Without a sigh he left his lady in Norfolk Street to mix gin-sling for other admirers, and felt no regret though four brother navvies were going to make a stunning night of it at the ‘Salon de Seville dansant,’ at the bottom of Holborn Hill. ❋ Unknown (2004)
If, then, he can tell a cocktail from a cobbler, and scientifically discriminate between a julep and a gin-sling, it must be because the ❋ Various (N/A)
The American flag hanging over the balcony gives it a semi-theatrical look, and the white marble table resembles an American bar, making one feel inclined to go up to it and order a brandy-smash, a gin-sling, or a corpse-reviver. ❋ Harry Furniss (N/A)
Bartley recognized him as the manager of a variety combination playing at one of the theatres, and the manager recognized the little man with the gin-sling as Tommy. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)
The little man in the large hat continued to walk up and down, leaving his gin-sling on the counter, and drinking it between his visits to the cracker and cheese. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)
The best story-teller was repeatedly called upon to "liquor some," which was accordingly done by copious draughts of "gin-sling," but at last he declared he was a "gone 'coon, fairly stumped," by which he meant to express that he was tired and could do no more. ❋ Unknown (1867)
A cool gin-sling stood by his hand, his coat hung o'er his chair; ❋ Theodore Martin (1862)
"Wall, boys, it happened this ways," began the man, tossing off a gin-sling, and setting down the glass with a violence that nearly smashed it. ❋ Unknown (1859)
Won't you step in and take a cocktail or a gin-sling? ❋ Unknown (1859)
"Well, if ye don't drink gin-sling or cocktail," said Stiff, "you're mighty hard on the tea." ❋ Unknown (1859)
It was received by a yell of laughter, that completely discomfited my meddling antagonist, who, after some little swaggering and loud talk, at length went below to the "bar" to soothe his mortified spirit with a "gin-sling." ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)
All who were near followed him, shouting each out the name of the beverage most to his liking in the various calls of "gin-sling", "cocktail", "cobbler," ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)
Without a sigh he left his lady in Norfolk Street to mix gin-sling for other admirers, and felt no regret though four brother navvies were going to make a stunning night of it at the 'Salon de Seville dansant,' at the bottom of Holborn Hill. ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)
He could hang about a bar-room, discussing the affairs of the nation, for twelve hours together; and in that time could hold forth with more intolerable dulness, chew more tobacco, smoke more tobacco, drink more rum-toddy, mint-julep, gin-sling, and cocktail, than any private gentleman of his acquaintance. ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)
Thamesville -- how I detest the combination! it must have been named in the very spirit of gin-sling -- is a place very likely to become of importance when the great western road is quite completed. ❋ Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1819)
An American gentleman -- mind, I lay a stress upon the second word -- never bolts his victuals, never picks his teeth at table, never spits upon the carpet, or guesses; he knows not gin-sling, and he eschews mint-julep; but he does, I am ashamed to say, admire a sherry cobbler, particularly if he does not get a second-hand piece of vermicelli to suck it through. ❋ Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1819)
a gin-sling, and the bar-keeper promptly set it before him on the counter, and saluted with "Good evening, Colonel," a large man who came in, carrying ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)
"My dear Mac, we have drank our last gin-sling together. ❋ W. Blanchard Jerrold (1855)
