Sober

Sober usually refers to sobriety, the state of not being under the influence of alcohol. It may also refer to:

“Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet;
In short, my deary, kiss me and be quiet.”
—Mary Wortley, Lady Montagu (1689–1762)

“All saints revile her, and all sober men
Ruled by the God Apollo’s golden mean—”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)

“Did some more sober critic come abroad?
If wrong, I smil’d; if right, I kiss’d the rod.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)