All 3 Uses of
temperance
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- And after supper he talked to him about temperance and such things till the old man cried, and said he'd been a fool, and fooled away his life;
Chpt 5 *temperance = not drinking alcohol because it is thought to be harmful
- Well, I'd ben a-running' a little temperance revival thar 'bout a week, and was the pet of the women folks, big and little, for I was makin' it mighty warm for the rummies, I TELL you, and...
Chpt 19temperance = discouraging the drinking of alcohol
- First they done a lecture on temperance; but they didn't make enough for them both to get drunk on.
Chpt 31
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