Adam's ale
Example Sentences
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Adam's ale: and may so pure an element be always at hand.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by Routledge, George
"I suppose the stingy one at home only drinks Adam's ale?"
From Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers by Moodie, Susanna
A cooling plunge at the break of day, A paddle, a row, or sail, With always a fish for a mid-day dish, And plenty of Adam's ale.
From The Ontario Readers Third Book by Ontario. Ministry of Education
"We'd rather drink Adam's ale," said Babbett: "we get that for nothing too."
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
The brook gave Adam's ale of unsurpassed crystal.
From Rainbow Valley by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
