Adam's ale
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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
Soda-water was the sole product of the lemonade factories; but the quality of Adam's ale tasted worse and was more suggestive of typhoid in that form than in any other.
From The Siege of Kimberley by T. Phelan
Adam's ale: and may so pure an element be always at hand.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by George Routledge
"We'd rather drink Adam's ale," said Babbett: "we get that for nothing too."
From Black Forest Village Stories by Berthold Auerbach
"There, my boy, there's Adam's ale for you," said he, and into the glass of hot water he popped a peppermint lozenge.
From Lords of the North by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
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