inebriety

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This condition differs from the condition called inebriety in the fact that it is a periodical expression of degeneracy whose form has been accidently determined, but which would exist even were its form changed.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

In the proximity of the sugar-factories many bees perish of inebriety from the molasses, of which they are extremely fond.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

However, 't is expedient to be wary: Indifference, certes, don't produce distress; And rash Enthusiasm in good society Were nothing but a moral inebriety.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

Besides being equal to Mrs. Campbell's best work in the past, it is strikingly original in presenting the ethics of the body as imperiously claiming recognition in the radical cure of inebriety.

From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen

Rash enthusiasm, in good society Were nothing but a moral inebriety.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various