I had a mind, quoth he, to make the dogs drink, and those honest whirlpools, egad, have saved me that labour and that cost.

There's sauce for them; ariston men udor.

Water is good, saith a poet; let 'em Pindarize upon't.

They never cared for fresh water but to wash their hands or their glasses.

This good salt water will stand 'em in good stead for want of sal ammoniac and nitre in Geber's kitchen.
We could not hold any further discourse with 'em; for the former whirlwind hindered our ship from feeling the helm.