nectarous
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But Raman and his team found something more surprising in their analysis: fragrant, nectarous scents were present as well.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
Then did you, chivalrous Terence, hand forth, as to the manner born, that nectarous beverage and you offered the crystal cup to him that thirsted, the soul of chivalry, in beauty akin to the immortals.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
"Ah! not the nectarous poppy lovers use, Not daily labor's dull Lethean spring, Oblivion in lost angels can infuse Of the soil'd glory and the trailing wing."
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
The clear signs of his Fulfilment are not hidden, whensoever the chamber of the purple-robed Hours is opened, and nectarous flowers lead in the fragrant spring.
From Ancient Art and Ritual by Jane Ellen Harrison
Then Love took wing, and from his pinions shed On all the multitude a nectarous dew.
From Endymion A Poetic Romance by John Keats
