Gin Horse

Word GIN HORSE
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In short, she, altogether unwittingly to herself, initiated me in that delicious passion, which, in spite of acid disappointment, gin-horse prudence, and bookworm philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below! ❋ Various (1918)

Do you think that the sober gin-horse routine of existence could inspire a man with life, and love, and joy -- could fire him with enthusiasm, or melt him with pathos equal to the genius of your Book? ❋ William Allan Neilson (1907)

I sometimes think that the church does for Canada what music does for continental nations, what dollar-chasing and amusement do for the American nation -- opens that great emotional outlet for the play of spiritual powers and idealization, which we must all have if we would rise above the gin-horse haltered to the wheel of toil. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Soon at twopence more he was promoted to drive the gin-horse that, circling around a capstan, hoisted the buckets of water and coals out of the pit. ❋ Joy, James Richard, 1863- (1902)

The peculiar laws of the theatre require such brutal directness of method that although our novelists are able, by means of delicate treatment, to handle almost any subject, the playwright is condemned to something like a gin-horse revolution, round ❋ Edward Fordham Spence (1896)

But let one of the greatest masters of true religion that ever taught the Church of Christ speak to us on the subject of this gin-horse Christian. ❋ Whyte, Alexander (1894)

You, my patient brother, breathing hard as round and round you tramp the trodden path, like some poor half-blind gin-horse, stripes your only encouragement, scanty store of dry chaff in your manger! ❋ Unknown (1893)

Papa wishes me to remain at home a little longer, but I begin to be anxious to set to work again; and yet it will be _hard work_ after the indulgence of so many weeks, to return to that dreary "gin-horse" round. ❋ Clement King Shorter (1891)

Church of Christ speak to us on the subject of this gin-horse Christian. ❋ Alexander Whyte (1878)

Does your superficial gin-horse mind incline to shake its empty head over all this? ❋ Alexander Whyte (1878)

Besides, was he not earning the grand sum of sixpence a day as picker, increased to eightpence a little later on, when he rose to the more responsible and serious work of driving the gin-horse? ❋ Grant Allen (1873)

His wages were then advanced to sixpence a day, and afterwards to eightpence when he was set to drive the gin-horse. ❋ Samuel Smiles (1858)

In short, she, altogether unwittingly to herself, initiated me in that delicious passion, which, in spite of acid disappointment, gin-horse prudence, and book-worm philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys here below! ❋ John Campbell Shairp (1852)

Here, circling like the gin-horse, for whom partial or total blindness is no evil, the Bread-artist can travel contentedly round and round, still fancying that it is forward and forward; and realise much: for himself victual; for the world an additional horse's power in the grand corn-mill or hemp-mill of ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

Do you think that the sober gin-horse routine of my existence could inspire a man with life and love and joy -- could fire him with enthusiasm, or melt him with pathos, equal to the genius of your book? ❋ Robert Burns (1777)

The poet seems to have believed, very early in life, that he was none of the elect of Mammon; that he was too much of a genius ever to acquire wealth by steady labour, or by, as he loved to call it, gin-horse prudence, or grubbing industry. ❋ Robert Burns (1777)

There is a species of the human genus that I call _the gin-horse class: _ what enviable dogs they are! ❋ Robert Burns (1777)

Do you think that the sober, gin-horse routine of existence could inspire a man with life, and love, and joy -- could fire him with enthusiasm, or melt him with pathos, equal to the genius of your book? ❋ Robert Burns (1777)

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