Pompey is as sober as a church and as pleasant-tempered in a rain storm as a water-spaniel,no matter what hour of the night you keep him waiting; so it is the least we can do to let the poor fellow be sure of one evening to himself;" and the Judge opened his Times and began to study the money market.

"Chinese dolls are sober in color, meek in demeanor, and comprehensive in mien....

"What am I here ashore and sober for," he asked finally, "so I won't talk, that's why, and I won't talk, so there's the end of it.

Bay Dick was the soberest of mounts.

Robert of Lincoln at length is made Sober with work, and silent with care, Off is his holiday garment laid, Half forgotten that merry air: Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink, Nobody knows but my mate and I, Where our nest and our nestlings lie, Chee, chee, chee.

The woods boy could look very sober at times, though, as a rule, there was that merry gleam in his eye that told how much he loved a joke.

I find French and Italians are more sober than English, and better behaved in port.

It is to be regretted; they appeared more creditably in their cups, and one would gladly appeal from Philip sober to Philip drunk.

In addition to all that I must keep sober by some means an old savage armed with two rifles and a knife, who had twenty cut-throats at his beck and call!

Sheen will tarnish, honey cloy, And merry is only a mask of sad; But sober on a fund of joy The woods at heart are glad.

He always became perfectly sober within three hours, but a punch or two would give a certain flaccidity to his legs, and when he reached his home the broad steps leading up to the vestibule seemed Alpine-like and perilous.

Father Mathew succeeded in keeping many millions of men sober during the forties until the great Famine engulfed his work as it did O'Connell's.

" She sat down by him, instantly sobered from her own joy, and calmly gave him a hand to hold.

Greens were sobering into browns, and near the water's edge were tips of silvery white.

Connie Bennett asked, very sober like.

I hear he is never sober after a day's sport.