liquorice-water

Not getting it, he privately withdrew his haughty spirit from such low company, bought a second-hand pocket-pistol, folded up some sandwiches in a paper bag, made a bottle of Spanish liquorice-water, and entered on a career of valour.

A Holiday Romance 2007

Not getting it, he privately withdrew his haughty spirit from such low company, bought a second-hand pocket-pistol, folded up some sandwiches in a paper bag, made a bottle of Spanish liquorice-water, and entered on a career of valour.

A Holiday Romance 2007

Magazine_, the Matron's room must be "an illigant place, intoirely"; while as for amusement, if the picture of a nurse giving a patient a cup of ink by mistake for liquorice-water isn't a real good practical side-splitter, the Baron would like to be informed what is?

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 14, 1891 Various

One evening, on a day which had been almost too hot for even the seller of liquorice-water to go by calling and clanging, Wassef the camel-driver sat at the door of a malodorous cafe and listened to a wandering welee chanting the Koran.

Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 1 Gilbert Parker 1897

One evening, on a day which had been almost too hot for even the seller of liquorice-water to go by calling and clanging, Wassef the camel-driver sat at the door of a malodorous cafe and listened to a wandering welee chanting the Koran.

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

One evening, on a day which had been almost too hot for even the seller of liquorice-water to go by calling and clanging, Wassef the camel-driver sat at the door of a malodorous cafe and listened to a wandering welee chanting the Koran.

Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

Noel's own idea was liquorice-water, and we let him have it, but it is too plain and black to sell in bottles at the proper price.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers 1891

Very often his aunt had stopped to exchange ideas with the old stallkeeper, while he examined the counter which was spread with a napkin, the carafe of liquorice-water that stood on it, and the lemon that served as stopper.

The Aspirations of Jean Servien Anatole France 1884

- Not getting it, he privately withdrew his haughty spirit from such low company, bought a second-hand pocket-pistol, folded up some sandwiches in a paper bag, made a bottle of Spanish liquorice-water, and entered on a career of valour.

Holiday Romance 1868

"It's liquorice-water," said Shank, with the look of one who expects approval.

Charlie to the Rescue 1859