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.

From Time Magazine Archive

Helms alone does not drink strong waters of any kind.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is not ale, or strong waters, I promise you, that those gentles drink, but Priniac, Languedoc, Tent, Muscadine, Chiante, and Tokay—never a flask under the half-guinea.'

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

For the sternest of reasons the Commandant had, for two or three years past, denied himself the taste of strong waters.

From Major Vigoureux by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Aqua-vitæ, a general name for strong waters, was brought over in large quantities during the seventeenth century, and sold for about three shillings a gallon.

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse