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He wears Paracelsian characters for the toothache, and a little hallowed wax is his antidote for all evils.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

No, he's a rare physician, do him right, An excellent Paracelsian, and has done Strange cures with mineral physic.

From The Alchemist by Jonson, Ben

Hardly a single extravagance of the Paracelsian fancy of Fludd but rests on some scriptural authority,—on some fictitious statement,—or some credulous imagination.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

The Paracelsian mercury, sulphur, and salt were the mineral analogues of these.

From Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought by Redgrove, H. Stanley (Herbert Stanley)

Reginald Scot, in the Discoverie of Witchcraft, says that the aforesaid exclamation of Fazio was the Paracelsian charm to drive away spirits that haunt any house.

From Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study by Waters, W. G. (William George)