Citations:bottle

English citations of bottle

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1678 — John Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress.
Then I saw in my dream that these good companions, when Christian was gone to the bottom of the hill, gave him a loaf of bread, a bottle of wine, and a cluster of raisins; and then he went on his way.

He also sat down in that place to eat bread, and to drink of the bottle that was given him a little before; so, being refreshed, he addressed himself to his journey, with his sword drawn in his hand; for he said, I know not but some other enemy may be at hand.

1719 — Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe.
Alas! there the sorry, useless stuff lay; I had no more manner of business for it; and often thought with myself that I would have given a handful of it for a gross of tobacco-pipes; or for a hand-mill to grind my corn; nay, I would have given it all for a sixpenny-worth of turnip and carrot seed out of England, or for a handful of peas and beans, and a bottle of ink.

Under the power of this impression, I hastened back to my castle, prepared everything for my voyage, took a quantity of bread, a great pot of fresh water, a compass to steer by, a bottle of rum (for I had still a great deal of that left), and a basket of raisins; and thus, loading myself with everything necessary. I went down to my boat, got the water out of her, got her afloat, loaded all my cargo in her, and then went home again for more.

My second cargo was a great bag of rice, the umbrella to set up over my head for a shade, another large pot of water, and about two dozen of small loaves, or barley cakes, more than before, with a bottle of goat’s milk and a cheese; all which with great labour and sweat I carried to my boat; and praying to God to direct my voyage, I put out, and rowing or paddling the canoe along the shore, came at last to the utmost point of the island on the north-east side.

1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
It was their turn to laugh now at the notion of his shaking Scrooge. But being thoroughly good-natured, and not much caring what they laughed at, so that they laughed at any rate, he encouraged them in their merriment, and passed the bottle joyously.

1530, Palsgr., 620:
He is aboue in the haye lofte makynge botelles.
1578, Scotter Manor Roll in Peacock, N Linc Gloss. (EDS) s v:
No man shall gett anie bottells of furres [i e furze].
1592, Greene, Upst. Courtier (1871), 4 b:
He gropeth in the dark to find a needle in a bottle of hay.
1617 in Hearne, Coll (1885) I, 53:
Hay being 20s. a load, the Penny Bottle ought to wey [...]
1798, D Graham, Wks II, 120:
Shaking down two bottles of straw.
a 1845, Hood, Lost Heir II:
A child as is lost about London streets is a needle in a bottle of hay.