Both Uses of
incantation
in
Middlemarch
- ...as Voltaire said, incantations will destroy a flock of sheep if administered with a certain quantity of arsenic.
Chpt 2 *incantations = the saying of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
- I look for the man who will bring the arsenic, and don't mind about his incantations.
Chpt 2incantations = combinations of words believed to have a magical effect when they are said aloud
Definition:
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(incantation) words believed to have a magical effect when they are said aloud; or the saying of such words