magic instrument

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No. Ships carry the "far-eye," the magic instrument that makes the distant near, that brings things from miles away to within a few yards.

From Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life by Wren, Percival Christopher

Yet on those feet that had never worn it seriously, it became the magic instrument of pleasure, waking dulled wits and forgotten aspirations, putting upon everybody an enchantment...

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

Plying the magic instrument, first on one side and then on the other alternately, she darted along the surface of the water with inconceivable velocity.

From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt

Now Wainamoinen longed to sing to his harp to rejoice the hearts of his people, but the magic instrument had been lost in the storm conjured by Louhi.

From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner

I then possess a magic instrument, and I forget the holy Lord.

From My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by Jowett, John Henry