Both Uses of
sober
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Reflection had given calmness to her judgment, and sobered her own opinion of Willoughby's deserts;— she wished, therefore, to declare only the simple truth, and lay open such facts as were really due to his character, without any embellishment of tenderness to lead the fancy astray.†
Chpt 47 *
- Instead of falling a sacrifice to an irresistible passion, as once she had fondly flattered herself with expecting,—instead of remaining even for ever with her mother, and finding her only pleasures in retirement and study, as afterwards in her more calm and sober judgment she had determined on,— she found herself at nineteen, submitting to new attachments, entering on new duties, placed in a new home, a wife, the mistress of a family, and the patroness of a village.†
Chpt 50 *
Definitions:
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(sober as in: Talk to me when your sober.) not under the influence of alcohol
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(sobering as in: a sobering thought) serious or calm (not silly or excited); or making one serious or less excited