He'll mend when he grows better, like sour ale in summer.
A wisp of straw stuck upon the top of a country house is a sign that ale is to be sold there; but if the ale be good, people will haunt the house though there be none.
Formerly, brewers made ale only twice a year,--the summer ale in March, and the winter in October.
He that buys land buys stanes; he that buys beef buys banes; he that buys nuts buys shells; he that buys gude ale buys naething else.
A cow in passing a door in Forfar, where a tub of ale had been placed to cool, drank the whole of it.
Like sour ale in summer,' added Davie Gellatley, who happened to be nearer the conclave than they were aware of.
Thence with him to drink a cup of ale at Hercules Pillars, and so parted.
From thence, meeting Mr. Creed at the door, he and I went to the tobacco shop under Temple Bar gate, and there went up to the top of the house and there sat drinking Lambeth ale a good while.
From thence by link, and bought two mouse traps of Thomas Pepys, the Turner, and so went and drank a cup of ale with him, and so home and wrote by post to Portsmouth to my Lord and so to bed.
Like sour ale in simmer,' added Davie Gellatley, who happened to be nearer the conclave than they were aware of.
There stands the stoutest Ox in England fed; There fights the boldest Jew, Whitechapel bred; And here Saint Monday's worthy votaries live, In all the joys that ale and skittles give.
Warm'd by her well-spiced ale and aiding pipe, The angry Matron grew for contest ripe.
He had a smattering of a variety of trades, was a famous wrestler, and for a mug of ale would leap over an ox-cart with the unspilled beverage in his hand.
Pretty soon a second measure of mulled ale was called for; and while Dick was still artfully spinning out the incidents a third followed the second.
In an obscure alehouse in a by-street near the harbour, three or four men sat drinking ale and eating a hasty mess of eggs.
During the dinner a horn filled withale passed frequently around, I drank of it more than once, and felt inspirited by the draughts.
In about a minute he returned, with a jug of ale foaming high.
I; but the ale was now before me, and I hastened to drink, for my weakness was great, and my mind was full of dark thoughts, the remains of the indescribable horror of the preceding night.
Gurth, setting down the cup, "what nectar these unbelieving dogs drink, while true Christians are fain to quaff ale as muddy and thick as the draff we give to hogs!
For water it concludes in noise, Good ale will cheer our hearts, brave boys; Then put it round with a cheerful voice, We meet not every day.
Yes, we have brewed ale this fifty lang year, And we have got lodgings for strangers here.
Amongst this class of songs may be specially indicated Jack and Tom, Joan's Ale was New, George Ridler's Oven, and The Carrion Crow.
And Joan's ale is new, my boys, And Joan's ale is new.
They sat and called for pots and glasses, Till they were all drunk as asses, And burnt the old ragman's bag to ashes, While Joan's ale was new.
It was anciently distinguished from ale by being hopped; now beer is the generic name of malt liquor, including ale and porter.
Brisk waiters were pouring sparkling aleinto tankards, and placing before customers plates containing helpings generous enough to satisfy the appetite of a starving man.
The beefsteak was tough but the ale was good, and Mrs. D.
However, he kept himself quiet in his corner; till all of a sudden the little man's eye wandered from his cheering ale cup to Bruin's carcass, as he lay rolled up like a ball fast asleep in the chimney corner.
A keg of ale made its appearance from a closet, the cloth was laid, and the kid was soon dished up for eating.
And now for a hot supper and a glass of good ale till the cock crows.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ale" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
