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 Milman, Henry Hart

All this I was told, for, while the whole operation was performing, I lay in a profound sleep, by the force of that soporiferous medicine infused into my liquor.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 5 by Patten, William

Its seed is prepared medicinally, being astringent and somewhat sedative; "So soporiferous," says Gerard, "that care must be had in the administration thereof, lest in provoking sleep you induce a drowsiness, or dead sleep."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

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 Fielding, Henry

And she poured from a golden urn, into a cup of the same metal, the sombre-coloured beverage which she had mingled with the soporiferous juice of the nepenthe.

From King Candaules by Hearn, Lafcadio