Meaning of Nepenthe | Babel Free

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Plante carnivore à pièges passifs, du genre Nepenthes, qui pousse en Afrique et en Asie tropicale, que l'on trouve en particulier à Sumatra et Bornéo.

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“And in her other hand a cup ſhe hild, The which was with Nepenthe to the brim vpfild. Nepenthe is a drinck of ſouerayne grace, Deuized by the Gods, for to aſſwage Harts grief, and bitter gall away to chace, VVhich ſtirs vp anguiſh and contentious rage: In ſtead thereof ſweet peace and quiet age It doth eſtablish in the troubled mynd.”

“"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee Respite—respite and Nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore. Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget⟳ this lost Lenore!"”

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