"Stopple" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... quoth he nimbly again, 'What, must it be purled'—'No, I love it best plain.' 'Why, if you'll drink ale, sir, pray take my advice, Here's the best ale i' th' land, if you'll go to the price; Better, I sure am, ne'er blew out a stopple; But then, in plain truth, it is sixpence a bottle.' 'Why, faith,' quoth I, 'friend, if your liquor be such, For the best ale in England, it is not too much: Let's have it, and quickly.'—'o sir! you may stay; A pot in your pate is a mile in your way: Come, bring out a bottle here ...
— Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete • George Gilfillan |
