Nay, gentlemen, the honesty of mirth Consists not in carousing with excess; My father hath more welcomes than in wine.

Having never been before in a place so wild and unfrequented I was glad of their arrival, because I knew that we had made them friends; and to gain still more of their goodwill we went to them, where they were carousing in the barn, and added something to our former gift.'

There was no strong drink to be had at Millville, so the workmen brought their bottles to town, carousing on the way, and thought it amusing to frighten the simple inhabitants of the village by their rude shouts and ribald songs.

Go home and hasten supper 'gainst I come: We will carouse to his departing soul.

He himself complained about this time that he could not "drink a full carouse of sack but the State in a few hours was advertised thereof."

General Huerta coveted this horse, and one day, after an unusually lively carouse at general headquarters, he sent a squad of soldiers to bring the horse out of Villa's corral to his own stable.

They had been carousing around a table which stood in the centre of a room, and when a little alarmed by the rapping at the door, they had gone in different directions to seize their weapons.

And as on a time he sate after his accustomed and beastly manner carousing with them, his servants being as drunke as he, threw the king, in sport, into a great vessell full of drinke, that was set in the middist of the hall for their quaffing, where he ridiculously and miserably ended his life.

My gipsy friend was seated with several men, carousing beside a small cask.

They propose a carouse over their booty, and one is sent to the town to buy wine.

[Illustration: Captain Roberts' Crew carousing at Old Calabar River.]

The sprightly bands, hast'ning from place to place, Gayly carousing in their gay attire, Invite, not force the train of heedless youths, Who croud to share their jollity and joy: To martial music dancing into death, They fell their Freedom for a holiday; And with the Rich and Great 'tis Glory charms, And Beauty's favour that rewards the Brave.

He did not, however, give in, but continued carousing until an hour before his death.