And by this means, to tell you that upon the by, I have been able to discover, that there may be made Bodies, which though they run per Deliquium, as readily as Salt of Tartar, belong in other respects, not to the family of Alcaliz, much less to that of Salfuginous, or that of Acid Salts.
"Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664)"
Robert Boyle
In fact, the Evangelical Union now fairly dissolved itself; melted into a Deliquium of terror under these thunder-bolts that were flying, and was no more heard of in the world.
"History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.) Frederick The Great--The Hohenzollerns In Brandenburg--1412-1718"
Thomas Carlyle
And this quailing of heart arose not merely from the operation of selfish feelings, but from a Deliquium that fell upon his principles, in consequence of their sudden exposure to a more open atmosphere.
"Alec Forbes of Howglen"
George MacDonald