"The basilisk serpent also has the same power [as the catoblepas]. It is a native of the province of Cyrenaica, not mo…"

"Wherever you see or hear a Jew teaching, do not think otherwise than that you are hearing a poisonous Basiliskus who …"

"O, no, no, no! 'tis true. Here, take this too; [Gives the ring] It is a basilisk unto mine eye, Kills me to look on't."

"Gloucester: Thine eyes, sweet lady, have infected mine. Lady Anne: Would they were basilisks, to strike thee dead!"

"The basilisk his nature takes from thee, Who for my life in secret wait dost lie, And to my heart sendst poison from …"

"Man may escape from Rope and Gun; Nay, some have out liv'd the Doctor's Pill; Who takes a Woman must be undone, That …"

"The smiling infant in his hand shall take The crested basilisk, and speckled snake; Pleased, the green lustre of the …"

"See how she rears her head, And rolls about her dreadful eyes, To drive all virtue out, or look it dead! 'Twas sure t…"

"As Zadig was traversing a verdant Meadow, he perceiv'd several young Female Syrians, intent on searching for somethin…"

"Call her Cockatrice and Siren, Basilisk, and all that’s evil, Witch, Hyena, Mermaid, Devil, Ethiop, Wench, and Blacka…"