Adam's ale
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Adam's ale: and may so pure an element be always at hand.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by George Routledge
They had a special objection to carrying fresh water, and nearly always bolted when they discovered it was "Adam's ale" that was swishing about on the outside of their hump.
From "Over There" with the Australians by R. Hugh (Reginald Hugh) Knyvett
"There, my boy, there's Adam's ale for you," said he, and into the glass of hot water he popped a peppermint lozenge.
From Lords of the North by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
Soda-water was the sole product of the lemonade factories; but the quality of Adam's ale tasted worse and was more suggestive of typhoid in that form than in any other.
From The Siege of Kimberley by T. Phelan
"We'd rather drink Adam's ale," said Babbett: "we get that for nothing too."
From Black Forest Village Stories by Berthold Auerbach
