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...intermediate stages as the Literary Club of Samuel Johnson's time. And there has been likewise a great change in the nature of the subjects dwelt on, and in the atmosphere in which they are treated. In the days of Socrates, philosophy was distilled with the fumes of Hellenic wine, and the asperity of the argument was soothed by the strains of a girl flute player. Eros was discussed, according to Plato's Symposium, until the wee sma' hours, by which time, as usual, the steady-headed Socrates had drunk all of his comrades under the table, thereby winning...
Premier Poincare-described as a ."sweet-water-drinker who abstains . from French wine, much though he admires it"-descended precipitately. from the. water-wagon, while delivering a speech in the Chamber of Deputies...
...Thompson's collection of old masters was formerly owned by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild of Waddesdon Manor. On a canvas, 4x5 feet, it shows a fair tousle-headed boy. He wears a cap; his dark coat is lined with blue; in his upraised right hand he holds a wine glass, and laughs...
...Thompson's collection of old masters was formerly owned by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild of Waddesdon Manor. On a canvas, 4x5 feet, it shows a fair tousle-headed boy. He wears a cap; his dark coat is lined with blue; in his upraised right hand he holds a wine glass, and laughs...
...Palace, Prince and Princess and members of the royal family proceeded with a slow movement toward the shrine. This took two hours. At the shrine (Kashiki-Dokoro or Holy of Holies) the pair took their vows, witnessed by 122 imperial spirits. They then exchanged bowls of sacred rice-wine. That was all. Thereupon 101 guns announced to the gala populace without that the ceremony was complete. After a royal luncheon, the Prince Regent and his consort led a triumphal procession from the Imperial palace to their temporary residence. "Banzai!" shouted the endless crowd...