Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.20
Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.20
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In any case exaggeration is abundant. All Sanskrit literature shows that tippling is no absolute novelty in India. [See the article on “Spirituous Drinks in Ancient India,” by Rajendralala Mitra, *Indo-Aryans*, i. 389 *seqq.*]