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A15845 The drunkard's character, or, A true drunkard with such sinnes as raigne in him viz. pride. Ignorance. Enmity. Atheisme. Idlenesse. Adultery. Murther. with many the like. Lively set forth in their colours. Together with Compleat armour against evill society. The which may serve also for a common-place-booke of the most usuall sinnes. By R. Iunius. Younge, Richard. 1638 (1638) STC 26111; ESTC S120598 366,817 906

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not_o be_v rich_a prov._n 21._o 17._o now_o that_o this_o be_v so_o every_o officer_n of_o a_o parish_n know_v to_o his_o great_a trouble_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n cost_v yea_o be_v i_o enjoin_v to_o take_v up_o a_o ragged_a regiment_n i_o shall_v think_v it_o no_o hard_a task_n to_o muster_v up_o a_o thousand_o man_n admit_v but_o drunkard_n to_o be_v man_n out_o of_o the_o very_a suburb_n that_o in_o sheer_a drink_n spend_v all_o the_o clothes_n on_o their_o bed_n and_o back_n yea_o that_o drink_v the_o very_a blood_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n for_o he_o bring_v not_o this_o misery_n upon_o himself_o alone_o but_o his_o whole_a family_n wife_n child_n servant_n all_o be_v impoverish_v yea_o never_o
general_n rule_v but_o admit_v of_o some_o exception_n and_o this_o rule_n be_v not_o always_o infallible_a for_o wine_n make_v some_o quick_a spirit_v other_o dull_a this_o man_n talkative_a another_o dumb_a according_a to_o the_o disposition_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o party_n yea_o i_o confess_v the_o complot_n and_o purpose_n to_o kill_v caesar_n be_v as_o faithful_o commit_v unto_o cimber_n who_o will_v daily_o be_v drink_v with_o quaff_v of_o wine_n as_o unto_o cassius_n that_o drink_v nothing_o but_o water_n neither_o have_v augustus_n any_o cause_n to_o be_v discontent_v with_o lucius_n piso_n that_o conquer_a thrace_n for_o all_o he_o trust_v he_o with_o the_o secret_a affair_n he_o have_v in_o hand_n nor_o ti●erius_n with_o cossus_n to_o who_o he_o impart_v all_o his_o serious_a counsel_n although_o both_o so_o give_v themselves_o to_o drink_v that_o they_o be_v often_o fain_o to_o be_v carry_v from_o the_o senate_n and_o both_o repute_v notable_a drunkard_n but_o it_o 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