strong waters
Example Sentences
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Helms alone does not drink strong waters of any kind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps only through such filters as Alexander platz will Joyce's strong waters be made potable to the public.
From Time Magazine Archive
The still-room maid is not extinct, but I doubt whether the distilling of strong waters is now carried on in the region over which she presides.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
We gave a circumstantial account of our deliverance; and, as they were willing to contribute to our relief, they supplied us with food, wine, strong waters, and whatever else might renovate our exhausted spirits.
From The Pirates Own Book by Ellms, Charles
So we will take, with the reader's permission, for text next month, "Rembrandt, and strong waters."
From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John
