George Crabbe Quotes
Lo! the poor toper whose untutored sense, Sees bliss in ale, and can with wine dispense; Whose head proud fancy never taught to steer, Beyond the muddy ecstasies of beer.
Crabbe, George. Inebriety, a Poem, in Three Parts. C. Punchard, 1775, p. 12.
Alcoholism is a disease that has affected people of every occupation, every socioeconomic class, every color and nationality, and we all have seen instances so often that most people realize that anyone might be addicted to alcohol. The result is any accusation that someone is an alcoholic is plausible to most of us. As a result of this, it has become a favorite untrue slander in political attacks. Even when false it is believable as in the earlier decades of America, drinking heavily was a part of political culture and many would become addicted.
George Crabbe was an English poet, surgeon and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people.
