I made an application of some eye-lotion, at which he shrieked horribly, poor boy. From Wordnik.com. [Spinifex and Sand] Reference
Several of the old poets praise the eyebright, or euphrasia, which has a black pupil-like spot on the corolla; therefore, it was thought by our ancestors to make a good eye-lotion. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1906] Reference
A sovran tonic, and from purslane an assured appetiser, and from marjoram a pungent tea, and from wood-sorrel a wholesome water-gruel, and from gillyflowers "a comfortable cordial to cheer the heart," and from thyme an eye-lotion that will "enable one to see the fairies.". From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 10, 1920] Reference
"Your eye-lotion, love.". From Wordnik.com. [Stories of Comedy] Reference
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