The Squire says it is better than all the cosmetics and Sweeteners of the breath that ever were invented.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
Their full lustre was rendered less intense by the softening shades of those gentler amenities which are the soothers and Sweeteners of life.
"Thaddeus of Warsaw"
Jane Porter
He wished them to have something more than board and lodging, some "Sweeteners of their existence," and he was not always frightened if the Sweeteners preferred were gin and tobacco.
"Dr. Johnson and His Circle"
John Bailey