soporiferous
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One of these, Erdaviraph, a young but holy prelate, received from the hands of his brethren three cups of soporiferous wine.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Henry Hart Milman
The garden is also enriched by the cucumber, the soporiferous poppy, and the daffodil, and the acanthus.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Pronounce, define, and use in sentences: prosperous league inhabitant pulley perceived violent forty soporiferous syllable morsel dexterity metropolis intrepidity diminutive parallel hospitality 5.
From Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year by E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
The doctor, having felt his pulse and examined his wounds, declared him much better, which he imputed to that sanative soporiferous draught, a medicine "whose virtues," he said, "were never to be sufficiently extolled."
From Joseph Andrews Vol 1 by Henry Fielding
At last the soporiferous fume of the wine lulled him into a gentle repose.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
