Getting drunk

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Man, being reasonable, must get drunk;
The best of life is but intoxication.

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Getting drunk Alcohol

Author

Lord Byron

Source

Don Juan

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1819 1810s 19th century

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Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Murray, 1819, canto 2, st. 179.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 2, st. 179.

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When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

Demosthenes

Knights

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Reasons to drink Alcohol Getting drunk

Speaker

Demosthenes

Author

Aristophanes

Source

Knights

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

424 BC 420s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Aristophanes. Ἱππεῖς Hippeîs [The Knights]. 424 BC, Lenaia Festival, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Aristophanes. "The Knights." The Birds and Other Plays, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein. Penguin Classics, 2003.

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No man ever repented that he arose from the table sober, healthful, and with his wits about him.

Jeremy Taylor

The House of Feasting

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Topic

Getting drunk Drinking alcohol

Speaker

Jeremy Taylor

Source

The House of Feasting

Language

English

Time

1653 1650s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Taylor, Jeremy. "The House of Feasting." c. 1653, Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. Sermon.

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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Proverbs 20:1

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Getting drunk Alcohol

Source

Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 20:1).

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A bottle of wine was good company.

Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

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Topic

Wine Alcohol Getting drunk Good company

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

The Sun Also Rises

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926, bk. 3, ch. 19.

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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Proverbs 31:6

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Topic

Alcohol as balm Getting drunk Wine Alcohol

Source

Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 31:6).

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Promise me one thing: don't take me home until I'm drunk—until I'm very drunk indeed.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Topic

Getting drunk

Speaker

Holly Golightly

Actor

Audrey Hepburn

Source

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Breakfast at Tiffany's. Directed by Blake Edwards, Jurow-Shepherd/Spinel Entertainment, 1961.