strong waters
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Perhaps only through such filters as Alexander platz will Joyce's strong waters be made potable to the public.
From Time Magazine Archive
Helms alone does not drink strong waters of any kind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Running tackle is decidedly preferable for such deep, strong waters as those between Coldham Hall and Reedham.
From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher
It is not ale, or strong waters, I promise you, that those gentles drink, but Priniac, Languedoc, Tent, Muscadine, Chiante, and Tokay—never a flask under the half-guinea.'
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
A little happiness has gone to my head like strong waters.
From Quality Street A Comedy by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
