aqua pura
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This vegetable always flourishes in a moist soil, though it generally has a holy horror of aqua pura.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 18, July 30, 1870 by Various
"You see I'm not afraid to risk a dip in the aqua pura," he said.
From The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained by Laura Lee Hope
This catechism was the invariable prelude to the Major’s use of water for drinking purposes, whether in the form of aqua pura, whisky and water, or tea.
From Cupid in Africa by P. C. Wren
They found the messenger serene in the belief that the "Sunset Express" was taking on nothing more stimulating and dangerous than aqua pura.
From Whirligigs by O. Henry
With pleasure, captain," said the Pythagorean, "only I wish you would adopt my principles—a vegetable diet and aqua pura.
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
