In the popular imagination she lives chiefly as a terrific poisoner, an appalling artist in venenation.
"The Life of Cesare Borgia"
Raphael Sabatini
The story that he had been poisoned was already spreading like a conflagration through Rome, arising out of the appearance of the body, which was such as was popularly associated with venenation.
"The Life of Cesare Borgia"
Raphael Sabatini