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 If you would expose both your folly and secrets, be a Drunkard; and they will soon run out as the liquor runs in.

If you think you are too strong, be a Drunkard; and you will soon be subdued by so powerful an enemy.

If you would get rid of your money without kuowing how, be a Drunkard; and it will vanish insensibly.

If you would have no resource when past labour, but a workhouse, be a Drunkard; and you will be unable to provide any.

If you are determined to expel all comfort from your house, be a Drunkard; and you will soon do it effectually

If you would be always under strong suspicion, be a Drunkard; for, little as you think it, all agree that the those steal from themselves and families will rob others.

If you would be reduced to the necessity of shunning your creditor, he a Drunkard; and you will soon have reason to prefer the by-paths to the public streets.

If you would be a dead weight on the community, & "cumber the ground," be a Drunkard; for that will render you useless, helpless, burdensome, and expensive.

If you would be a nuisance, be a Drunkard; for the approach of a Drunkard is like that of a Dunghill.

If you would be hated by your family and friends, be a Drunkard ; and you will soon be more than disagreeable.

If you would be a pest to society, be a Drunkard : & you will be avoided as infectious.

If you do not wish to have your faults reformed, continue to be a Drunkard ; and you will not care for good advice.

If you would smash windows, break the peace, get your bones broken, tumble under carts and horses, and be locked up in watch-houses, be a Drunkard; and it will be strange if you do not succeed.

If you wish all your prospects in life to be clouded be a Drunkard; and they will soon be dark enough.

If you would destroy your body, be a Drunkard; as