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Example sentences for "three drachms"

  • The love he had borne his father--the reverence he had learned at his mother's knee--to what bitter test had they been put!

  • To live to manhood in ignorance of the dishonor of his birth, and then to learn the truth under the shadow of death--this had been a tragic experience.

  • He challenged me to cross Windybrowe while he ran round the Bowder stone, but I got to the lonnin before he had crossed the bridge.

  • One drachm of alum reduced to an impalpable powder, three drachms of nitrous spirits of ether--mix, and apply them to the tooth on cotton.

  • Three drachms of olive oil were thrown into the crural artery of a large dog.

  • Three drachms of recent pus, derived from the same patient as in the last experiments, were injected into the jugular vein of a small emaciated unhealthy dog.

  • Three drachms of pus were collected from an issue in the chest of a horse, which laboured under inflammation of the lungs.

  • It may be administered in doses of from thirty grains to three drachms, suspended in water, rubbed up with mucilage, or mixed with syrup.

  • Upon the commencement of the attack give a few doses of calomel or laudanum, or of tincture of aconite, and if the bowels are costive two or three drachms of aloes, afterwards keeping up the laxative effect by mild clysters and mashes.

  • In large doses, such as three drachms, it sometimes purges violently.

  • Used in condition-powders; one to three drachms.

  • Melt three drachms of spermaceti, four drachms of white wax, and one ounce of almond oil; stir in three drachms of powdered camphor.

  • One ounce of essence of bergamot, three drachms of English oil of lavender, half a drachm of oil of cloves, half a drachm of aromatic vinegar, six grains of musk, one and a half pint of spirits of wine.

  • Mix with one ounce of pyroligneous ether, three drachms of essence of lemon.

  • Or, mix with the Cayenne pepper gargle, three ounces of vinegar, three drachms of tincture of myrrh, and four drachms of honey of roses.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    floating light; lower life; then marched; three boys; three columns; three degrees; three drops; three eyes; three francs; three girls; three horses; three hundred and seventy; three legs; three men; three months; three pieces; three plates; three principal; three quarters; three ranks; three regiments; three shillings; three teaspoonfuls; three thousand; three vessels; three waters