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
Added to "strong waters" and ice, the mint with its delicate flavor, its cooling, soothing qualities, made the perfect drink for Virginia gentlemen during the humid midsummer.
From Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Jester, Annie Lash
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)
This good Samaritan gave Harrison wine, strong waters, eight stivers, and his passage to Dover, whence he came back to Campden, much to the amazement of mankind.
From Historical Mysteries by Lang, Andrew
