nectarous
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Origin of nectarous
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But Raman and his team found something more surprising in their analysis: fragrant, nectarous scents were present as well.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
Then Love took wing, and from his pinions shed On all the multitude a nectarous dew.
From Endymion A Poetic Romance by John Keats
Come, ye sorrowful, and steep Your tired brows in a nectarous sleep.
From Georgian Poetry 1916-17 Edited by Sir Edward Howard Marsh by Sir Edward Howard Marsh
"Ah! not the nectarous poppy lovers use, Not daily labor's dull Lethean spring, Oblivion in lost angels can infuse Of the soil'd glory and the trailing wing."
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
Ah! not the nectarous poppy lovers use, Not daily labour's dull, Lethæan spring, Oblivion in lost angels can infuse Of the soil'd glory, and the trailing wing.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Matthew Arnold
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