philter
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Red Hugh fell afoul of a British agent who accomplished with a philter what could not be done by force.
From Time Magazine Archive
Take this philter, my pet—go and find your Prince Charming.
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Eug?ne Sue
I am absolutely in love; when she looks at me, when I touch her hand, when her dress rustles against me, I feel, as it were, a philter running through my veins.
From Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume by Octave Feuillet
A love-potion," replied Luke Hatton, calmly, "I am about to prepare a philter for her, and will answer for its effect.
From The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth
This valuable philter was not to be sent to the party till the next day.
From Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction by John Davenport
So shocked was Byron that he complained that the book was filled with "the philtered ideas of a jaded voluptuary."
From Time Magazine Archive
These descriptions ought to have been written by Tiberius at Caprea—they are forced—the philtered ideas of a jaded voluptuary.
From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 by Rowland Edmund Prothero, Baron Ernle
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