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

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

So we will take, with the reader's permission, for text next month, "Rembrandt, and strong waters."

From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John

The people are able 'fences,' and powder, fuses, and mining-tools easily melt into strong waters.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir