lenitive

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In the first week of the war the London Times recommended, for blackout nights, a reperusal of such "lenitive" 19th Century giants as Trollope and Dickens.

From Time Magazine Archive

Had he at the same time given me a tea-spoon, it would not have been so improper; for the poison might have been made up as a lenitive electuary.

From The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection by Various

For my own part, in expectation of that fatal period when moderation and indulgence should take place, I instantly quitted a country where severity was not softened by any lenitive, and embarked for Spain.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

Of moods they breathe that care disarm, They pledge us lenitive and calm.

From John Marr and Other Poems by Melville, Herman

There is one sweet lenitive at least for evils, which Nature holds out to us: so I took it kindly at her hands, and fell asleep; and the first word which roused me was Amiens.

From A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Sterne, Laurence