Excerpted from The Curse of Drink, 1910. All? Why, no, there’s a great deal more: There’s an arm that’s weak and a head that’s sore; There’s a home that’s filled with grief and woe, And a wife that’s felled with a savage blow All? Why, no, there’s a job that’s lost, There’s an empty purse that can meet no cost; There’s a watch to pawn and a chair to sell; There’s money to borrow and a thirst to quell;Austria Poster: St Stephan Parish Church, Vienna Vintage Reproduction Pfarrkirche St Stefan Religious Gothic Architecture Postcard Art PrintHairstyle T-Shirt: Edwardian "Arranging the Hair" Unisex Shirt | Hairdresser Gift, Stylist Gift, Salon, Beauty, Devils, Angels, Bad Hair DayVintage Toasting Border | Antique Edwardian Cheers, Raising a Toast, Drinking Alcohol | Beer Whiskey Cocktail Shot Vector Color SVG PNG JPGAlcohol T-shirt: The Curse of Drink | Edwardian Temperance, Prohibition, Booze, Drinking, Bar Unisex Shirt, Bartender GiftVintage Edwardian "Modern" Witch Vector Clipart | Witch on Broom with Black Cat and Bat-winged cherub Digital Instant Download SVG PNG JPG There’s an empty glass and a fight or two, And a fine to pay for an eye that’s blue. All? Why, no, there’s a demon’s curse; There’s a child to kick and a wound to nurse; There’s a home to break and a wife to scrub — And the song of her life is rub, rub, rub; There’s a free lunch served in a sample room, And some chores to do with a rag or broom;Alcohol Mug: Strong Drink Victorian Inspired Temperance Mug | Booze, Prohibition, Temperance, Addition, The Curse & the Cure, Bartender GiftToasting Tank: Fast Life & Dissipation Unisex Tank Top | 1920s Drinking Design, Celebration, Alcohol, Toast, Flapper, Bartender GiftToasting T-Shirt: Fast Life & Dissipation Unisex Shirt | 1920s Drinking Design, Celebration, Alcohol, Toast, Flapper, Bartender GiftVintage Toasting Border | Antique Edwardian Cheers, Raising a Toast, Drinking Alcohol | Beer Whiskey Cocktail Shot Vector Color SVG PNG JPGAlcohol T-Shirt: Chained to the Drink Habit | Edwardian Prohibtion, Booze, Drinking, Addiction Unisex Shirt, Bartender Gift There’s the price to beg for a burning drink, And a place to sleep where drunards sink. All? Why, no, there is half untold: There’s a heart grown sick and limbs grown cold; There’s a manhood gone and a substitute That is half a fiend and half a brute;Vintage Toasting Border | Antique Edwardian Cheers, Raising a Toast, Drinking Alcohol | Beer Whiskey Cocktail Shot Vector Color SVG PNG JPGLeftist Poster: Workers of the World, Unite! Retro Walter Crane Style Socialism | Edwardian Socialist, Pro-Labor Art Print UnframedVintage Edwardian Frame with Roses | Antique Oval Frame with Flowers | Vector Instant Download SVG PNG JPGEdwardian Worker Bee | Antique Vintage Insect Vector Clip Art SVG PNG JPG Instant Digital Download RealisticEdwardian Lady Taking Nasal Bath | Vintage Antique Water Cure Nasal Irrigation | Color Vector Clipart Instant Digital Download SVG PNG JPG There’s a place to rob and a man to kill; There’s a prison cell for a man to fill: There’s a speedy trial, and a verdict read, And a wife that weeps as the doom is said, There’s a curse and a prayer as the gallows fall; And as for your whiskey, why, that’s all.Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Posted July 4, 2017 | 1910s, Alcohol, Crime, Death, Domestic Violence, Edwardian, Morality, Murder, Prohibition, Temperance, Vice Don't miss a post! Follow me on these networks for regular updates: Books Referenced in this PostThe Curse of Drink(1910)Read More
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