"Spirits of wine" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... quantity of isinglass, and let it soak in a little warm water for four-and-twenty hours; expose it to heat over the fire till the greater part of the water is dissipated, and supply its place by proof spirits of wine, which will combine with the isinglass. Strain the whole through a piece of open linen, taking care that the consistence of the mixture shall be such that, when cool, it ...
— Scientific American, Vol.22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 • Various
... talent, written in Greek and Latin verse, were affixed to his pall—an old custom not discontinued till 1822. His books fetched L2,000, and those with manuscript notes were bought by Trinity College. It was said of Porson that he drank everything he could lay his hands upon, even to embrocation and spirits of wine intended for the lamp. Rogers describes him going back into the dining-room after the people had gone, and drinking all that was left in the glasses. He once undertook to learn by heart, in a week, a copy of the Morning Chronicle, ...
— Old and New London - Volume I • Walter Thornbury
... foolishness about setting spirits of wine on fire," said Phyllis. "The natives thought that ...
— Phyllis of Philistia • Frank Frankfort Moore
... first process of cleansing the intestines; this would doubtless act as an astringent, and would, of course, tend to coagulate the liquid albumen contained in the body (in a similar manner to our ordinary spirits of wine), which, if followed by a caustic alkali (such as natron may have been), to dissolve the solid albumen, fibrin and gelatine, ought certainly to have ...
— Practical Taxidermy • Montagu Browne
... large bottle, and put in it twelve ounces of the best spirits of wine, one essence of ambergris, twopennyworth of musk, and three ...
— The Belgian Cookbook • various various
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