1826 Lafitte 10: You know when John Bull gets plenty of corn in his garret, he is apt to be a little proud and dictatorial.at garret, n.
1826 Lafitte 7: May I never see the white cliffs of old England again, if I am not heartily glad to escape from this horrid hole!at hole, n.1
1826 Lafitte 10: You know too when a sailor gets his ‘three sheets spread in the wind,’ he fears neither God, man or the devil.at three sheets in the wind, phr.