Early texting?

[Damien Hall]

>>> Till DZ I did get myself with drinking punch & BR.
>>>  From love's fever and *AQfortie free, since I've ever BN,

>> I was thinking of "aqua fortis" to mean 'hard liquor', but OED has
>> only the chemical meaning. Still, could it be?

> I think this is likely, although I'm still uncertain how to interpret it
> here.

Couldn't it just be 'hard liquor', straightforwardly? Given the reference
to punch and beer in the previous line.

Damien

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