Esculapian
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I will not explain how it was done, but there was a verdict for defendant with costs on the Esculapian wreck.
From Remarks by Nye, Bill
Altogether I cannot conceive of a more irrational manner of performing Esculapian duties, than that adopted by the "faculty" of the Western Wilderness.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 by Jones, James Athearn
For what calls thy disease, Lorenzo? not For Esculapian, but for moral aid.
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward
Here the Esculapian militia were once more in motion.
From The Surgeon's Daughter by Scott, Walter, Sir
I have only once seen living snakes in the form of the Esculapian rod.
From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas
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