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

At the risk of shaking him in general standing it should be called to your notice that Richard preceded breakfast with no strong waters.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

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

I don't suppose he believed it for an instant; doubtless he thought me a wonderful liar, and put it all down as the result of a liking for strong waters.

From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Boothby, Guy Newell