strong waters
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Perhaps only through such filters as Alexander platz will Joyce's strong waters be made potable to the public.
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Helms alone does not drink strong waters of any kind.
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The few who do take kindly to strong waters are so hardened by a life of toil and exposure that the enemy is a lifetime in bringing them down..
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 by Various
Three of the morning, yet the hostel sent out a most hearty reek and firelight, the odours of stewing meats and of strong waters, and the sound of piping and trumping and laughing.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
Then we were rubbed with strong waters, the which did greatly refresh us, and then, mounting our seventh pair of horses, we did set out for Windsor.
From With Ring of Shield by Magee, Knox