Both Uses of
temperance
in
Moby Dick
- Yet Dives himself, he too lives like a Czar in an ice palace made of frozen sighs, and being a president of a temperance society, he only drinks the tepid tears of orphans.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- "There is some sneaking Temperance Society movement about this business," he suddenly added, now approaching Starbuck, who had just come from forward.†
Chpt 70-72
Definition:
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(temperance) not drinking alcohol because it is thought to be harmful
or:
moderation (not doing something excessively) -- such as not eating or drinking too much