It was one of those hours in which Life distills for us her vague melancholy wine; and Joris and Lysbet drank deeply of it.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
Yet with this current of lava or vitriol, our Bug does three wonderful things, it distills sweet water for its present protective cell of bubbles, it draws purest nourishment for continual energy to run its bellows and pump, and simultaneously it fills its blood and tissues with a pungent flavor, which in the future will be a safeguard against the attacks of birds and lizards.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
The night is fill'd with murmurs and the day distills a subtle atmosphere that lulls The senses to a half repose, and hangs A rosy twilight over nature, like The night of Norway summers, when the sun Skims the horizon through the tedious months."
"See America First"
Orville O. Hiestand