One 1883 "Treatise on Therapeutics" declared that "in milk-punch are furnished the stimulant to digestion and the most perfect food known for digestion." ❋ Unknown (2008)
(He had been one of the hardest livers and hardest readers of his time at Oxbridge, where the name of Stunning Warrington was yet famous for beating bargemen, pulling matches, winning prizes, and drinking milk-punch.) ❋ Unknown (2006)
Here is Jack moaning with despair and Byronic misanthropy, whose career at the university was one of unmixed milk-punch. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Meantime, such nourishment as hot soup, coffee, and tea, milk, egg-nog, and milk-punch (prepared with home-made peach or apple brandy), were kept in readiness. ❋ Fannie A. Beers (N/A)
We have endeavored to give a view of this tent, from which came daily such quantities of delicacies, such excellent milk-punch to nourish and support the patients whose condition was most critical, such finely flavored flaxseed tea for the army of patients suffering from pulmonic diseases ( "_her_ flaxseed tea," says one of her boys, "was _never_ insipid"), lemonades for the feverish, and something for every needy patient. ❋ Mary C. Vaughan (N/A)
They admonished him to "walk more correctly in future;" the inference to be drawn from which is that the amount of milk-punch, outside of which Rev. SMYTHE had placed himself, was sufficient to impart a stagger to his gait. ❋ Various (N/A)
Among them was one used as a kitchen and work-room, or pantry, by the ladies in our service, who prepared beef-tea, milk-punch, and other food and comforts, in anticipation of the arrival of the trains. ❋ Mary C. Vaughan (N/A)
Then, as I am talking of the past, and not of the present, there was time enough: time enough for the comfortable discussion of breakfast, for the changing of raiment among the babies, for chatting in the bar-room, for the interchange of news among the men, and even for glasses of milk-punch. ❋ Various (N/A)
Soon after, when Phoebe had brewed hot milk-punch and it had been drunk by the two men, Archelaus rose to go. ❋ F. Tennyson Jesse (N/A)
But Mr. Micawber, whatever features may have been transferred to him, is the type of a whole race of men who will not vanish from the face of the earth so long as the hope which lives eternal in the human breast is only temporarily suspended by the laws of debtor and creditor, and is always capable of revival with the aid of a bowl of milk-punch. ❋ Unknown (1917)
It's a comfortable little room, "she said to the stranger," and Mrs. Bowse will make you a hot milk-punch. ❋ Unknown (1913)
The hot milk-punch seemed to take the chill out of him, and when, by lying on his pillow and gazing at the shake-down on the floor as long as he could keep his eyes open, he had convinced himself that Tembarom was going to stay with him, he fell asleep. ❋ Unknown (1913)
If any one chooses to offer the cheap sarcasm that his thirst was largely a thirst for milk-punch, I am content to reply with complete gravity and entire contempt that in a sense this is perfectly true. ❋ Unknown (1905)
We tried to ride him off quietly -- apologies and so forth -- but it was the milk-punch and mayonnaise that defeated us. ' ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)
Oh yes, and then we asked him to drink old Clausewitz's health, as a brother-tactician, in milk-punch and Worcester sauce, and so on. ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)
I've ordered your milk-punch too, and now I think I'll make my salad. ❋ Gilbert Parker (1897)
In the hands of the thirsty three, the bottled ale and the Madeira were promptly disposed of; and when (the horses being once more put to) they resumed their seats, with the case-bottle full of the best substitute for milk-punch that could be procured on so short a notice, the key-bugle sounded, and the red flag waved, without the sightest opposition on Mr. Pickwick's part. ❋ Bertram Waldrom Matz (1895)
If it is a case where stimulus is any relief, the nurse gives milk-punch or brandy, or whatever is wanted, ad libitum. ❋ Unknown (1892)
Our St. Patrick's Day celebration [culminated] with a toasting of milk punch as the band began [Finnegan's] Wake.
That ho better shut her mouth before I milk punch those [DD's]! ❋ Browncowh8r (2011)
