“High blood pressure, cheeriness at breakfast, a mellowing political philosophy, and an inability to drink more than half a bottle of proof spirits at cocktail time without falling over the fire irons all suggest dark wings hovering overhead and the impending midnight croak of the raven.” PhilosophyPoliticalSpiritFallDarkHalfFireBloodDrinkPressureWingsProofIronBreakfastBottlesMidnightInabilityPolitical PhilosophyCocktailsRavensOverheadBlood PressureHoveringHigh Blood Pressure Book:The Provocative Pen of Lucius Beebe, Esq Source: The Provocative Pen of Lucius Beebe, Esq