Crossword-Solution: FLACONS 7 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 12

His pill superseded his passion; and he felt that there are draughts in the world more powerful in their effects than those in the phials of Alcidonis.--[See Marmontel's pretty tale of "Les Quatres Flacons."]-- He very often thought, it is true, how pleasant it would be for Lucy to smooth his pillow, and Lucy to prepare that mixture; but then Mauleverer had an excellent valet, who hoped to play the part enacted by Gil Blas towards the honest Licentiate, and to nurse a legacy while he was nursing his master.

His pill superseded his passion; and he felt that there are draughts in the world more powerful in their effects than those in the phials of Alcidonis.--[See Marmontel's pretty tale of “Les Quatres Flacons.”]--He very often thought, it is true, how pleasant it would be for Lucy to smooth his pillow, and Lucy to prepare that mixture; but then Mauleverer had an excellent valet, who hoped to play the part enacted by Gil Blas towards the honest Licentiate, and to nurse a legacy while he was nursing his master.

When the dinner had reached its conclusion, a stand of liqueurs was placed upon the table, one of the few art-treasures left to the impoverished adventuress, rare and fragile Venetian flacons, and tiny goblets of opal and ruby glass.

There were also passed through the Custom House for home consumption, in 1852-- Pomatums, procured by enfleurage, maceration, &c., commonly called "French Pomatums," average value of 6_s._ per pound, and paying a duty of 1_s._ per pound, valued by the importers at £1,306 Perfumery not otherwise described; value £1,920 Number of bottles of eau de Cologne, paying a duty of 1_s._ each,[D] 19,777 Revenue from eau de Cologne manufactured out of England, say 20,000 flacons at 8_d._ = 8,000_l._ annually.

Light songs from dainty lips and brimming goblets from choice _flacons_ were theirs; and they could be merry to-night if they died to-morrow.