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Meanings of abstemious man in inglês

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Usage of abstemious man in inglês
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In his early days Mr. Furnival had been essentially an abstemious man.
Orley Farm
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Mr. Manderson was, considering his position in life, a remarkably abstemious man.
The Woman in Black
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And this that abstemious man unfolded to Tonker over a cup of tea.
The Book of Wonder
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My father was an abstemious man, and although invited to stop and liquor, declined doing so.
With Axe and Rifle
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It's a heady wine for an abstemious man.
Parrot & Co.
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Insert a liberal dose of mixed spirits in a normally abstemious man, and he becomes a force.
Right Ho, Jeeves
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He was a calm, even-tempered, abstemious man.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
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He was an abstemious man, with a good digestion and a placid, reasonable view of life even when hungry.
A Personal Record
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The Duke of Wellington's dictum about the healthiness of India to an abstemious man does not require to be quoted.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volu...
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Fortunately, he was an alcoholic and threw off a dose of venom that would probably have destroyed an abstemious man.
The new yorker
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The cardinal himself was an exceedingly abstemious man, but magnificent in everything which concerned the pomp and ceremonial of his position.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Corresponden...
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He was usually a most abstemious man, but he took this off at a gulp without adding any water to it.
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
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Always an abstemious man, he exercised his usual moderation in eating and drinking; and he was the first to go to bed.
Jezebel's Daughter
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Mr. Champneys was an abstemious man, but the girl was frankly greedy with the naïve greed of one who had been heretofore stinted.
The Purple Heights
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Yes, yes, he always was a most abstemious man; but I know what he never can resist, and that is cold raspberry tart and cream.
A Girl in Ten Thousand
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Otherwise the order might have lain open to too many timorous, merely abstemious men and women.
First and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life
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