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She then hastened to the chamber of her charge, by no means pleased with a somnolency that exposed her to any rebuke, however trifling.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de

Weeng is the spirit of somnolency in the lodge stories.

From The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

I do not judge from his somnolency, which, if he were President of the Parliament, could not be graver, but from his natural sagacity.

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage

I grew impatient; and, feeling a little provoked by the inexplicable somnolency of the owner of the cabin, I determined to try whether my voice might not rouse him.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

As he rode directly before me, as guide, this chronic somnolency was most annoying, and I had to drive his mule into a faster walk by poking its hind-quarters with my stick.

From Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 by Baker, Samuel White, Sir