I would keep a pack offoxhounds, and drink a bottle of wine a day.
Mr. Winkle seized the wicker bottle which his friendproffered, and took a lengthened pull at the exhilarating liquid.
'You'd better have a bottle to yourself upthere, hadn't you?You're very good.
Mr. Winkle emptied his glass, and placed the bottle on thecoach-box, by his side.
Thefresh bottle was produced, and speedily emptied: the hamper was madefast in its old place--the fat boy once more mounted the box--thespectacles and pocket-glass were again adjusted--and the evolutions ofthe military recommenced.
Three or four buxom girls speedily dispersed in search of thedifferent articles in requisition, while a couple of large-headed,circular-visaged males rose from their seats in the chimney-corner (foralthough it was a May evening their attachment to the wood fire appearedas cordial as if it were Christmas), and dived into some obscurerecesses, from which they speedily produced a bottle of blacking, andsome half-dozen brushes.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Dreadful--dreadful!' said Jingle, looking very grave: he was abouta bottle and a half ahead of any of his companions.
He shall not do it again, if I canhelp it; I'll expose him! Sam! Where's my servant?Here you are, Sir,' said Mr. Weller, emerging from a sequestered spot,where he had been engaged in discussing a bottle of Madeira, which hehad abstracted from the breakfast-table an hour or two before.