One cut in particular delighted Mark Lemon-that of "A Long Nap," in which a toper has fallen into a sleep so deep and protracted that a spider has spun a strong web from the man's nose to the bottle and the table before him.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann
Someone might come, or Ramiro might awaken despite the potency of the wine he had been given-for on so well-seasoned a toper the most potent of wines could have but a transient effect.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini
What I like infinitely better is Clough's 'Bothie of toper-na-fuosich,' a 'long vacation pastoral,' written in loose and more-than-need-be unmusical hexameters, but full of vigour and freshness, and with passages and indeed whole scenes of great beauty and eloquence.
"The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)"
Frederic G. Kenyon