aqua pura

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Up went the spectral fan again, and out came the forty-two shillings, and, with a formal courtesy, the venerable old maid walked away with the two bottles of aqua pura in her pocket.

From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"Quinine, yes; aqua pura," he murmured, looking at another.

From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

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

Medical attendance was called, and I passed the night in a bath of attar of roses delicately medicated with aqua pura.

From Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

"You see I'm not afraid to risk a dip in the aqua pura," he said.

From The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained by Hope, Laura Lee