The Night Side of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Author:J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie [Ritchie, J. Ewing]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781512202083
Google: hLSSrgEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-05-13T00:34:48+00:00
DR JOHNSONâS TAVERN.
Leigh Hunt, Barry Cornwall, and the Times are all eloquent in the praise of alcohol. It lifts us above this dull earth, it fires our genius, it gives to us the large utterances of the gods. Barry Cornwall tells usâ
âBad are the times
And bad the rhymes
That scorn old wine.â
Leigh Hunt translates âBacchus in Tuscany,â and sanctions such lines as the followingâ
âI would sooner take to poison
Than a single cup set eyes on
Of that bitter and guilty stuff ye
Talk of by the name of coffee;â
Download
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.
The Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of France by Mary Platt Parmele(413)
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Unknown(308)
Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various Authors(304)
B-12's Moon Glow by Charles A. Stearns(298)
Historia Amoris by Edgar Saltus(286)
Arsene Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc(283)
The Fade Tabletop by Jeremy Harris(272)
The Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Wilson) Grierson(267)
BY Arthur H. Smith, Smith A.H. by Village life in china(252)
The Courtship of Morrice Buckler by A. E. W. Mason(249)
The story of Sigurd the Volsung and the fall of the Niblungs by William Morris by Unknown(242)
Memoirs of a Veteran: Personal Incidents, Experiences and Observations by Isaac Hermann(235)
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Wallace Notestein(226)
Euthenics, the science of controllable environment by Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta) Richards(224)
Cottage Economy, to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend by William Cobbett(224)
Folk-Tales of the Khasis by Mrs. Rafy(219)
The Black Douglas by S. R. Crockett(218)
The moral and intellectual diversity of races, with particular reference to their respective influence in the civil and political history of mankind from the French by Count A. De by Gobineau Arthur comte de(213)
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester: A Biography by Kenneth Hotham Vickers(209)
