| 单词 | abstemious |
| 例句 | An ardent Methodist, he was an abstemious, plain-spoken man, tall and muscular, with a dry sense of humor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Martin told Cora later that this was Judge Tennyson, a respected figure in town when abstemious. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The advice to omit needless words should not be confused with the puritanical edict that all writers must pare every sentence down to the shortest, leanest, most abstemious version possible. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I should have guessed. Too opulent for your abstemious revolutionary and yourself, I take it?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He and Wilson have always been relatively abstemious. Tom Hanks: ‘I’ve made a lot of movies that didn’t make sense – or money’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z I could see making a meal of it some chilly, abstemious night. Rekindling the Flame at Danny Meyer’s Ci Siamo 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Together with your abstemious partner, you explore a washed-up, working-class coastal town, interrogating mostly uncoöperative residents as you piece together the broader socioeconomic context of the killing. The Best Video Games of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Today’s teenagers might be our most abstemious yet. Who are Generation Z? The latest data on today's teens 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Denis, who died this week at the age of sixty-seven, was resolutely sober, abstemious, but not at all grave. Denis Johnson’s Generosity 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z It will be much easier to maintain than those abstemious ones and will create loads of good will. Social Q?s: Social Q?s - A Public Marriage Proposal 2011-12-29T19:34:29Z Many of the more abstemious outfits are at the Cloisters, which we all agreed is the strongest section of the show. A Trinity of Opinions on the Met’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z What does and doesn’t belong in a really healthy — but not abstemious — kitchen? Motherlode Blog: The Home-Cooked Challenge: A Week Without Prepared Foods 2013-06-14T17:26:15Z His abstemious style made me long for a despairing wisecrack. ‘Ethics in the Real World,’ Peter Singer’s Provocative Essays 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z This bright picture of Australian food — packed with fresh and local produce, invitingly global in its flavors, health-conscious but not abstemious — is relatively new. The Art of the Australian Breakfast 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z The plot focuses on the tussle between the hedonistic cult of Dionysus and the abstemious ruler King Pentheus, who goes undercover in drag to spy on the debauched proceedings taking place in his kingdom. Music Review: New York Philharmonic, Led by Christoph von Dohnanyi 2012-03-23T22:47:08Z This cheerful acceptance of the bottle may strike more abstemious American readers as another very “British” element. Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z There are echoes of Beckett in this novel’s abstemious style and existential echoes. In His Final Fiction, Sam Shepard Chases Familiar Themes 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Rock'n'roll riders are famously lavish or idiosyncratic, but I am in the company of a man who is famously abstemious. Big mouth strikes (once) again 2010-09-03T20:30:00Z Her encore, the sarabande from Bach’s Third Cello Suite, was inward, veiled and slightly abstemious. Krzysztof Urbanski Leads the Philharmonic in Dvorak 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Surprisingly abstemious in a scene rife with temptation, she and her lover Robert Mapplethorpe traded hunger and privation for their places in the pantheon of art. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z What links Ishiguro’s disparate novels is his voice, which is abstemious yet oddly lush and possessed of gyroscopic balance. Kazuo Ishiguro, a Nobel Winner Whose Characters Are Caught Between Worlds 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z The 1970s were dominated by Jimmy Carter’s abstemious persona, by the rise of Alcoholics Anonymous and by an increasing awareness of fetal alcohol syndrome. Books of The Times: ‘The Book of Gin,’ by Richard Barnett 2012-12-11T21:11:25Z That best choice, the show’s judging panel decided, was a white man: Jason Mann, an abstemious, film-purist fussbudget who avoided junk food and at one point used the term “movie-ish” as a pejorative. ‘Project Greenlight’ Gives Rookie Director a Hollywood Education 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z To have a black bean chili with warm bread and olive oil, followed by a scoop of gelato, isn’t to me to suffer through some abstemious, vegan repast. Confessions of a part-time vegan: How changing my diet changed my life 2014-01-27T15:59:00Z Afghanistan is – and long has been, even while ruled by the ostentatiously abstemious Taliban – a narco-state: half its GDP is generated by drugs. Our Drugs War 2010-08-16T05:45:00Z Raw, boozy, untethered performances are heralded as real; the abstemious professional is yawned off the stage. The authenticity trap 2011-07-25T10:59:00Z But there was nothing abstemious about the performance, and instances of folk-music-like rhythmic quickening, as in the end of “The Great Doxology,” were rendered with exuberance and style. The Berlin Radio Choir Sings Rachmaninoff’s Vespers 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Eddy routinely mocked and neglected Saffy and instead went clubbing with Pats, a tall, thin and lugubrious fashion-magazine editor whose capacity for no food and lots of drugs and drink made Keith Richards look abstemious. Television Review: ?Absolutely Fabulous? 20th Anniversary Specials - Review 2012-01-05T22:43:52Z Instead, there’s abstemious pots of earl grey and three sorry biscuits. Emily Blunt: 'It's about human beings and how they're affected by a crisis' 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z This was all true of Bonfiglioli, who described himself as "an accomplished fencer, a fair shot with most weapons" and "abstemious in all things except drink, food, tobacco and talking." Character Mortdecai has much in common with creator Kyril Bonfiglioli 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z By British standards you are an abstemious man. Working Piers 2011-01-17T08:00:05Z Though the heroes rock vivid, metallic ensembles, villainous Gorr the God Butcher is more abstemious: He wears only a white robe, and all color vanishes from the shadowy realm where he dwells. How the Colorful Costumes of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Were Made 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Whatever’s abstemious in aristocratic ways of moving gets critiqued through flawless mimicry until it emerges enhanced, almost unrecognizable, suddenly irresistible. Dancing Through New York in a Summer of Joy and Grief 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Carter was consistently ethical, abstemious, frugal and ascetic in the White House. Review | Jimmy Carter’s missing ingredient: Presidential charisma 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z I’m a little more abstemious beforehand, enjoy the indulgence and get back to normal the next day. How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z It also suggested marketing plant-based food as “delicious, normal, and satisfying, not as light, abstemious, or overtly healthy or vegetarian”. EU urged to adopt meat tax to tackle climate emergency 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z This is presumably where he developed his abstemious nature - he did not drink alcohol or coffee and was largely vegetarian. Robert Mugabe: From liberator to tyrant 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z A properly dressed salad is no more abstemious than anything else. My search for the perfect salad 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z The Model T, though, marked an alignment of Ford’s abstemious style with demand. Was the Automotive Era a Terrible Mistake? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Disdainful of democracy and famously abstemious — he reportedly wore the same exercise shorts for 17 years — Lee led a one-party state that enforced strict notions of public behavior. How famously uptight Singapore become a playground for Asia's 'crazy rich' 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z If an abstemious sailor were prepared to lend a biscuit to his crewmate rather than eating it immediately himself, he would deserve more than one biscuit in repayment. Why sub-zero interest rates are neither unfair nor unnatural 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Tara, who writes that she gains weight easily, is interested in the question of why some people eat like hogs and stay thin, while others expand no matter how abstemious they try to be. Is Fat Killing You, or Is Sugar? 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z There was apparently nothing Bishop felt she could say about any of this to the abstemious, morally upright Moore, although she might have found more sympathy than she expected. Elizabeth Bishop’s Art of Losing 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Although my mother eventually learned to drink a cocktail in the evening, so that her husband wouldn’t have to drink alone, she was by nature abstemious. Behind the Cellar Door 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z For people with children, the idea of an abstemious festive season might prove difficult. Dreaming of a frugal Christmas? Meet the people who’ve stopped shopping 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z He was notoriously abstemious, hence the way that the wine glasses that so often figure in cubist paintings have been replaced on this occasion by medicine bottles. Pablo’s people: the truth about Picasso's portraits 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Now 17, Melania was abstemious and more wholesome than the other girls, he said, and they started dating. Melania Trump: From Small-Town Slovenia to Doorstep of White House 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z The abstemious Mr. Abramcyk, the restaurateur behind trendy Tribeca eatery Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs as well as Smith & Mills, is hardly the only man opposed to dipping his toes into the pedicure pool. The Manny Pedi 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The two had reason to be thinking about abstemious behavior. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay have made a movie about the Lakers and sex 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The White House started serving liquor again after the abstemious Carter years. Nancy Reagan, a Stylish and Influential First Lady, Dies at 94 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Wendel notes a gulf between the easy-living town and its proudly abstemious descendant: “He doesn’t drink wine, he doesn’t party as much.” In Trump’s Ancestral Home, Folks Tout the Wine, but Not the Donald 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The first is that the youth of today are surprisingly abstemious. Less than ecstatic 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z That’s not because Montgomery residents are uncommonly abstemious, those in the industry argue. Montgomery County liquor monopoly may be facing last call 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Mr. James now maintains a largely abstemious lifestyle. Getting Clean for His Son, From a Drug He Couldn’t Shake 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Cheever says that most of our leading literary figures are fairly abstemious. America: Land of lushes 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z It is hard to see abstemious Mr Corbyn squeezing into a smart suit to schmooze City big wigs over brandy and cigars. Can Jeremy Corbyn run an effective opposition? - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z A few years ago, contestants chugged beers and wore jeans; most are now abstemious and decked out with professional cycling equipment. Ride, hustle, kill, repeat: the underground cycle gangs of Los Angeles 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z But if techs have become more abstemious and less visible, it's brought them closer together. The end of the roadie: how the backstage boys grew up 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The Russian president is known to be abstemious, however, and rushes through meals, in addition to being a bit of a health nut. With Obama and Putin in France for Dinner, Hollande Leaves Room for Seconds 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Gray-bearded and abstemious, Modi nonetheless seized the mantle of youth, proclaiming Friday that this was the first time India would be run by someone born after 1947, when India gained independence. India's Narendra Modi leads conservatives to election day victory 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z That last recommendation — peculiar and abstemious, yet positively Bloomberg — was tossed off by the mayor during a riff on his regular radio program, and it prompted no small amount of mockery. Bloomberg Shares a Few Secrets to Success: Be Early, Stay Late and Hold It In 2013-08-24T01:48:38Z Such mice, they found, are no more likely to develop cancer than those fed an abstemious diet. Cancer and the microbiome: A punch in the gut 2013-06-27T15:06:40Z The approach Texas adopts may be of interest to states such as Kansas and Louisiana, which are considering retooling their tax systems along more abstemious lines—more Texan lines, that is. The Texas budget: Too much of a good thing 2013-02-21T16:03:40Z While abstemious in an era when other statesmen chain-smoked cigars, Abraham Lincoln saw his legendary strength dwindle. The age-old truth: Stress gives presidents more than a few gray hairs 2013-01-16T00:30:44Z My rabbi friend who speaks of “horror” reminds me that although Judaism is a disciplined religion, it is not an abstemious one. Celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days: Where is the pleasure this season? 2012-09-13T18:53:00Z He gradually became abstemious in his diet, and in 1765 he began to drink nothing but water. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z He is, I believe, abstemious in eating and drinking, caring only for the homeliest fare. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Apart from the brutish mode of living of drunkards, there is nothing to show that they are more liable to cholera than the most abstemious of water-drinkers. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z This question is not easily answered; for we find in instances of advanced age that some individuals have led a most regular and abstemious life, while others have indulged in various excesses. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z His habits were strictly abstemious, and he neither took wine nor strong drink. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z His friends speak of his great simplicity of heart, and commend his abstemious habits, his zeal and his industry; while even the imperial procurator who prosecuted him styles him "homo, doctus, pius et bonus." The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z This Gerard—I beg your pardon, brother Thingemy—comes from the north, where men drink like fishes; yet was he ever most abstemious. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z During the last half of his existence he was not only extremely abstemious, but his habits indicated a constitution that could brave alterations of temperature, from which much stronger men would shrink. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z We are discussing my age, and I tell you that I have something better than even the specialist's word to stand on: I have the knowledge of my own careful, healthy, abstemious life. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z They were men of unflagging industry, abstemious habits, few words and the happy faculty of keeping their own counsel. Story of the Aeroplane 2012-02-05T03:00:08.697Z The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Can you remember him as anything but abstemious, and only unwise in his easy kindliness, until the man who crushed him held him in his clutches? Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z I am not sufficiently acquainted with the ways of woman to say with certainty if this proved that at other times they were so abstemious. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z This illness he attributed to the heat of the climate, and to having, in a degree, departed from those regular and very abstemious habits which marked the early part of his life. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Yet I would advise all lofty spirits to be abstemious in their use of noble indignation. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z I want you to remember him as he was when you went away, a simple, kindly, abstemious, and fearless man. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z He was very abstemious—ate less than any man I know. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z His clients knew him to be vastly self-indulgent in private life, and abstemious in the matter of benevolence; but they did not confound the rôles. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z In nearly all particulars the Arab is economical and abstemious. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The fresh air always does one good after a banquet at which one has not been abstemious; and then, too, I have always loved to be out late in Paris. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z He was a man of chaste, abstemious custom. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Mr. Pownceby, who was an abstemious man, had a difficulty in escaping being compelled to drain his draught. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z You know I'm an abstemious man, I don't care for wine; as a rule I drink nothing at meals, not even water. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z Elmore, who could be abstemious enough when he liked, had followed his cousin's lead, and drank nothing but mineral water. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z This remarkable preservation of his faculties he attributed largely to his abstemious diet. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z While he entertained so well, he was himself abstemious in his habits and denied himself animal food one day in every week. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z The gallant voyager was now prematurely aged, though he had led an abstemious life. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z The Major felt the insinuation keenly, because--for prudential reasons only--he was rigidly abstemious. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z During the next winter, when they lived at Bracknell, she grew frivolous and extravagant, even yielding to habits of self-indulgence most repugnant to one so abstemious as Shelley. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z His life was austere and abstemious; parsimonious for himself, he was lavish for the public. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z A most calm, sedate, sober, abstemious, patient, mild-hearted, virtuous, gentlemanly philosopher,—the picture of good works, and the treasure-house of righteous thoughts. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z They are very abstemious, and live chiefly on rice and fish, which is often rotten from preference. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Like the abstemious ant who scolds the feckless grasshopper as winter approaches, we think that saving is the right thing to do. Op-Ed Contributor: It?s Consumer Spending, Stupid 2011-10-26T00:49:35Z His way of life was exceedingly simple, and his habits were almost abstemious. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z The simple turmeric, pepper, cummin, coriander and mustard seeds, etc., generally impart a fine flavor to the preparations, which the frugal and abstemious Hindoos eat with great zest. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Nay, more, they said, for that day, he was even abstemious. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z “Strictly abstemious!” replied the old reprobate; “indeed, sir, I haven’t been strictly sober for the last seventy years.” The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Or it may be that the thoughtful youth Spinoza, silent and abstemious, found there some theme for his revolutionary philosophy. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z But it doesn't do for an abstemious man to mix his liqueurs; the brandy again, I think. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z The E. L. He won't eat all those; he's a most abstemious dog. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z It is simply a libel on an abstemious and frugal people. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Dunton had at The Anchor a good fowl and a bottle of sack, instead of the beer and cakes of the abstemious Puritan governor. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z He was nicely abstemious at his club and he had never entered a saloon in his life. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z What wonder is it if a man, though by nature abstemious, should like to get drunk under such oppressions? With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z In spite of an abstemious life, the unwonted exertion and the unwonted passion had wreaked their punishment upon him. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z Take it from me, you're in danger of contracting epilepsy; if you aren't on your guard, if you don't live a careful and abstemious life, all round. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z You see, he has been a great diner-out; and though an abstemious man in the way of drinking, he thoroughly appreciates a good dinner. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z The work itself was full of test and teaching; the hard abstemious life had its daily lessons in patience and resource, driven home by every variety of means and incident on that unkindly road. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z With God's help I will manage; only I must rest frequently, for, always too abstemious in eating and drinking, I have short breath now. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The promoter, ordinarily as abstemious as a Trappist, drained his portion at a gulp. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Do you know, Jasper, he says that he thinks an abstemious life agrees with 203 me. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z Never strong from youth, abstemious, oft from privation, and always from principle, he was as thin as Dumas describes Richelieu. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z On the contrary, his habits were simple and abstemious; at ten he went to bed, after a modest repast and a quiet game of cribbage with his maid. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The truth being that Hicks is the most abstemious wight in the world. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z His habits are abstemious, and when engrossed with any especial work, he would forget or go without his meals altogether if she did not press him to take them. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Last night I was pleased to observe how truly abstemious you were at supper.” A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z It is an admitted fact that the men who are in the habit of attending banquets are generally most abstemious. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z She, however, noticed that he allowed his glass to be filled more frequently than usual, for Tony was an abstemious man, and during a lull in the conversation turned to him. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z He had now become rigidly abstemious and regular in all his habits. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Fortunately, his habits of life, always extremely abstemious, and his liking for outdoor sports had been a safeguard for him. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z It was an abstemious breakfast, carefully selected from foods containing most nutrition with least adipose deposit. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z The Rev. Jopling Baynes listened sympathetically across the table and tried to satisfy a healthy appetite with as abstemious an air as possible while he did so. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z I scarcely like to mention it, my dear, but I wonder if you have noticed that he is not quite so abstemious as he was a little while ago.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z He was one of the most abstemious of men. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Yet she was an abstemious woman as a rule. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Garnishes were simple, abstemious yet effective players on the plate: squash risotto, puréed fennel, bacon-onion jam. | Tarrytown: Holding Fast to a Vision of Fresh and Local 2010-11-20T19:11:00Z Ireland looks like an abstemious jogger that has suffered a heart attack. The euro zone's trouble spots: The bottomless bail-out 2010-09-30T07:18:00Z It would be stretching a point to describe Warrington's celebrations as abstemious. Warrington whet appetites with second taste of cup success 2010-08-29T20:01:00Z Scaliger indeed said of him that he drank like three, but did only half the work of one man, while Aldus was very abstemious. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Some vegans and vegetarians put their cats and dogs on equally abstemious diets. Debating the environmental impact of feeding pets 2010-03-02T05:00:00Z And the simple abstemious habits of the south, which are largely the result of climate, tended to throw into more startling contrast any indulgence of superfluous appetite. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Tokeah, usually so abstemious, had probably upon this festive occasion overstepped the bounds of sobriety, and he fell unresisting into the hands of his foe. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 It is confessed that he was one of the most abstemious of men. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time It happened in this way: One Monday morning, after an abstemious Sunday, the zeal of Jonathan brought us forth at dawn—in fact, a little before dawn. The Jonathan Papers Sawrey-Biggerstaff swore that he had never heard of such a libel, or struck a more abstemious hound than Harry Coplestone, or ever heard of him being or ever having been anything else! Witching Hill Moreover, although he was not afraid of the outward effect of taking much wine at dinner, he was obliged to be abstemious. The Man Who Rose Again He was remarkably abstemious—living mostly on bread and water. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Would that I could ask you to share my frugal meal; but it is emphatically only enough for one—and that an abstemious old canon. Glories of Spain Here we are brought face to face, in a pictorial sense, with the hypocrite, Mr. Pecksniff, the abstemious Mrs. Gamp and her bosom friend, Betsy Prig, simple Tom Pinch and his charming sister, Ruth. 'Phiz' (Hablot Knight Browne), a Memoir. Given occasion sir, Jack can be as abstemious as Bacchus. Our Admirable Betty A Romance Moreover, in public he was very abstemious, so much so that even the waiter noticed it. The Man Who Rose Again The diet of the vast mass of the nation is systematically and necessarily abstemious. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology He was the most abstemious of men, but on reaching his den he poured out a fairly strong brandy and soda and drank it at a draught. A Traitor's Wooing All foreign residents in Greece, whether they like the people or dislike them, agree in pronouncing them extraordinarily abstemious. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu I would not squander life in grief—I am abstemious. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II As an abstemious man I felt quite convinced that I had not taken too much wine. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England The situation of the poorer class of prisoners exciting her pity, she restricted herself to the most abstemious diet, and distributed the money which she thus saved among them. Lives of Celebrated Women I sought to extinguish them, and grew still more abstemious in the indulgence of our colloquies. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The Don was as abstemious as most of his countrymen, and Mickie's wine was a libel on the name, yet he soon mellowed to the gay chit-chat of his niece. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois His men were hardy and abstemious as himself; they ate their meat without salt, often subsisted on potatoes, were scantily clad, and almost destitute of blankets. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools In those three years I have drunk six—I am very abstemious, my children. The Intriguers She herself is to take care neither to drink wine nor any strong drink, for her son is to be dedicated to the abstemious life of the Nazarite. Oriental Women Indeed, everything goes to show that the only infant industries which the Romans zealously cultivated at this time were warfare and such agriculture as was necessary to supply the wants of their abstemious life. Roman Women Few contracts were ratified in those days without the solemnity of a drinking bout, and the habits of the O'Donoghue household were none of the most abstemious. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Ember, always abstemious, lifted his hand and smiled a negative smile. The Destroying Angel Brandolin is indeed singularly abstemious in the pleasures of the table, to which the good condition of his nerves and constitution may no doubt be attributed. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June The Arabs are a temperate, abstemious race, a race of light feeders; naturally, they have a contempt for gluttony. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 I have set my seal to no temperance pledge, but I am abstemious because it becomes a lady; it is with me a matter of choice, a matter of taste.' The Lamplighter I could not concentrate my mind on anything; also, though I’m an abstemious man as a rule, I guess I put away a considerable amount of whiskey. The Red Symbol One had to be strong, eager, determined and abstemious if wealth was to come, and then it had to be held by the same qualities. The "Genius" But, taking them the year through, the Highlanders are a notably abstemious race. Our Southern Highlanders The Herr Administrator replied somewhat dryly that he was a temperate and abstemious man, accustomed from his youth up to the greatest frugality. Weird Tales, Vol. II. The Chinese are, however, abstemious with regard to alcoholic liquors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" He was extremely abstemious, his diligence was great, and his versatility wonderful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" He was a very abstemious man, and his tastes were of the simplest. Home Life of Great Authors In spite of this, taking the mountain people by and large, they are an abstemious race. Our Southern Highlanders In his apparel he was most comely, and in his diet of an abstemious temperance. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters Regarded from this point of view, a broken head is a small matter indeed, in a youth of abstemious habits and healthy life. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography He was abstemious to a fault; and, overwork of mind and body telling at last on a frail constitution, he died after a short illness on the 19th of March 1876. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" And yet, of all men, he was the most abstemious–he could drink or let it alone. Shadow Mountain On the same principle, the gormandizer needs more of this element than the person of abstemious habits. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) The island records and traditions tell us that all his forefathers save one were abstemious, dignified, normal men, mentally active and important. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 Mr. Hall was no bon vivant—he was naturally an abstemious man, indifferent to luxury; but Boultby and Helstone both liked good cookery. Shirley Many a person, who wishes to be abstemious, seems to think that if he only abstains from flesh and fish, that is enough. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery "You don't look as if you had been taking anything before dinner, and we know that you are always abstemious at mess; still you are talking strangely." Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow His flushed face and blurred utterance contributed their testimony to a fact that was ominous in itself; he had been drinking, drinking heavily, though he was notably abstemious by habit. The Monk of Hambleton Mr. Burr, seated with their party, himself somewhat abstemious, none the less could not refrain from an interrogatory glance as he saw Merry halt a certain bottle or two at his own plate. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman Superfluous: The "abstemious" Mr. Crew ate an enormous dinner.Better: The Century Handbook of Writing After a few years, he ventured to change his abstemious diet for one more rich and stimulating. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery Nor is there any greater danger that these precepts should be too rigidly observed, than that the bulk of mankind should injure themselves by too abstemious a temperance. The History of Sandford and Merton Among the Visayans, intoxicating beverages are indulged in in differing degrees, while many are abstemious. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century But no such plea is necessary, for Paine was not addicted to drink, but remarkably abstemious. Arrows of Freethought The abstemious Mr. Crew ate an enormous dinner. The Century Handbook of Writing His favorite articles of food were tea, bread and butter, and baked apples; and he was even abstemious in the use of these. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery Had he been an abstemious man, there is no doubt but the village market-place would have been a square, or a triangle, an oval, a circle, or––well, some definite shape. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Brillat-Savarin, grave judge as he was, and abstemious eater, yet has written the book of books on the art of eating. Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen An oath of obedience and a promise to lead a moral and abstemious life was required of every Leper on admission. The Leper in England: with some account of English lazar-houses Duely to weigh these Two Characters, it is plain, that Nicanor was an abstemious Man; that the Motives which spurred him on to Industry, were his Love of Money, and Desire after worldly Greatness. A Letter to Dion I think I have retained the vigor of my mind more, in consequence of an abstemious diet. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery Mr. Balfour, being an abstemious man, would not submit to the latter alternative, but consented to tell a story. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. In spite of the family failing, or, perhaps, because it was the only thing he feared, Thurston had been an abstemious man. Thurston of Orchard Valley Add to this, strength and health, as the consequence of this abstemious way of living. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero He looks like the usual hobo out of a job, but he's as abstemious as a New England deacon. They of the High Trails He was universally regarded as one of the most abstemious men of his age. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery Frugal, abstemious, prudent, though not niggardly, James Carlyle was prosperous according to the times, the conditions of his trade, and the standard of Ecclesfechan. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Much less than is needed to satisfy may suffice a frugal or abstemious person; less than a sufficiency may content one of a patient and submissive spirit. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions I had previously led a necessarily regular and abstemious life—to bed at eight, up at six, at school by nine, and so on. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. At two in the afternoon, or a little earlier, he dines, and he is most abstemious, although he has an excellent digestion. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome They were led into their abstemious course by mere impulse in very many cases, and though a library was formed and meetings held, nobody, hardly, would read, and the meetings grew thin. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery Since the advent of civilization the abstemious habits and Spartan virtues of these Indians have been impaired, and their care for the aged has relaxed. Our Italy It is a general experience that the steady and abstemious worker commands a higher wage than his more or less drunken, unreliable, and untidy colleague. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals The wound healed rapidly, thanks to Will’s abstemious habits, and in six weeks after entering the hospital he was discharged as fit for duty. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson He was modest in a way, abstemious and never used his power for selfish indulgence. Birdseye Views of Far Lands In 1846 the number of their church members was about seventy, besides thirty who adhered to their abstemious habits, but were not in full communion. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery He occupies only two or three rooms plainly furnished, and apparently lives in the simplest and most abstemious style. The Land of Thor "If all the workers were very thrifty, sober, industrious, and abstemious they would be worse off in the matter of wages than they are now." British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals For this they work most energetically; living in the most abstemious manner, in order that they may not break into their hoard. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The performer who would be at his best must live a very careful, almost abstemious life. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression He is kind, hospitable, dignified, abstemious, a poet, a gentleman, and a horseman. In the Tail of the Peacock He was abstemious in his habits, self-sacrificing, generous, and withal consistent in his life. History of Education The very abstemious diet on milk and vegetables alone is frequently injurious. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life He led an abstemious life, maintaining himself by his painting for several years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" In his habits of life the sachem was abstemious even to austerity, yet frank end popular in his manners, entering heartily into the rude amusements and athletic sports of his people. Burl He had a small but healthy appetite, but was remarkably abstemious both in eating and drinking. My Father as I Recall Him This order is highly reverenced by the lower castes, and its members are dignified, abstemious, and sedate. History of Education From all that I heard or witnessed of his habits abroad, he was and had been exceedingly abstemious in eating and drinking. Stories of Authors, British and American "Ah! very abstemious," murmured Father; "perhaps he is a vegetarian as well, sounds like it, and they are always the most difficult people to entertain." The Tale of Lal A Fantasy This, with good reason, is attributed to their abstemious lives. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The fate of the Indians, when their harvest fails them, is indeed truly miserable, for, abstemious as they are, they can scarcely procure wherewith to satisfy their hunger. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Even Bobby, long since disillusioned of such things and grown abstemious from healthy choice, after a critical taste sipped slowly again and again. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man Offer all Asia to Septimius— Add Britain—put in competition With Acme—wretchedly abstemious They'd call him of your gifts, Ambition. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 With regard to his meals he was most abstemious, and at the same time irregular. The Life of Gordon, Volume I The troubles of Abbot Samson, as he went along in this abstemious, reticent, rigorous way, were more than tongue can tell. Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. Water and a kind of sweet wine are their favorite beverage; but the lower classes and the people of color are by no means so abstemious. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests As a rule, he was abstemious, but the hall was very hot. Brandon of the Engineers I appreciated myself hard for being right and noble and abstemious and foresighted—with respect to the semester’s expenses, you perceive, and also self-denying and self-reliant. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls His mode of life was abstemious and temperate. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Worst of all—in that darkness, despair, loneliness—the old man, so Emily feared, acquired the habit of drinking, though not to excess, yet more than his abstemious past allowed. Emily Brontë They are very abstemious, their morals are pure, they have certain mental qualities, as yet undeveloped, and they are thrifty. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 He was abstemious, and a large dose of strong spirit would, no doubt, have unsteadied him. Brandon of the Engineers Kokoa revenged himself for his daughter’s murder by killing a relative of her husband and serving him hot to an eager, because long abstemious, congregation. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate He was very abstemious, and never indulged to excess in eating or drinking. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Well, what am I? that is, what do they think I am?—a most sober, abstemious, patient, mild-hearted, virtuous, gentlemanly philosopher, the picture of good works, the treasure-house of righteous thought. Emily Brontë In both eating and drinking he was, as far as I observed, abstemious rather than self-indulgent. Hortense Makers of History Series They are arrogant, ignorant, and austere; passing from devotion to obscenity; fastidiously abstemious in some things, and grossly sensual in others. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges His general habits were not only temperate, but severely abstemious; but upon a festival occasion, there were few whom a moderate glass of wine exhilarated to such a lively degree. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) The people who enjoy the profit-incomes of the world, are, with few exceptions, people who have not been either abstemious or thrifty. The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg “The anchorites,” said Pascal, “each in his cave, solitary, abstemious, showed forth in its strength the principle of Devotion, leaving Charity unthought of.” The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Jones was an abstemious man, as a rule, but he had a highly strung nervous system and it had been worked up. The Man Who Lost Himself Though as a rule conspicuously abstemious, he had drunk rather freely to-night, and that with an odd haste of thirst. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance If a principle could ever be concrete, Raikes was the embodiment of the grasping and the uselessly abstemious. The Flaw in the Sapphire He did not drink or smoke, was abstemious and clean as an anchorite, and never lowered his fine tone. The Lost Girl These are their only indulgences, for, obviously, if you are depending for your livelihood on your personal figure, self-denial and an abstemious life are compulsory. Nights in London Bentley himself, though one of the old school, was an abstemious man, and therefore enabled to have at all times a supply of reliable stimulant for such of his callers as were of opposite faith. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War Whether this is fancy, or whether it arises from the regular and abstemious habits they generally observe whilst working here, I cannot tell; but the notion I found was universal throughout Louisiana. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. “It is my one indulgence; in other respects I challenge any man to be more abstemious.” The Flaw in the Sapphire Now it seems that the stomachs of our good abstemious fathers have lately taken a fancy to buffalo tongue cured in a certain way, which can only be done when the animal is fresh killed. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico This position is, however, not altogether tenable, if by that we mean abstemiousness; they are extremely temperate, but not abstemious. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance The people of Loo-Choo must be very abstemious if we judge from the size of their drinking cups—no larger than thimbles! A Voyage round the World A book for boys Look thou be true; do not give dalliance Too much the rein: the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i’ the blood: be more abstemious, 56 Or else, good night your vow! The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] In his early days Mr. Furnival had been essentially an abstemious man. Orley Farm The innovation was all the more unfortunate because of the extremely bad impression it made on the natives and Spaniards, who are remarkably abstemious. The Philippine Islands They speak rather quickly and cheerily, and then in repose the lines come again, not that they look over-worn; on the contrary they look fit, tremendously and are very abstemious. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah This simple and abstemious mode of living is congenial to the human constitution; accordingly they enjoy uninterrupted health: sickness is so uncommon with them that to be old and to be sick are synonymous terms. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa The master of this palace, for such it certainly was, lived a frugal and abstemious life, a most remarkable thing in an age of great extravagance in eating and drinking. Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer I could not help noting that after all the lapse of years since we first met at Hudson Bay House in Montreal, he still retained his abstemious habits. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell He had always been a man of dignity, and singularly abstemious of habit, and these qualities were strongly accentuated by his sudden helplessness. A Daughter of the Middle Border I don't know how it will be after I have my seance with Mrs. Whoever-it-is I'm going to see, but when I'm reasonably abstemious I'm not given to ingrowing nerves. An American Suffragette Among this nation of peasant proprietors—sturdy, abstemious, moral, living in the main on whole-meal bread and water—illness was so rare that the medical service was but little regarded. Bulgaria He was too much in love with life for that, and so, sometimes, we are offended by stout Flemish Saints and Madonnas too healthy to accord with our notions of their abstemious lives. Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer I should have told you that my habits are very abstemious, and that I am admirably healthy on a low diet. The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) His habits were regular and abstemious, and his practice in close conformity with the Episcopal church, of which he was a member. Oration on the Life and Character of Henry Winter Davis We are for the most part either too good or too bad—totally abstemious or raving drunk—always in a hurry after excitement or in a worry over our sins, or those of our neighbours. Memoirs The Bania while he is poor is very abstemious, and it is said that on a day when he has made no money he goes supperless to bed. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II We find them brave and pusillanimous; gentle and ferocious; resolute and inconstant; active and indolent; fastidiously abstemious, and indiscriminately indulgent. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity A poor man who leads an abstemious life doesn't develop gout, and if his children lead the same abstemious lives they do not develop gout. Woman Her Sex and Love Life Leading, as he had been doing, an abstemious and healthy life, ordinary disease could not long maintain its grasp of him. The Hot Swamp He was a staid, sober man, and an abstemious liver, but it was evident that his life on earth was drawing to a close. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines I sometimes think that only the very abstemious man can truly appreciate a good vintage. The Tyranny of Weakness If you sincerely wish your religion to be long-lived, maintain in it the spirit of its constitution, and keep it patient, humble, abstemious, domestic, and zealous only in the services of humanity. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection He opened the second bottle of champagne in her honour—Mr. Marcus Stepney was usually an abstemious man—and drank solemnly, if not soberly, her health and happiness. The Angel of Terror Though generally abstemious, it is extraordinary what an amount of food they consumed, washed down with whisky, of which they had shortly before obtained a supply from the traders. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory We were both of us very abstemious, or we should not have been the strong, hearty fellows we were. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins My father was an abstemious man, and although invited to stop and liquor, declined doing so. With Axe and Rifle Rumanika, contrary to the usual African custom, was singularly abstemious, living almost entirely on milk, merely sucking the juice of boiled beef. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Certain civilians were there, too, frequenters of Sancho's place, but they were silent, observant and unusually abstemious. A Wounded Name He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories I have often felt ashamed of my civilised and refined friends as well as of myself, when I have watched the abstemious habits of those inhabitants of the backwoods. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins She traced the sentence with her forefinger, for Rob's glance to follow: "Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious." The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor He was delicate and abstemious, and on gross feeders he often exercised the severity of his wit. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) As it had been a perfectly abstemious occasion, one imagines that Beaverbrook at the dinner was sincere, though playing the actor, and that in his room he was both theatrical and insincere. The Masques of Ottawa He was an abstemious, intelligent, devout, generous, of a handsome countenance, and possessing a talent for poetry. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 If he was not a person of sound nerve and abstemious habits, it not infrequently evoked from him some enjoyably regrettable expression of surprise and alarm. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton Oh, we did all that yesterday morning, and I think that even in the matter of playing dolls one ought to be abstemious. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor "What an abstemious young gentleman!" simpered Miss De Witt, as for the fourth time Pliny briefly and rather savagely declined the officious waiter's offer of wine custard. Three People The cardinal himself was an exceedingly abstemious man, but magnificent in everything which concerned the pomp and ceremonial of his position. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day He was still a sensible, intelligent man, however abstemious and bookish. St. Ronan's Well These people have given up drinking, and lead an abstemious life, wishing to raise themselves in social estimation. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala A Tradition is Sah�h if the narrators have been men of pious lives, abstemious in their habits, endowed with a good memory, free from blemish, and persons who lived at peace with their neighbours. The Faith of Islam He is very plain in his manner, strictly temperate, and very abstemious in his living. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune He is forced to be very abstemious . . . but he bears his p. 243illness quite as a man; and looks very demurely to the necessary end of all life. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 He spoke little, conversing assiduously in his heart with God; he was very abstemious in his diet, and most rigorous to himself in all things. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March That she was systematic, orderly and abstemious in her habits must go without saying, otherwise her vitality would not have held out and allowed her to attend the funerals of nearly all her retainers. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians He was extremely abstemious, rose early, worked hard all day, and, after a piece of bread and a glass of wine for supper, retired early to rest. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present He prescribes to himself, an abstemious, rigid course of life; as if he had taken the vows of some of the religious orders. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica In Arcadia is the well-known town of Clitor, in whose territory is a cave with running water which makes people who drink of it abstemious. The Ten Books on Architecture He gave to every one a sufficient allowance for his subsistence during the ensuing year, according to their abstemious manner of living. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March It was not easy to be abstemious in their eating. Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North The king ate and drank but little, for, unlike his two brothers and predecessors, he is said to be abstemious. Recollections of Europe It is important to add in this connection a word of caution against the adoption of a dietary too abstemious in character. Plain Facts for Old and Young He was rather an upright sort of young man, delicate and abstemious, and the East being new to him, shocked him. Civilization Tales of the Orient He was very abstemious in his diet; and considered systematic sensuality as the ultimate degradation of human nature. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March He was extremely abstemious, and entirely indifferent to wealth and poverty. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature Blood will tell, and theirs, in spite of everything, was abstemious Italian blood. The Lady Paramount Yes, yes, he always was a most abstemious man; but I know what he never can resist, and that is cold raspberry tart and cream. A Girl in Ten Thousand Browne was a man of abstemious habits, charitable disposition, and impressive eloquence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" He was very abstemious, had a paternal care of the poor in all his dominions, and honored good men, especially among the clergy. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March His habits, even after he became richer, were generally frugal and abstemious; though on occasions, both in youth and maturer age, he seems to have indulged in conviviality. A Smaller History of Rome At home, indeed, he appears to have been generally abstemious. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series One of the London players warmly complimented the American players on their fine physique as athletes and especially commented on their abstemious habits in contrast, as the paper stated 'with our beer-drinking English professional cricketers.' A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson Alcohol and Infectious Diseases It is well known that people who indulge in alcohol show less resistance to infectious diseases than abstemious individuals. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science He preserved health, and kept himself from corpulency, to which he was somewhat inclined, by an abstemious diet, and by frequent exercise, particularly hunting. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John "William, thou abstemious youth," he addressed the clerk, "I am tempted to empty one of these cold bottles down your scandalized neck and pack you off with another for the Widow Weatherwax!" The Henchman "My father was singularly abstemious in eating and drinking," she said stiffly. The Silent House He seems to have been abstemious in eating; he practiced the most strenuous physical exercises; he lived a wholesome outdoor life, and so created a civilization in which health very largely took care of itself. Modern Religious Cults and Movements But I noted at the time that every man who was taking part in this incident was a drinking man, while their fellow villagers, who were abstemious, had sufficient provisions in their own homes. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 The heat and glare in the air added to his misery, and he took another drink from the keg, despite his previous abstemious resolve. Ralph Granger's Fortunes One object that I had in view in adopting my abstemious way of life was to save a little money to buy books. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story As he was plain in dress, so he was simple and abstemious in habits of life. The Story of Cooperstown I am told that she is exasperatingly virtuous, abstemious and exceedingly well-dressed, and all on an income derived from thirty thousand dollars that came out of the Tresslyn treasure chest. From the Housetops His demeanour was gentle and modest; his habits, as to sleep, food, and exercise, abstemious and regular. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 It's a heady wine for an abstemious man. Parrot & Co. Mr. Lincoln was a very abstemious man, ate very little and drank nothing but water, not from principle, but because he did not like wine or spirits. Abraham Lincoln His great longevity, and his general good health, must be attributed, in no small degree, to his abstemious and temperate habits, early rising, and active exercise. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States But the retiring, abstemious habits of Michelangelo did not appeal to Leo. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters A little further on, the abstemious Hun had obviously made a halt. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" He went into the dining-room, and poured himself out a small quantity of whiskey, measuring it with the accuracy of abstemious habit. The Helpmate L'Isle found himself convicted of contributing, with others, to mar the comfort and spoil the habits of the most abstemious and domestic old gentleman in the king's service. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters He studied the Koran, abandoned the use of strong liquors, became scrupulously abstemious, plain in his attire, assiduous in his attention to business, urbane and courteous to all.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 The Spaniards, though considered an abstemious people, appeared to them excessively voracious. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia What with the salubrity of the climate, and our abstemious fare, we are enabled, with the aid of a little Turlington balsam, and a dose of salts, perhaps, to overcome all our ailments. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. Though compactly built, he was generally spare and wasted from incessant studies, hard labor, and an abstemious life. Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties He is temperate and sober, being equally abstemious in meat and drink. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants In his attentions to the splendid repast before him he was most abstemious, but he finished by smoking a cigar. Fifth Avenue These last boons may have arisen from the economical and abstemious life which the bishop lived, in order to devote his income to the cathedral building. Old St. Paul's Cathedral I have always been a fairly abstemious chap; in my profession we have to be: woe betide the man who isn't. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year Yet, as a general, he was indefatigable in his duties, and of unquestionable valour; abstemious in his diet, and plain in his dress. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. Having perfect contempt for all enervating pleasures, with an iron frame and the abstemious habits of a Spartan, he rushed through a career which has excited the wonder of the world. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power "Aye, pious and abstemious," with a sly glance at the innkeeper, who was known to love his wines in proportion to his praise of them. The Grey Cloak But I doubt if any epicure could have enjoyed it half as well as did these abstemious young women, whose appetites were only let loose on certain high days and holidays. The Lost Lady of Lone If he is abstemious, and takes care of his health, his promotion must ensue without purchase, and that, too, in a few years. Vellenaux A Novel When he was eleven years old, he assumed the dress of philosophers, something plain and coarse, became a hard student, and lived a most laborious, abstemious life, even so far as to injure his health. Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Though she sat at the imperial table, which was loaded with every conceivable luxury, she condemned herself to fare as humble and abstemious as could be found in the hut of the most impoverished peasant. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power He was so abstemious in his habits that those about the office wondered how he lived. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest The sisterhood, abstemious nearly all the days of the year, feasted on certain high holidays. The Lost Lady of Lone He had never heard it said of Breede; but he knew there are times when, under continued mental strain, the most abstemious of men will relax. Bunker Bean Otherwise it is cured by venesection, by the internal or external preparations of lead, or by the application of cold, with an abstemious diet, and diluting liquids, like other inflammations. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life He renounced his pension, and sitting at the abstemious table with the monks, declined seeing any other company than that of the world-renouncing priests and friars around him. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power He invited me to join him and when I refused seemed to find amusement in twitting me about my abstemious habits. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment Moat people would require some training before they could find this very abstemious regimen 'the most agreeable'. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official With senses kept under subjection and becoming abstemious in food, he should never approach his wife except in her season. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Observant of vows and abstemious in diet, he should eat only once, the time thereof being the sixth part of the day. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Ives, usually abstemious as befits one who practices sleight-of-hand and brain, poured his empty goblet full of champagne and emptied it in long, eager draughts. Success A Novel The Normans were a more polished, a more abstemious people; as scribes and architects they were men to whom this district was greatly indebted. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Simple and abstemious living individuals or races excel in laborious work requiring endurance over long periods, such as long walking, cycling, and other athletic feats and long military campaigns. The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition He should be abstemious in food, and act without being impelled by the desire of reward. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 He should be abstemious in diet, devoted to the gods, grateful, mild, destitute of cruelty, and forgiving. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 "I never saw you touch spirits before," he said, determined that his friend should know that his wife was an abstemious woman. If Only etc. Careless in general as regards his food, abstemious to a degree in this respect, he was particular only on one matter, his coffee. Beethoven Sufficient attention has not been paid to the dietaries of the more abstemious races who partake of little if any flesh food. The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition He should be abstemious in food, truthful in speech, and pure both externally and internally. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Some steady-going gentlemen of abstemious habit are unprejudiced enough to allow themselves to be found under the tables wrapped in slumber as profound as that of infancy. A Woman's Part in a Revolution After normal weight is reached he will not have to be nearly so abstemious, but the same dietetic errors which produced overweight in the first place will produce it again. Diet and Health With Key to the Calories Be abstemious—in eating and drinking at your own expense; but when you feed at another person’s, consume as much as you can possibly digest. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 18, 1841 The peasants hereabouts are abstemious, and the few thieves count for no more than flies. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales Mr Alderman Cobden is, withal, a very ostentatious declaimer about "great first principles;" but into the nature and the definition of those principles he is the most abstemious of all men from entering. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 In an age of hard drinking he was accounted puritanically abstemious. Lewis Rand Two glasses of wine had sufficed him, for he was an abstemious man: but, for all his hard life, he could enjoy comfort. Hocken and Hunken You must make up your mind to lead a regular, quiet, abstemious life, avoiding all excitement. The Doctor's Dilemma A retired, abstemious, and austere life is essentially necessary for the pronunciation of Om, which promotes the love of rigid virtue and a contempt of impermanent sensuality. Five Years of Theosophy Chast himself, and requires his Attendants to be so.And as he is abstemious in his eating, so in the use of women. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape He lurched when the horse started, and though most men are abstemious in that country, Alice Deringham decided that he was under the influence of alcohol. Alton of Somasco His diet was abstemious; his charities were abundant; his time was divided into certain portions allotted to prayer and study and the episcopal functions. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) As by little and little drinking Wine sparingly, we learn to be abstemious. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. "I will condemn the sober to the bar and the prater's bench, and deprive the abstemious of the power of singing." The Works of Horace The teachings of the High Spirit are abstemious, and, in regard to particulars, negative. An English Grammar She is so loath to take nourishment, and when she does, is so very abstemious, that the regimen is hardly necessary. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) One day a salad, the abstemious relish yielded by his garden herbs, was set on the table by Jeanneton. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 I determined to be more abstemious in sexual indulgence and asked her to help me. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy My sister is perfectly normal and very abstemious. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion The Abbot's Troubles The troubles of Abbot Samson, as he went along in this abstemious, reticent, rigorous way, were more than tongue can tell. Past and Present He was frank, abstemious, a lover of children,--who loved him,--devout in prayer, devoid of vice. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Few are fitted by nature to go as far as he did, and it is not necessary to lead so perfectly abstemious a life, and to be so rigidly saving of every instant of time. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 17, No. 496, June 27, 1831 Great determination; 8. and abstemious living and high thinking. The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga He was a small, thin man of abstemious habits and untiring industry. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature They were hardy, and seasoned to abstemious ways, and had no room for thoughts of such a kind. The Lord of Dynevor He prescribes to himself an abstemious, rigid course of life, as if he had taken the vows of some of the religious orders. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Antonym: indulge. abstaining, n. abstention, abstinence. abstemious, a. abstinent, temperate, self-denying, frugal. abstinence, n. forbearance, temperance, self-denial, abstemiousness. abstinent, a. abstemious, temperate, continent. Putnam's Word Book Bread and dhall he preferred to the most choice delicacies, as by this abstemious mode of living, he was enabled to feed and comfort the afflicted with the residue of his income. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Found that she took violent exercise; was abstemious at table; drank strong green tea, and coffee without cream or milk; disliked nutritious food; and, though she sat up late, was an early riser. The Idler in France We are strictly abstemious in Eden Village," replied the Doctor, gravely, "and only drink in dark corners. The Lilac Girl And they went in to lunch, leaving unconsumed the cocktail which the abstemious and spartan Sissie had declined to drink. Mr. Prohack Antonyms: self-indulgence, sensuality, voluptuousness. self-denying, a. self-sacrificing, unselfish, ascetic, abstemious. self-evident, a. axiomatic, obvious. self-examination, n. introspection; autoscopy. self-explanatory, a. obvious. self-fear, n. self-distrust, autophoby. self-fertilization, n. autogamy. self-government, n. self-control; democracy; autonomy. Putnam's Word Book The great objection is, that in Mussulmaun families nurses are required to be abstemious in their diet, by no means an object of choice amongst so luxurious a people. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society The man who does more than any one else to supply the demand for houses is the patient, abstemious, and laborious heir of the Astor estate. Famous Americans of Recent Times The touch, smell, and taste of human flesh were inordinate delights that bypassed his abstemious and acetic intentions. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America A more abstemious woman, my lords, I believe does not live. Trial of Mary Blandy Mr. Champneys was an abstemious man, but the girl was frankly greedy with the na�ve greed of one who had been heretofore stinted. The Purple Heights Such persons as are abstemious and regard the quality of their daily food are most likely to recover from the attack of this awful scourge. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society He kept an excellent table; but he became abstemious as he grew older, and lived chiefly on his salad and his good claret. Famous Americans of Recent Times I attribute my many years," said Dr. Bigelow, "to the fact that I have been most abstemious. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations The restrictions of more abstemious times have relegated the ancient bar to dust, the idle awl to slow-consuming rust. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" The delirium tremens of the drunkard conveys scarcely a sterner moral lesson than the second childishness of the pure and abstemious Southey. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 My own family in this way discovered my retreat, they urged and prevailed on me to return amongst them, and by degrees to give up my abstemious course of life. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society His ill-health obliged him to be abstemious, and he had no expensive tastes. Famous Americans of Recent Times He was upright, singularly abstemious, studious; but he was poor, he was the son of a small farmer, and she was of the gentry. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 They said he seldom slept over four hours, was an abstemious eater, and rarely changed a servant, as he hated a strange face about him. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 In the matter of eating and drinking Washington was abstemious. George Washington: Farmer He was sober and abstemious in his food, and simple to an extreme in his garments. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 561, August 11, 1832 Now it was Mr. Jefferson's voice, rising above the noise, talk, and laughter, offering some excellent Madeira to his abstemious friend, Mr. Arkwright. Calvert of Strathore Lashly is his old self in every respect, hard working to the limit, quiet, abstemious, and determined. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Methodical, careful of minutes, simple in her tastes, abstemious, and therefore enjoying evenly good health in spite of her delicate constitution—this is the secret of her accomplishing so much. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss At meals he was very abstemious always, while he took nothing in the middle of the day except a glass of wine and a biscuit. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) A very abstemious friend of mine, not long since, dined tete-a-tete with a gentleman well known for his kindness and hospitality, and not less so for his powers of bibulation. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 352, January 17, 1829 It may be remarked that our little aëronaut is very greedy of moisture, though abstemious in other respects. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 339, November 8, 1828 Now I, Etienne Gerard, was always totally devoid of swagger, and at the same time I was very abstemious, except, maybe, at the end of a campaign, or when I met an old comrade-in-arms. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard In diet, Percival was the most abstemious person I ever knew. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 The Belgians are an abstemious race, and they took it beautifully. A Surgeon in Belgium I have not been of abstemious habits, Doctor. Angels & Ministers These people are a mild, harmless race, of civil manners and abstemious habits. Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America Dissolute comrades at Memphis won upon his good nature; but though he lent them money, he remained abstemious, working hard, and spending his leisure upon books and experiments. Heroes of the Telegraph An opponent of Epicurus, an abstemious philosopher who, holding that pleasure should be the chief aim of man, wasted no time in gratification from the senses. The Devil's Dictionary In the school of adversity, the luxurious caliphs resumed the grave and abstemious virtues of the primitive times. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Severe to himself, indulgent to others, chaste, frugal, abstemious, the philosophic Marcus would not have disdained the artless virtues of his successor, derived from his heart, and not borrowed from the schools. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Pleasure and guilt are synonymous terms in the language of the monks, and they discovered, by experience, that rigid fasts, and abstemious diet, are the most effectual preservatives against the impure desires of the flesh. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 In his meals he was abstemious, eating generally of one dish, and drinking water mostly. The Life of Francis Marion He is very abstemious, hardly ever touching alcohol, caring little for meat, but fond of fruit, and never averse to a strong cup of coffee or a good cigar. Edison, His Life and Inventions The more fortunate Arabs, who survived the war and persevered in the faith, were restrained by their abstemious leader from the abuse of prosperity. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 One major hacker gripe with VMS concerns its slowness — thus the following limerick: There once was a system called VMS Of cycles by no means abstemious. The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 But an abstemious life will drag even the old body along to centenarian limits in a tolerable state of preservation and usefulness. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Marion," says Lee, "was about forty-eight years of age, small in stature, hard in visage, healthy, abstemious and taciturn. The Life of Francis Marion In food and drink he was abstemious as a monk, while exercise was a thing abhorrent. Burning Daylight Also he, who had been the most abstemious of men, swallowed disgusting quantities of champagne and old brandy. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies No one need go far in search of proofs that this kind of abstemious living is not merely possible, but far less hurtful to health than excess. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories He lived sixty years in this manner and then he became abstemious; he died at seventy-nine. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine He was an abstemious man, with a good digestion and a placid, reasonable view of life even when hungry. A Personal Record For though in peace he vented himself in his pleasures, and, when there was nothing to do, ran headlong into any excesses, in war he was as sober and abstemious as the most temperate character. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans There you may see the richest man in the world living a simple and abstemious life, without pomp and ostentation, daily walking in the streets unattended even by a servant. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat And it was others who looked abstemious and he who looked greedy; it was he somehow who finally paid, and it was others who mainly partook. The Ambassadors One major hacker gripe with VMS concerns its slowness —- thus the following limerick: There once was a system called VMS Of cycles by no means abstemious. The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 On the contrary, when I sailed from Australia on a tramp steamer commanded by an abstemious captain, I took no drink along, and had no drink for the forty-three days' passage. John Barleycorn He was usually a most abstemious man, but he took this off at a gulp without adding any water to it. The Captain of the Polestar His daily living being very plain, he had a peculiar taste for sudden and isolated luxuries; he was an abstemious epicure. The Wisdom of Father Brown I knew he was of abstemious habit or I should have thought he had been drinking. Moon and Sixpence They counsel abstemious habits, but set no time for the coming of Christ, and so are spared the perpetual disappointments that overtake the ordinary adventist. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 And next, I was abstemious because my way led among books and students where no drinking was. John Barleycorn Mr. Wrench, generally abstemious, often drank wine rather freely at a party, getting the more irritable in consequence. Middlemarch As a matter of fact it goes to prove what an exceptionally abstemious person I am. The Voyage Out He was an abstemious man, one of a family of long lives, and he would linger here, increasingly unimportant, for a great while, an old man in new epochs, isolated among strange people and prejudices. Java Head He swore very rarely, he was abstemious with wines and spirits, and he loved books better than food itself. In the Valley On the sea-stretches I was fairly abstemious; but ashore I drank more. John Barleycorn George so far resembled him that both at school and college he had been a rather careful and abstemious boy. Sir George Tressady — Volume I They are also very abstemious in their diet, and gluttony is the very rarest of vices. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 He was remarkably abstemious, preferring bread and raisins to anything else in the way of eating, and very seldom drinking anything stronger than water. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare Yet when he is in the woods he is abstemious, amiable, wise, resourceful, virtuous as a statue--a paragon of trappers. In the Valley He was however naturally of an abstemious and recluse disposition. Imogen A Pastoral Romance I must be in an absolutely pure environment and lead an abstemious life, only then will I remain good. The Bride of Dreams But it must be owned, that Johnson, though he could be rigidly abstemious, was not a temperate man either in eating or drinking. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 I am young, tolerably vigorous, abstemious in my way of living; I have no pleasure in fashionable dissipation, and I am determined to take a wider field than is customary with travellers. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 Paul was, as a rule, an abstemious young man. Three Weeks He was also very abstemious in his food, and never indulged in excesses of the table. Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People He drank, and hour after hour wore away unconsciously; he drank not one glass, but three or four, and strong glasses they were to him, for he was habitually abstemious. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy He was very abstemious in his diet, having to contend with a gouty diathesis. Milton "The Normans are not all so abstemious as my father and those you saw with him," Guy laughed. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest A turkey rarely fed more than two people, and few were abstemious enough to be satisfied with one chicken. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 "It must have been the pork," Terence said, as seriously as O'Grady himself; "and it is unfortunate that you are such an abstemious man, or, as you say, its effects might have been corrected." With Moore at Corunna Notwithstanding the abstemious intentions of the major, it was daybreak ere we separated, and neither party in a condition for performing upon the tight-rope. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 Goujet himself, who was usually so prudent and abstemious, was becoming a little excited. L'Assommoir He taught himself to read and write, studied the Koran, became scrupulously abstemious, assiduous in affairs, no longer truculent but courteous. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 The Nervii, the fiercest of them, as the abstemious Caesar marks with approbation, were water-drinkers, and forbade wine to be brought among them, as injurious to their sinews and their courage. Caesar: a Sketch He was frugal and abstemious, though not covetous, and amassed a large property. Jane Talbot Old before his time, bald at forty, tormented with gout, although he had always lived a most abstemious life, Gabriel Sibbern, with his serene face, clever eyes and independent thoughts, was an emancipating phenomenon. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Simple and abstemious in their habits, they lead healthy lives and often reach an extreme yet vigorous old age. Early European History Since his college days, he had been invariably abstemious. The Call of the Cumberlands His abstemious habits had left his health unshaken. Caesar: a Sketch Although he affected the dress of the dandies of his time, he was temperate and abstemious. John James Audubon His face was much flushed, although I learned that he had been unusually abstemious, and he appeared heated and restless, and had evidently feverish symptoms about him. Tom Cringle's Log They were a manly breed, abstemious in food and drink, iron-willed, vigorous, and strong. Early European History My husband is a very—most abstemious man, as you must be well aware, Miss Wood, or we never should have been as we are, I am sure. Erema — My Father's Sin The once hardy, abstemious mode of living degenerated into grossness and sensuality. Caesar: a Sketch And it was astonishing how few the needy were—because of the abstemious lives, the industry, and the thrift of the workers. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft From taste and habit, his board ever presented a tempting display; but, as regards himself, he was most abstemious, partaking sparingly and of but few dishes, while to his guests his hospitality was unbounded. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present He is, unlike most Persians of high class, abstemious as regards both food and drink. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán Through all the best years of his life he had been most frugal, abstemious, and self-denying, grudging every penny of his own expense, but sparing none for his family. Erema — My Father's Sin His opinions were as pedantic as his life was abstemious, and no one was permitted to differ from him without being held guilty rather of a crime than of a mistake. Caesar: a Sketch Living the abstemious life of the orthodox Mormon, to whom wine, tobacco and even tea and coffee are prohibited, he had seemed inexhaustibly robust and untiring. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft But should some fair friend grace the stage, Of praise he is not too abstemious, But shares, alas! in all the faults That genius has—without the genius! Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 39, December 24, 1870. When on a hunting-excursion, his favourite occupation, the Shah is even more abstemious, going sometimes a whole day without food of any kind. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán As a rule, the Americans he had met on the Caribbean coast were abstemious, while the half-breeds and Spaniards were satisfied with small copitas of fiery spirits distilled from the sugar cane. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" All his physical habits, except in this respect, were unexceptionable: he was abstemious in diet, but not ascetic, kept no unwholesome hours, tried no dangerous experiments, committed no excesses. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 Although not so abstemious in this respect as the Hindoos of the plains, they are a much finer race both physically and morally. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter He was abstemious, and had none of those temptations to sensual excess which fill up a man's time first with indulgence and then with the process of getting well from its effects. Impressions of Theophrastus Such At this time he was abstemious in eating, wishing to reduce a tendency to corpulence. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam In regard to the pleasures of the table he was temperate, almost abstemious. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders At his meals he was very abstemious, nor ever eat but of one dish, which was most commonly powdered beef, or some such saltmeat. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. |
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