1892 Drinks of the world

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you ; if you put him to Death, all England is undone, for there is not such another in the Land that can do as he can do, and hath done ; for he can make a Cripple to go, he can make a Coward to fight with a valiant Soldier, nay, he can make a good Soldier feel neither Hunger or Cold. Besides, for Valour in him- self, there are few that can encounter with him, for he can pull down the strongest Man in the World, and lay him fast asleep." Of course, the jury found a verdict of Not Guilty. Beer has a large literature of its own, principally metrical, but this has pretty well been collected in two books The Curiosities of Ale and Beer, by John Bickerdyke ; and In Praise of Ale, by W. T. Marchant — either of which would be a valuable ad- dition to any one's library. Yet in neither of them have I met with Ned Ward's Dialogue between Claret and Darby Ale'' published 1691, in which each of the drinks speak for themselves ; and, of course, the arguments of ale are all potent over his antagonist. Space will only allow of a very short — I'm glad to know you, High and Mighty Sir Think you your pompous empty Name could stir My Choler ? No, your Title makes me fear As much as if you'd been Six Shilling Beer. — Thou Son of Earth, thou dull insipid thing, To level me, who am of Liquors King, Claret extract. " Darby.