It had already struck me that if-well, supposing whatever it was that the Chinaman dropped into those glasses didn't act quite as soporifically as he intended it to, and Baxter and his companion woke up and found there was a conspiracy, a mutiny, going on, there'd be-eh?
"Ravensdene Court"
J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
His Excellency, with the prestige of a career, must be kept soporifically enjoying the forms of authority.
"The Last Shot"
Frederick Palmer