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Nepenthe   Listen
noun
Nepenthe  n.  A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting. "Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a court." "Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe."






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"Nepenthe" Quotes from Famous Books



... a draught of Nepenthe to go out and face the righteous indignation of Judge Ware, but Hardy's brain was in such a whirl that he welcomed the chance to escape. Never for a moment had he contemplated the idea of Kitty's coming to him, ...
— Hidden Water • Dane Coolidge



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