strong waters
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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 people are able 'fences,' and powder, fuses, and mining-tools easily melt into strong waters.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Of the strong waters Lancelot and I would have none, for in those days I never touched them, nor did Lancelot.
From Marjorie by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
He refreshes us, not with the divine fountain, but too often with vulgar strong waters, stimulating indeed to the taste, but soon ending in dislike, or even nausea.
From Essays Æsthetical by Calvert, George H. (George Henry)
