Brewer's: Scorpion

It is said that scorpions have an oil which is a remedy against their stings. The toad also is said to have an antidote to its “venom.”

`Tis true, a scorpion's oil is said To cure the wounds the venom made, And weapons dréssed with salves restore And heal the hurts they gave before.

Butler: Hudibras, iii. 2.

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