot it a little, And swig the flowing can " roared old Tom, emptying his pannikin. "And swig the flowing can " followed the Dominie, tossing off his. "And swig the flowing can " cried young Tom turning up his pannikin empty. "Hurrah! that's what I calls glorious.
A murmur of oaths, imprecations, and threats rose among them. Demetrio let their anger run its course. Then he drew a bottle from under his shirt and took a deep swig; then he wiped the neck of the bottle with the back of his hand and passed it around. It passed from mouth to mouth; not a drop was left. The men passed their tongues greedily over their lips to recapture the tang of the liquor.
"I'm d if I do. Do you think I can't have a bottle of brandy in my room without swigging?" "I think you'll be less likely to swig it if you can't get at it." Sir Roger made another angry turn in his bed as well as his half-paralysed limbs would let him; and then, after a few moments' peace, renewed his threats with increased violence. "Yes; I'll have Fillgrave over here.
So I'll meet 'im later on, At the place where 'e is gone Where it's always double drill and no canteen; 'E'll be squattin' on the coals, Givin' drink to poor damned souls. An' I'll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!
"Well, Tom, if you will keep your eye on him, so as that you can let us know where to find him, we engage to give you a bully dinner every day, and, a bully supper every night of your life, and a swig of stout ale to wash it down, with plenty of straw to sleep on, and a winnow-cloth and lots of sacks to keep you as warm and cosey as a winter hob.
But the glow of a cigar, whose owner was pacing the deck, suddenly glimmered above his head, and the big man in corduroy nearly stumbled over him. "Hello!" he said. "Down and out, my boy? Here, take a swig of this!" and he handed out a silver-mounted flask. "No," said Dan, faintly, " can't. I've taken the pledge." "Pooh! Don't be a fool, boy, when you're sick!"
"I reckon, Bob," he said to Harding, "that it's a long time since you've had a chance to try a swig of real old Down East hard cider." "It's been a long time, Jim," admitted Harding. "How old is this?" "I've put in a cask every year since I took the place," he replied, "and that's more'n thirty years ago, and not a cask here but has cider in it." "Cider thirty years old!" exclaimed Chilvers.
The floor was filled with noisy dancers, and upon a low platform at the opposite end of the room three shirt-sleeved, collarless fiddlers sawed away at their instruments, as they marked time with boots and bodies, pausing at intervals to mop their sweat-glistening faces, or to swig from a bottle proffered by a passing dancer.
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