strong waters

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Helms alone does not drink strong waters of any kind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perhaps only through such filters as Alexander platz will Joyce's strong waters be made potable to the public.

From Time Magazine Archive

The energy and authority of Cromwell, however, and the refreshment of some food and strong waters, reconciled them to pursuing their task.

From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir

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

In the hall, within, a number of gentlemen, more or less mud-bespattered, regaled themselves with cheerful conversation, with strong waters of unexceptionable quality, and with their host, Mr. Cathcart's very excellent cigars.

From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas