"A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the……" — Thomas Adams

A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the… - Thomas Adams

"A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the distraction of reason. He is the brewer's agent, the tavern and alehouse benefactor, the beggar's companion, the constable's trouble, his wife's woe, his children's sorrow, his neighbours scoff, his own shame."

— Thomas Adams

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