sopor

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Piger his labante langore oculos sopor operit: Abit in quiete molli rabidus furor animi.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

In prose sopor has only a causative meaning, a means of producing sleep, but not a deep sleep.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig

Divinâ hæc talia voce loquentem Involvere umbræ, tenuisq. refugit imago, Excutiturq. sopor.

From Gustavus Vasa and other poems by Walker, William Sidney

They dispose to sopor, lethargy, and even insanity.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Poeta, lector, hic quiescit Hipponax, Si sis scelestus, praeteri, procul, marmor: At te bonum si noris, et bonis natum, Tutum hic sedile, et si placet, sopor tutus.

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel