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
No sooner was Gunnar wedded than the power of the philter ceased to operate: he remembered all that had passed, and the oath he had sworn to the fair Brynhildr.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by James Grant
Every bane has its corresponding antidote; if so, there may be physic even for a philter.
From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by John Leech
Would it be better, for example, if a love philter was introduced for consistency's sake?
From Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies by Charlotte Endymion Porter
"Our betrothal," he answered, dreamily, as one who has set his lips to a philter.
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins
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
