aqua vitae

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As I understand by report I am much charged with starving the colony, I did always give every man his allowance faithfully, both of corn, oil, aqua vitae, etc., as was by the council proportioned.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

The first is, that it is an essential point to quench the coal of cork in aqua vitae, that the visible ink may become black with it.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by Carvalho, David Nunes

Lame as he was, his lordship, with characteristic decision, would hobble on to Shurland; his walk increased the inflammation; a flagon of aqua vitae did not mend matters.

From Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers by Various

"I would give all the pohickory that was ever brewed by heathen for a toss of aqua vitae!"

From To Have and to Hold by Johnston, Mary

The fat landlord, in trying to beat out the flames, had increased them by upsetting two bottles of aqua vitae, and was dancing about with three fingers in his mouth.

From The Splendid Spur by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir