John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3375 George Berkeley 1685-1753 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3375 |
AUTHOR: | George Berkeley (1685–1753) |
QUOTATION: | [Tar water] is of a nature so mild and benign and proportioned to the human constitution, as to warm without heating, to cheer but not inebriate. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Siris. Par. 217. |
Note 1. Cups That cheer but not inebriate. William Cowper: The Task, book iv. [back] |