aqua pura
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I suppose I consumed some nine gallons of aqua pura during the morning: you can do this with impunity, because there is no ice in it, and the bacteria are of the most wholesome kind.
From A Pessimist In Theory and Practice by Bird, Frederic Mayer
Ad h�c Spumam ex aqua pura non alia ratione videri candescere & albescerere quam quod sit congeries confertissima minutissimarum bullarum, quarum unaqu�que suum radium reflectit, unde continens candor alborve apparet.
From Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664) by Boyle, Robert
This catechism was the invariable prelude to the Major’s use of water for drinking purposes, whether in the form of aqua pura, whisky and water, or tea.
From Cupid in Africa by Wren, P. C.
Upon my credit," observed Father Mulrenin, "I think the aqua pura is the best of it.
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
M. Capiat hanc dosim ter die in aqua pura.
From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
