| 单词 | topaz |
| 例句 | Alba stopped practicing the cello, except to play it naked on the topaz bed, and she attended classes at the university with a hallucinated look in her eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her topaz eyes glowed up at them, and her purr was boastful. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Our grandmother tells us this as she sets a small hat with a topaz pin on her head, pulls white gloves over her soft brown hands. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He held the topaz out in his fist, the broken ends of silver chain dangling. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She’s knocking her rings together, topaz, I think, like the kind my mom once pawned when she wanted to buy Olivia concert tickets for her thirteenth birthday. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She looked puzzled; then she reached inside her robe, fumbled discreetly, and produced a large topaz stone on a broken silver chain. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was this man who held up the topaz and said four words in a long-dead tongue, words which hung on the air like the strokes of a huge bronze gong. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z His belt was studded with garnets and yellow topaz, and a great square-cut ruby was set in the hilt of the sword he wore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One hand crept to her waist and felt the topaz upon its silver chain. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She passed a pallet of crates marked 24-CARAT blue topaz rings, then another labeled silver friendship bracelets. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The flickering light cast a topaz glow over the narrow verandah, over the stubby gray hairs on Papa-Nnukwu s chest, over the loose, soil-colored skin on his legs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z There, piled into enormous mounds that reached almost to the ceiling, were not only diamonds and emeralds and rubies but also sapphires, amethysts, topazes, moonstones, and garnets. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It was impossible, while staring back into his topaz eyes, not to remember the reason for the switch. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She found herself surrounded by a knee-high mound of treasure—Roman denarii, silver drachmas, ancient gold jewelry, glittering diamonds and topaz and rubies—enough to fill several lawn bags. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A gorgeous set of yellow topaz crystals on a gray matrix. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His fingers, swollen-knuckled and twiglike, fumbled with the topaz that hung on a heavy silver chain about his neck. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The ring was made from a small topaz charm that Beatrice’s mother had left behind when she moved away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a warm day, the sun perched high in a topaz blue sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Lost: Silver cross on filigree chain, topaz pin and earrings, gold-filled cuff links. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The leaves dangled like jewels—tiny droplets of ruby, pearl, topaz, amethyst, emerald, and garnet; and a carpet of such riches coated the forest floor around them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I don't stop thinking about it, even after I finish painting the woman’s dress with burnt orange and crimson and topaz yellow. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Now she was looking for her necklace—the blue topaz one set in a gold heart on a gold chain. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z "I saw the topaz about your waist when I was a bird," said the woman, standing up once more. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Such as the time he asked my favorite gemstone, and I blurted out topaz before thinking. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The fields stretched like a carpet of jewels, emerald and topaz and garnet. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He could feel the silken texture of her thin dress, and beneath that, the thick chain of the topaz about her waist. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z His liquid topaz eyes were penetrating — trying futilely, I assumed, to lift the truth straight from my mind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Weighing five pounds, with a velvet cap and band of ermine fur, the crown includes a dazzling array of rubies, amethysts, sapphires, topazes, tourmalines and garnet. King Charles III's coronation: The bloody history behind some of the crown jewels 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The museum already displays two other pieces of jewellery owned by the writer - a turquoise beaded bracelet and a topaz cross. Clarkson row Austen ring on display 2014-02-14T07:45:10Z For example, a pattern of ginko leaves takes 72 hours of handwork, while topaz, amethyst and jade are worked into a clasp. Rich Accessories, in More Ways Than One 2012-09-23T17:48:06Z The museum already displays two other pieces of jewellery owned by the writer; a turquoise bracelet and a topaz cross. Jane Austen ring campaign launched 2013-08-12T08:57:23Z The necklace and earrings set include multiple topaz, diamond, peridot and citrine gemstones. Elizabeth Taylor's 'Cleopatra' headdress, jewels go to auction 2013-07-16T10:07:22Z Mary wears a light pink gown mostly covered by her traditionally blue robe, which here has a touch of topaz. 10 Under-the-Radar Art Shows to See Now 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z She waved her hand over a puddle of blue topaz rings. True love waits? The story of my purity ring and feeling like I didn't have a choice 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z The scene we’d imagined, with colonies of flamingoes strutting around a topaz shore, was instead a dust bowl, friable and desolate. A Remarkable Rail Journey Into the Horn of Africa’s Past, and Future 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z It’s a painting Said chose for the occasion, a classically grand and seductive Orientalist tableau bathed in topaz blues and Arabic calligraphy. Review | ‘Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said’ explores the full spectrum of sources that shaped the scholar’s ideas 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Rare for most designers, de la Renta listed in detail the jewelry his models wore: Russian gold, pearl and crystal earrings, a multi topaz crystal ring. Oscar de la Renta: Jewels, plus unexpected color 2012-02-15T02:22:10Z One item on the Lang’s wish list is a reel and rod set from 1876 inlaid with gold and topaz; if found, it’s expected to sell for more than $100,000. Check Your Basement for Old Fishing Gear 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z On Feb. 15, while Ms. Delgado was unpacking groceries in the kitchen, he proposed with a topaz ring. Her Persistence Paid Off 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Look for interesting mixtures too, such as the gorgeous lettuces in Wild Garden Seed’s Jewel Box Mix, with “small-leaf, densely heading plants with hearts of ruby, emerald, bloodstone and topaz.” Perspective | Vegetables for patio gardens are more abundant than ever 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z They were the bright yellow in the calendula flowers, the ocher streaks in the tomato skins, the yellow-green of the sorrel and kale, and the topaz of the turning maple leaves. Lutein supplements are everywhere. Here’s what you need to know about this nutrient. 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Jewelry and art have long captivated both collectors and the general public, but recently, fine minerals — topaz, quartz, calcite and more — have also been figuring in. Chemical Compounds That Incite Oohs and Aahs 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z When Ms. Gruber turned to him, he produced a blue topaz ring they had chosen. The Little Wedding on the Deck 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Fittingly, their color palette bears the name of jewels: ruby, emerald, sapphire, along with citrine, topaz and turquoise. Summertime looks spill onto winter runway 2012-02-26T21:54:14Z Instead of a conventional engagement ring, Hagedorn is refitting his grandfather’s antique topaz ring, a cherished family heirloom, for her. Diane Rehm is getting married again. No one’s more surprised than she is. 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The crown glitters with stones including tourmalines, white and yellow topazes, rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, peridot, zircons, spinel and aquamarines. 5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronation 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z It’s set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines. Live updates | King Charles III’s coronation 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z The St Edward's Crown, made up of a solid gold frame set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines, follows its original medieval forebear in having four crosses-pattée and four fleurs-de-lis. Historic crown to be modified for King Charles's coronation 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z There are also pink opals, pink malaya garnets, pink topaz. Think Barbiecore and all things pink for holiday gifts 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Pink flamingos gather at the edges of salt lakes the color of lapis or topaz or garnet. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z In addition to olivine, other common neosilicate minerals include garnet, topaz, kyanite, and zircon. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Busse is the first step in a more local supply chain that brings aquamarine, tourmaline, topaz, quartz and other gems to customers all across the US. American anxiety drives a crystal boom: 'People are looking for healing' 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z I’d never seen a whole baby miniature pineapple, let alone a jar packed with them, translucent and topaz, transformed by being confited in sugar syrup. End Your Meal Elegantly With Candied Oranges 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z “It was the last ring in Poundland and it was the topaz one, my birthstone,” she said in a phone interview. A Bargain Store Has Britons Asking: Can You Really Pop the Question With Plastic? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z “I love the informality of silver, dressed up with diamonds, and mixing elements of the earth and ocean, pale blue sapphires, aquamarine, topaz,” she said. Jewelry designer Sheryl Lowe wants her pieces to create a sense of adventure for the wearer 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z For brides taking the “something blue” thing to heart, there are Tacori’s pair of Island Rains round stud earrings in sky blue topaz, set in sterling silver. Something new, something blue: Here are 6 ways to enliven your wedding wardrobe 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z To pass the time, residents, as they were called, would go out in the desert to look for arrowheads, trilobites and little amber topaz crystals. Opinion | I Know What Incarceration Does to Families. It Happened to Mine. 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z And depending on the time of day, the ice can appear blue, orange, sapphire, topaz or opal. Neil Gorsuch, Senate, Standing Rock: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Jewel ice can also appear sapphire, topaz or opal, depending on the sky. Ice That Sparkles Like Diamonds Washes Onto Japanese Shores 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Aunt Jennifer is embroidering a needlepoint panel, where “Bright topaz” tigers “do not fear the men beneath the tree.” The Art in Adrienne Rich’s Activism 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z As to color, I said amber, my wife said topaz. Author David Lehman Takes On Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Century 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z He gazes on the spires and domes of the University of Christminster – they “gleamed” like topaz. Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z As slender and delicate as a cherry blossom, Taffin’s one-of-a-kind topaz and diamond necklace is mounted on a fine wire of flexible 18-karat rose gold that wends around itself in lieu of a clasp. A Taffin Necklace Worth Shouting About 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z We are living in a great age for sneakers: jewel-tone blues, magentas, neon orange, topaz, jazzy combinations of colorful trim, sneakers posing as Oxfords, sneakers coordinated with legging trim, sneakers woven huarache style. Spring and Sneakers on the High Line 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Roberto Coin chose pink topaz to be included in its colorful “Cocktail” collection. Jewelry That's Pretty in Pink 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Florio still wears the exotic topaz brooch that Ms. Tanner gave her mother. The Celebrities of Bank Street 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The lustrous topaz shares its golden colour with the stone used to build Oxbridge colleges, but is one of the hardest minerals in nature. Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The museum already displays two other pieces of jewellery owned by the writer - a turquoise bracelet and a topaz cross. Jane Austen ring to stay in UK 2013-09-23T12:58:20Z The Bucktown shop owner listened as her customer debated whether she could afford the $860 blue topaz ring, set in 18-karat gold and sterling silver. U.S. economy improving faster than expected, data show 2013-03-15T03:59:00Z The sapphire, ruby, topaz, garnet, and amethyst abound. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The present my lady friend had received was a large, unset topaz. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z The ladies of New Orleans gave to her a valuable set of topaz jewelry, and to the general a diamond pin. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z These were blazoned by the precious stones, as topaz for yellow, ruby for red, &c. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The crystals are prismatic in habit, and closely resemble topaz in form and interfacial angles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z With thy own smile the yellow topaz burns; Nor deeper verdure dyes the robe of Spring, When first she gives it to the southern gale, Than the green emerald shows. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Then, early one spring, came Knave—a showy, magnificent collie; red-gold of coat save for a black "saddle," and with alert topaz eyes. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Over the marshes at the hour of dusk when the bronze and topaz are quenched passes the breath of foreboding. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z She chose with care the jewels suited to each costume, the topaz cross for the white, the amethysts for the lilac. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z "So will you be—a yellow topaz tomorrow!" The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The peaks of the encircling hills were reflected in purple tints on the topaz sky. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z It was topaz yellow, ceiling, walls, rugs and furniture—all topaz yellow. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z The gems found on the island are rubies, sapphires topazes, amethysts, garnets, cinnamon-stone, and tourmaline. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The customers gave affectionate kisses to their glasses, which shone like topaz. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z The diamonds are found in the sands and gravels of river-beds, associated with alluvial gold, specular iron ore, rutile, anatase, topaz, and tourmaline. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Here a ring, half sapphire and half topaz, was brought in, and presented to the Envoy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Daisy had on a topaz yellow gown and she had topaz yellow hair. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z The natural topazes are found in Ceylon which the Indians call pur ceraga, it is very hard stone and very cold and heavy like the ruby and sapphire, because all three are of one kind. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z Pritchard never moved, only from time to time he turned his yellow eyes upon us, which shone like a topaz. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z They must have contained fluorine, boron and probably also lithium, for topaz, mica and tourmaline, the new minerals of the granite, contain these elements. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Solicitous waiters, grotesquely swaddled in their aprons, were turning every wine-glass to a ruby or a topaz with the liquid light of Bourgogne or Champagne. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z They circled fast about her long fingers, the nails of which held topaz yellow polish. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z I have still more topazes and rubies and dark purple carbuncles. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Hydrofluoric and boric emanations exert a profound influence on granitic rocks; their felspar is resolved into aggregates of kaolin, muscovite and quartz; tourmaline appears, largely replacing the brown mica; topaz also is not uncommon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The commonest accessory minerals are tourmaline, topaz, apatite, fluorspar and iron oxides; a little felspar more or less altered may also be present and a brown mica which is biotite or lithionite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Still worse, glass things imitating topazes or garnets—or two or three gilt bracelets on one arm. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z A bed of gravel made the bottom of the stream, and through the sunlit water the pebbles gleamed like topazes through some liquid veil. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Now, now they are like drops of wine, drops of fire, and though they should congeal and become rubies or topazes, they may never crown me more. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z The round Japanese lanterns, festooned from tree to tree, were like strings of giant gems, yellow topaz, rose and scarlet coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and opal. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Apatite and topaz are both colourless and of irregular form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z With a tiny nude Astarte, Bright with gilt and gravely watching Over grass-green malachite, Over rubies pale, and topaz, And the crumbled dust of pearls! Open Water 2011-10-14T02:00:31.043Z The dream of an enchanted home Set in an emerald frame, Peach bloom, and topaz walls, and dome, And minarets of flame; So the great city flashed on us, Descending Antilibanus. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z I present you with topazes, rubies, and dark purple carbuncles. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Give me my saffron chiton," she cried, "and my topaz necklace. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Garnets are plentiful in the Lindi district, and agates, topaz, moonstone and other precious stones are found in the colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Presently, a pretty blue mouse with topaz eyes ran down the side of the chest, and came up to her. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Chemically the topaz consists of alumina, silica and fluorine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z His mantle is lined with orient pearls and embroidered with gold; the thick bristly hair is held together by a golden helmet, the crest of which sparkles with diamonds and topazes. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Like the eyes of a predatory animal, they shot back the light in reflected gleams of fleeting topaz. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The splendid pearl, thus highly rated by the Spanish courtier, was given by Charles to the Cardinal-Infante along with a pectoral of topazes and diamonds. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Agnes, turning, saw a young gentleman dressed in a blue court costume with topaz buttons, and wearing in his cap a long smooth plume of blue, caught by a brilliant brooch of the same gems. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Their crystalline form is regular; their lustre is adamantine; they present the beautiful colour of the ruby; they are perfectly transparent, have the hardness of the ruby, and easily scratch topaz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z “Here’s to their speedy and safe return!” cried Captain Clinton, holding his glass aloft so that the wine shone and sparkled in the sunshine like liquid topaz. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The yellow light sparkled and ran through the topaz chain that rose and fell with her breathing. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Indeed the Braganza stone leads so secluded a life that its very form is not distinctly known, but is said to be octahedral, a type of crystallization frequently met with in diamonds and topazes. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z And in the morning, when I came round, still wretchedly hoping for some way out for us both—you were there, happy and smiling, making a silk bag for your pink topaz!” Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z The Oriental Topaz.—The topaz is what is called a semi-precious stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The only ornament worn by her was a large burnt topaz—that stone which fire turns a rose red tint—attached to a seed pearl chain. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z She chose for her adornment a topaz necklace that seemed to sparkle with inward fire. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z A large dog, very large indeed, with a great muzzle, padded slowly from table to table, and looked at us with big wistful topaz eyes. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z But her heart beat wildly and her cheek was pinker than any topaz ever found on an island in the Red Sea. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z There is also a yellow variety of quartz, which is sometimes called “false topaz.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z These stores have also many choice native stones of great beauty, including the true Brazilian topaz, for which there is a growing and appreciative demand. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z On a sideboard was a row of little stoppered bottles with labels hanging from their necks in a jaunty fashion, and in the bottles were richly tinted liquids—topaz, ruby, purple, and gold. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z The natural incense of aromatic pine-wood filled the heavy underground atmosphere; thick translucent tears of resin hung yellow and sparkling from the freshly broken boughs, like drops of limpid topaz. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z “Only a little pink topaz of mine,” said Loree calmly, and held it fast and hidden. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z The Oriental topaz, on the other hand, is a precious stone of great value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The topaz, said the old doctor, “is favourable to hæmorrhages, to impart strength, and promote digestion”; it was an emblem of fidelity. l. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z So have I seen a clear October pool, Cold, liquid topaz, set within the sear Gold of the woodland, tremorless and cool, Reflecting all the heartbreak of the year. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z Anything to get away from the subject of topazes and camphor-bags. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z The Zircon.—The zircon is a very beautiful stone, varying in colour, like the topaz, from red and yellow to green and blue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The topazes are cached under a rock near the cliff. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z Here was also another marble basin, not so large or so deep as that filled with gold pieces, but to make up for this, full of rubies, topazes, emeralds, and all sorts of precious stones. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Her lips parted in a smile; but her half-veiled eyes were brilliant as two topazes. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z The diamond, the emerald, the topaz, have got each its peculiar kind of symmetry. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z When the cleavage is perfect, as in topaz, it may render the working of the stone difficult, and produce incipient cracks in the cut gem. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z “And you expect the stars to tell us something about my lost topazes?” The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z Under the rich light of the waning sun the variegated color of its walls, houses, churches, merged in warm gold, glowed like a topaz in the setting of the dark hills. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z My lady bit her lips; her eyes still gleamed with the bright cold light of a topaz. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Where were you the other night when out of the sullen storm cloud the "light that never was on land or sea" enfolded us, and the world hung like an emerald in a topaz sky? Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z It is evident, therefore, that whosoever succeeds in making artificially clear crystals of white sapphire has the power, by introducing appropriate colouring matter, to make the Oriental ruby, sapphire, emerald, topaz and amethyst. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z But I remember a set of topaz studs in a box that I put in this corner. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z Her cloak had fallen from her shoulders, and her beautifully-coiffé hair was ruffled and limp, her eyes were long gleams of topaz light in a carved-stone face. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z At last the topaz splendors shoot to heaven, The sun just peeks and gilds the porcelain Of snow with purest gold. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z Some of them were absolutely loaded with jewels of all kinds—pearls, topazes, rubies, turquoise-stones, even diamonds sparkling among the rest—the spoils drawn from the delicate fingers of many a rich signorina. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Some ornamental stones change their colour, or even lose it, on exposure to sunlight and air: such is the case with rose-quartz, chrysoprase and certain kinds of topaz and turquoise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Her dress, a colour de rose satin, her ornaments, necklace and earrings of pink topaz. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z Ir�a raised her topaz eyes to his in complete dismay. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z It was made of colored stones, the ruby, the topaz, the emerald, the sapphire, and the amethyst. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The emerald, the topaz, the sapphire, and the pyrope, were as yet considered as the most precious ornaments. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Then follows the topaz, which, with spinel and chrysoberyl, has a hardness of 8; whilst quartz falls a degree lower. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The winter moon sparkled against its hilt and made it twinkle with its diamond sparks, with myriads of topaz lights and fine jewelry work. Tales from Tennyson 2011-03-19T02:00:10.793Z In niches and on stone tables lay precious stones of every color: rubies, topazes, emeralds, sapphires, diamonds, pearls as large as nuts and even as birds’ eggs. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The great attraction of the sale was "The Hindoo Lingam God," consisting of a chrysoberyl cat's-eye fixed in a topaz, and mounted in a pyramidal base studded with diamonds and precious stones. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z I spoke of a massive chain and bunch of gold seals, with turquoise, topaz, and other sparkling stones, that hung conspicuously from his waistcoat. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Vogelsang, he proved the existence of liquid carbon dioxide in cavities in quartz and topaz, and later he obtained amorphous from ordinary phosphorus by means of the electric current. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The crystals occurred in association with topaz, fluorspar and cassiterite; but they were mostly of rather pale colour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z As I stopped at the edge of the stoop and respectfully took my cap off, the dog gave a low growl, then lay down, keeping one topaz eye fastened upon me suspiciously. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z On the apex is a topaz 1 10-16ths inch in length, and 9-16ths of an inch in depth, shaped like a horseshoe; in the centre of the horseshoe the great chrysoberyl cat's-eye stands upright. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The vines were loaded with purple and topaz grapes, and I was dying to steal some, though for a few francs we had bought a basket of clusters, with other luncheon supplies, in Arles. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Certain kinds of sapphire and topaz, too, are “water Colour. clear,” as also is pure rock-crystal; but in most stones colour is a prime element of attraction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z In the meantime my uncle selected a very neat seal, the handsomest he had, being of pure metal, and having a real topaz in it, and offered it to Mary Warren, with his best bow. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The cliffs for a little are high and not too safe, but Tregudda Gorge with its amethyst and topaz crystals, its flints and worked slates, is a lonely and a beautiful spot. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Dark topaz colour they were under the fine arched brows, full of deep slumbering fire that accentuated the hint of passion in the full-lipped and mocking mouth. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z All the way along those luscious topaz and amethyst clusters had been disturbing, but my conscience had held firm and I had passed them by. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z From his experiments he believes that yellow corundum, or oriental topaz, may have been formed from blue corundum under the influence of radioactive substances present in the soil in which the sapphire was embedded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z “Yes,” said Saul, as he curiously scanned the liquid wealth about him, and noticed the various catacomb-like openings in which the rich amber, topaz, and ruby wine was stored. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z We have somewhere seen the arms afterwards adopted by the knight, in which three Lioncels rampant topaz figure on a field sapphire, crest, wreathed with a riband vert. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Her eyes with their half-veiled topaz lights returned his gaze hardily, with an answering pressure of tiny hands. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Safely out of scorching distance a white cat dozed in front of it, her fluffy coat rosy in the firelight, her wide eyes like blinking topaz as she regarded the newcomers. The Trail of Conflict Other stones of less value—such as topaz, spinel, chrysoberyl, chrysolite, zircon and tourmaline—are sometimes called “fancy stones.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Various precious stones are found, as the garnet, ruby, topaz, sapphire, and even the diamond. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis He could have pointed out to you which pebbles could be polished into emeralds and topazes and sapphires and which were worthless. In Story-land "I give her then some good advice,"—Fantine was enjoying her story, the topaz eyes keen and bright, lips curved in a mocking smile. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z She opened her topaz eyes wide as Steve approached the mantel; she watched unblinkingly as he laid his arms upon it and looked up at the portrait above him. The Trail of Conflict Very fond as he was of jewelry, he wore on this occasion a superb topaz pin, and a long gilt chain was visible through the buttonholes of his waistcoat. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 Serpentine abounds in several places, especially at Portsoy, where it is known as 'Portsoy marble', and Scotch topazes or cairngorm stones are found on the mountains in the south. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Other precious stones found in Brazil are the topaz, ruby aquamarine, tourmaline, chrysoberyl, garnet and amethyst. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Fantine turned and smiled at him, tears not far from the topaz eyes, a faint colour in her face, soft with the pleasure of the music. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Down in his pocket went his hand, and before Frieda's and Jack's amazed eyes were displayed a handful of bright jewels, topaz and jasper, agate and garnets. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold From the gold girdle at his waist depended a watch, a bunch of keys, a Turkish purse, an embroidered tobacco-bag, a gorgeously chased smelling-bottle, and a small stiletto, with a topaz handle. The Fortunes Of Glencore The water, dark as topaz and smooth as oil, reflected the opposite shore, the yellow sky, and the peak with magic clearness, and Elsie was seized with a desire to do something. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Bianetta is in dark-green velvet, the collar sewn with pearls, and a full skirt, its hem embroidered with great false topazes set in silver. Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts A faint glimmer of hope shone in the tragic depths of her topaz eyes. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Every morning the Sun-god threw open the magnificent portals of his domain, dazzling rifts and spires, black cliffs glacier-bitten, the flawless vaulted roof of Kinchenjunga— 'Myriads of topaz lights and jacinth work Of subtlest jewellery.' The Unveiling of Lhasa We chose a fawn cover," said Nina, "because topaz is the birthday stone for November. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story She wore the knot of topazes over one ear, as at that first dance in Newport. Shadows of Flames A Novel My last specimen was a smoky topaz of mild, dark transparency. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure She offered him the pink topaz to admire, and he bowed his head, conveying that faint mockery with which he treated anything that was not a flower. Plashers Mead A Novel Fine examples of wood-tin, occurring with topaz, are found in Durango in Mexico. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" I never can quite decide whether yours are brown or dark grey, but I'm sure a necklace of topaz would suit you beautifully, and you'll have to wear one when you're grown up. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story Sophy could not explain why this cluster of topaz over Belinda's ear seemed to savour of perverseness—of an adroit and cunning perverseness. Shadows of Flames A Novel There is another kind, which looks like a burned topaz: it is found in Brazil and Massachusetts. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes In one of these, gold was found, and several fine crystals of topaz and beryl,—a few specimens of which are yet to be seen in the Irish Academy. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience One of these dealers took from his bosom a small flat leather receptacle wherein he showed some fine emeralds, colored diamonds, rubies, and topazes. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia It was a morning of moist winds and rich November sunlight, of pattering leaves and topaz lights, full of sea-gulls' wings and the cawing of rooks. Carnival An old necklace of brilliants and topaz lay like flecks of sunlight on her milky throat. Shadows of Flames A Novel Of growing importance are the gems found in California: a few diamonds in Butte county; rock crystal in Calaveras county; and tourmalines, kunzite, the rare pink beryl and bright blue topazes in San Diego county. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Her tiara sparkled with enormous diamonds that were blue as sapphires, amber as topazes, green as emeralds and red as rubies. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar And they set in it four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row. The Bible Story Her dress was of almost the same shade of color as her hair, the hue unbroken from head to foot, the few ornaments being little stars of topaz. Anne A twist of golden tissue was threaded in and out through her burnished hair, and held in place by a clot of topazes. Shadows of Flames A Novel Among the commonest associates of the diamond are quartz, topaz, tourmaline, rutile, zircon, magnetite, garnet, spinel and other minerals which are common accessory constituents of granite, gneiss and the crystalline schists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Satan's army was not yet in sight, but the walls of topaz, the cupolas of emerald, the roofs of diamond, all fell in with an appalling crash under the discharge of the electrophores. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Among the looser fringes of the barnacle growth swam fish of the smaller species, many of them flashing with the radiance of sapphire and topaz, or shooting like pink flames. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life "Do you?" said Helen, insistently, stretching out her arms, and adjusting the chains of topaz stars that decked their slenderness. Anne The bee establishes himself at the bottom of these retreats fit for fairies, laid with softest carpets, under fantastical pavilions, with walls of topaz and ceilings of sapphire. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 He was in evening-dress; a topaz blazed on his snowy shirt-front; he walked meditatively, his hands clasped behind him; his eyes rested on her with beaming pleasure. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Among them is a topaz of monstrous size, which excites the admiration of all who set eyes upon it. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine The air felt fresh and pleasant and the patch of sky overhead was an exquisite topaz tint. The Red Symbol Scenes from the great poems were reproduced almost microscopically in carnelian cameos, onyx, and agate, and the emeralds, topazes, and amethysts were decorated with profiles of goddesses and heroes. Sónnica And she meets me with a chalice Like the Giamschid ruby burning, And I drain it without malice, To her towers of topaz turning. Days and Dreams Poems And I waded the pool where the gravel gray, And the last year's leaf, like a topaz lay. The Garden of Dreams Yellow rays immediately shot out from the topaz all round, colouring the paper all over with deep yellow light. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II He would stand a long time in front of the window, enthralled by the spell of the bleeding rubies, the topazes which burned like wounds, the celestial blue turquoises. Their Son; The Necklace Old rose and young rose mingled delicately in the silks and gauzes of her gown; here and there a topaz flashed rose from her bodice and from the dusk of her bared neck. The Return of the Prodigal Love is the jeweled foundation of this New Jerusalem descending from God out of heaven, and takes as many bright forms as the amethyst, topaz, and sapphire of that mysterious vision. Household Papers and Stories A window shone forth, a simple square of topaz on a great black hill-side. The Monster and Other Stories For there was a beautiful ring firmly attached to the carrot, with a shining topaz mounted in it. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II In their settings, the sapphires, the blood-red rubies, the topazes and diamonds filled with light blent into bouquets of tiny, never-fading flowers. Their Son; The Necklace In the middle of a still larger vault stood a great arm-chair, fashioned from beryl and jasper, with knobs of amethyst and topaz, in which sat a dwarf no taller than little Zitza. Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls Around her neck she wore a scarf of brilliant red, the ends of which were fastened with a great topaz. The Moving Finger The Saxon and Brasilian topaz, and the Brasilian ruby, lose their colour very quickly, and lose about a fifth of their weight, leaving a white earth, resembling white quartz, or unglazed china. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries The ruby is worn by great ladies and, with the emerald and topaz, whose bright colors I also wear, is much esteemed as an ornament. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 3 September 1897 Then the various colours were studied, and diamond-like Sirius was viewed, as well as his ruby, topaz, sapphire, and emerald companions in the great sphere. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Others were scarlet, topaz, green, and all of them took the strange sunlight that flooded them and threw it back in blendings radiant and delicate. Two Thousand Miles Below There are found emeralds, sapphires, carbuncles, topazes, chrysolites, onyx, beryl, sardius, and many other precious stones. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore What constitutes the beauty and the value of gems—diamonds; rubies; sapphires; emeralds; topaz; pearls? Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex You should get a bead that is transparent, but clearly colored, like an emerald, topaz, or sapphire. Common Science It was late; the foolish-looking young topaz moon had retired; the sky was cloudy, and the water was rushing over Little Holland. Melomaniacs Mexico also produces many other precious stones, among which are the ruby, amethyst, topaz, garnet, pearl, agate, turquoise, and chalcedony, besides onyx and many sorts of choice marbles. Aztec Land That gave me my clue; in it were half a dozen more of Lausch's dew-drop sparklers, unless I am much mistaken, and two more of the pink topaz lot. Against Odds A Detective Story Judithe descended the stairs, radiant in a gown of fluffy yellow stuff, with girdle of old topaz and a fillet of the same in quaint dull settings. The Bondwoman Presently, while they gazed at the lake, which shone like liquid emerald and sapphire and topaz, a boat, laden with strangely beautiful beings, glided toward them across the waters. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales I saw also topaz, sapphires, garnets, turquoises, and opals––all of a beauty greater than any I ever before saw. The Web of the Golden Spider One can see that when his eyes look like topaz fire, and his face turns red. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America What made that old dealer in precious stones and trinkets turn paler than his old topaz face as he yelled frantically for his older Creole wife? Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Not richer nor more sparkling could the emerald, and the topaz, and the amethyst, and the sardius be, in their gay and beauteous variety, than were the changing leaflets in the sun's burnishing rays. The Elm Tree Tales For jewels, reddish topaz, and amethyst are beautiful for this type, and tea-roses a most effective flower. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society It was the little necklace made of pieces of amethyst and topaz and pearl and crystal, strung at intervals on a little golden chain, which her Uncle Tom had given her. The Rainbow There was a sort of truncheon or ornamented club, called the topaz, which it was customary on such occasions to bestow, with great solemnity, on the general thus chosen, as his badge of command. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series Heavy clasps and bracelets and girdles of gold and silver, set with pearls and opals, and turquoise and topaz, and emeralds and sapphires, adorned their arms and waists. When Dreams Come True He picked up one of the jewels from his table, a large precious topaz of a warm golden color. The Saracen: The Holy War Dark reds, purples and maroons, peacock-green, olive-green, ambers, violet, rose pink, with pearls, amber, topaz, ruby, garnet, diamonds. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society A sapphire, a topaz, and a pearl were each set in heavy gold rings. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The topaz was, in this instance, conferred upon Temujin with all the usual ceremonies. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series If the bottles are laid on the side, and the wine carefully decanted it will show a bright golden yellow with much the translucence of topaz. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South It was something about topazes and serpents and the twilight and the pink palms of a negress. The Belovéd Vagabond The diamond, sapphire, emerald, amethyst, topaz, and ruby sparkle among crowds of stars of more sombre hue. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' It seemed as if some fairy alchemist had melted in magic crucible topaz, ruby, sapphire, gold, and amethyst, to deck each fragrant cup and bell. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Even precious stones are not wanting; garnets, topazes, tourmalines, amethysts, beryls, jaspers, and chalcedonies having been found. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The specific gravity method is of especial value in distinguishing between the various colorless stones, as, for example, quartz crystal, true white topaz, white sapphire, white or colorless beryl, etc. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public She is quite tall, and very slight and pale, with slender hands and feet, and reddish-bronze hair, and eyes the colour of yellow topaz or old honey, with wonderful black lashes.... The Dop Doctor Among the beautiful productions of nature, rock-crystal may be classed, known as the false topaz when yellow, the morion when black, and the smoky quartz when brown. The Mines and its Wonders She wore several necklaces, one of seed pearls, one of topazes, and one of Australian shells, besides a string of amber and one of coral. The Magic World The metallic marvels of the Buprestis and the Ground-beetle; the amethyst, ruby, sapphire, emerald and topaz of the Humming-bird; glories which would exhaust the language of the lapidary jeweller: what are they in reality? The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles There is, however, little danger of fracture with amethyst or "topaz" unless the blow is severe and then any stone might yield. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The flat-topped bills were draped and folded in the opal haze of distance; the sky was perfect turquoise; the rounded kopjes shone like pink topaz, unclothed as yet with the young pale green bush. The Dop Doctor The gangue is usually quartz, containing smaller amounts of a number of less common minerals—including lithium mica, fluorite, topaz, tourmaline, and apatite. The Economic Aspect of Geology She wore a fleecy fabric, topaz-coloured, with black lace trimmings; yellow roses gemmed her hair, and topaz and ruby ornaments clasped her throat and arms. Macaria The riches of satrapies were in the rubies and topazes on sword sheath and baldric. A Victor of Salamis Blue topaz is usually of a pale sky blue or greenish blue and is likely to be confused with beryl of similar color. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public She sat upright, her gaze on the sunset with its splashes of topaz and crimson and saffron, watching the tints soften and mellow as dusk fell. Brand Blotters Wine-coloured cacti twist blue-green spikes and stems in grotesque contortions, and topaz or ruby-tinted calladiums flame in thickets of hot colour outside cool green dells, filled by a forest of tropical ferns, mosses, and creepers. Through the Malay Archipelago The larger, about the third magnitude, is of a golden-yellow, or topaz, colour; the smaller, of the sixth magnitude, is of a light blue. The Story of the Heavens Sometimes there was a glint of topaz, or cornflower sapphire, gray agate; they were the most tantalizing eyes he had ever gazed into. The Pagan Madonna They exhibited dichroism and scratched topaz and it was therefore decided that they at least were genuine. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public There! that big topaz has just gone and rolled under the sideboard, and mother will be so angry if I don't get it out! The Talking Horse And Other Tales The flying-fishes scatter; the chattering magpies scream, The topaz hummers dart and dip; their jewelled feathers gleam. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure In the middle of a still larger vault stood an arm chair fashioned from beryl and jasper, with knobs of amethyst and topaz, in which sat Ned's friend, the Gnome. The Magic Soap Bubble It was an animal rug, a museum piece; rubies and sapphires and emeralds and topaz melted into wool. The Pagan Madonna Thus spinel is of about the same hardness as topaz and hence is usually rated as 8 in hardness. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public There is a further remarkable mineral collection at the house, with fine specimens of sulphuret of tin and copper, malachite, fluor, crystals, topaz, with some blocks of prehistoric tin. The Cornwall Coast Her hair was brown, going to tawny, but in this soft light which enwrapped her she was in a sort of topaz flame. Northern Lights The Lion's eyes had changed from their bright emerald colour to a dull topaz yellow, which in turn subsided to their wonted colouring during the Lord Mayor's affectionate address. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy Out of the blinding topaz of the sou’west nosed a black object, illusory. The Pagan Madonna Most of the topaz found in other localities is pale or colorless. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Around her waist circled a zone of gems—ruby, sapphire, emerald, hyacinth, garnet, topaz, aqua marine—blended together in magnificent confusion. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Piffles was a splendid pink Circassian—perfect in colour and shape, with glorious topaz eyes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914 Ah! where else in all Paris is there such Chablis? golden, sound and clear as topaz. A Village of Vagabonds Music from the topaz jeweled hotels far down the beach wove itself into the peace on land and sea. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Several of our western States, notably Utah, Colorado, and California, furnish colorless topaz. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The neighbouring mountains appear to be nature's richest repository of minerals, yielding, in great abundance, diamonds, amethysts, topazes, &c.; gold, silver, iron, and platina. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 The topaz cured and prevented lunacy, increased riches, assuaged anger and sorrow, and averted sudden death. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture Open those topaz eyes of yours—Suzette is coming to put you to bed. A Village of Vagabonds It consisted in a couple of snakes in old gold clenching an enormous topaz between their heads. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Thus a lady might wear a topaz ring on dress occasions for a long time without damaging it, but it would not do for a machinist to wear one in a ring. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The light is thus caught and reflected, almost as though from a heap of cut topaz. The Tapestry Book Yes—well in the first the fish were gold, in the second silver, in the third bronze; and in the three others even prettier, for in them the fish were ruby, emerald, and topaz. Hoodie The white topaz, known as the "Siberian diamond," is generally flawless, and the purest specimens are scarcely to be distinguished from the genuine brilliant. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 It was a collar of topaz and emerald set in heavy silver. The Branding Iron The true topaz next calls for consideration as it too is a silicate. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Grace wanted her to try on her pale green organdie, because it would go so beautifully with her topaz eyes. The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening Peggy, these pink topazes were made expressly for you, even if they have been waiting some time. Fernley House There were also golden and smoky topaz and beryl, in great profusion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 There are telescopes of crystal, of topaz and of opal; but those whose lens is a great polished diamond are more powerful, and permit them to see the most distant objects. Honey-Bee 1911 First and hardest of these is spinel, then comes true or precious topaz. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The delicate purple sprays of the birch, coated with ice, glittered like wands of topaz and amethyst, and the slopes of virgin snow, stretching towards the sun, shone with the fairest saffron gleams. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland At first they were blue, but as they filled the screen, almost hiding the Old Ship from his vision, they changed to amber and topaz. Hunters Out of Space Then came wondrous stuffs from the looms of Turkestan and Cashmere, turquoises from the Upper Oxus, and glittering strings of Siberian topaz and amethyst, side by side with Nuremberg toys, Lyons silks, and Sheffield cutlery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Again, what are other gems, such as the ruby, the sapphire, the topaz, the emerald, and others? The Happiness of Heaven By a Father of the Society of Jesus A true topaz crystal was too hard for the ring stone, whose edge slipped over the smooth topaz surface. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public It is to be observed that among the Turks and other Oriental people, amber and yellow gems like the topaz, still enjoy a pre-eminence in popular favor. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 They grew into a great soap bubble that turned to topaz. Hunters Out of Space Those grassy spots display the hue Of topazes and sapphires' blue, And, gay with flowers of every dye, With richly broidered housings vie. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Here are collected in abundance, rubies, sapphires, topaz, amethysts, and other precious stones, such as garnets, opals, agates, and sardonyx. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World We have already considered the naming of yellow quartz in connection with topaz. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public I've a bob nose has no fellow, And a sparrow's mouth as rare; Teeth, like bright topazes, yellow; Yet I'm deemed a beauty here. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote Keeping their entire crew before his and Ato’s eyes and at the same time watching the topaz bubble. Hunters Out of Space Suddenly the beads of color fell in a shower of gems, topaz and emerald, ruby and sapphire, amethyst and pearly crystals of dew. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch The throat vies with the radiant topaz, while the band on the forehead rivals in brilliancy the frontlet of every other species. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America A test of the hardness showed that the material barely scratched topaz, but was attacked by sapphire. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The white, saffron-haired goddesses are grouped together like stars seen in the topaz light of evening, like daffodils half smothered in snow-drops, and among them Diana, with the crescent on her forehead, is the fairest. New Italian sketches Then the topaz globe twitched as a bubble vanishes. Hunters Out of Space Not far away a broad lagoon Burned like a topaz ’neath a crescent moon, For day was parting. Lilith The Legend of the First Woman The topaz humming-bird is perhaps the most resplendent and beautiful of its tribe. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The true topaz is a bit softer than spinel, and the rough crystals show a very perfect basal cleavage. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public They were not exactly hazel either,—they reminded one of a topaz. Fairy Fingers A Novel Now it was a shower of rubies; now of emeralds or amethysts, of sapphires, topazes, or opals. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) Tropical America is the home-land of the emerald, Brazil of the topaz, Ceylon of the sapphire and the hyacinth, Pegu of the ruby, and Persia of the turquoise. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Ruby and sapphire are scratched by diamond alone, while chrysoberyl, topaz and spinel scratch all the remaining stones, although they do themselves yield to the scratch of ruby and sapphire. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 When of very fine yellow color the yellow sapphire is sometimes called "Oriental topaz" by jewelers, the term "Oriental" as thus used indicating that the material is corundum. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Now it is a ruby, now a topaz, now an emerald, now all burnished gold. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure What would her emeralds and topazes and cornelians be worth? There was a King in Egypt She was standing fastening clusters of topaz in the bosom of her dress. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance But these particular minerals are not numbered among the true precious stones; they do not possess the remarkable qualities which endow the diamond, the ruby or the topaz with their peculiar attractiveness. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 True, or precious topaz, as it is usually called, to distinguish it from the softer and less valuable yellow quartz, is seldom seen in the trade to-day. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The light glinted in the white topaz that guarded her wedding ring, a richer jewel than any diamond in the sight of one who knew the tender thought with which she had set it there. The Thing from the Lake In niches and on stone tables lay precious stones of every color: rubies, topazes, emeralds, sapphires, diamonds, pearls as large as nuts and even as birds' eggs. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt The clear spaces behind them paved with sapphire at the zenith, and palest topaz where they skirted the far horizon. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The beautiful specimens of rock crystal, calc spar, topaz, emerald, and other stones which adorn mineral collections are sufficient evidence of these properties. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 On remarking that they were of course citrine quartz rather than true topaz, the author was met with the statement that the brooch stones were real topaz. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Perhaps two or all of these may be the cause, for electricity is developed in some gems—such as the topaz—by heat, and heat by electricity, and phosphorescence developed by both. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones Everyone has diamonds for their 'gagement rings, but it takes someone with brains to think up a ring out of sapphires and topazes, 'cause his birthday is in September and hers in November. Heart of Gold His was a thin setting for seven stones, set in a straight row; diamond, emerald, amethyst, ruby, emerald, sapphire, topaz. Lady Betty Across the Water Its eyes were deep amber topazes and its darting tongue was raised and set with a blood-red ruby. Each Man Kills He was next shown that his small true topazes scratched his large stones easily, but the large ones could get no hold upon the surfaces of the small ones. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The pink topaz shows rose-colour in one direction and yellow in another. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones There was a subdued shimmer in the tracery where the stained glass gleamed diaphanous—amethyst and topaz, chrysoprase and jasper, a dozen jewels as in the foundations of the city of God. The Nebuly Coat They also compose artificial stones with equal sagacity; the topaz, the emerald, and the ruby they imitate to perfection. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa The sunlight steeped the thick foliage overhead until the leaves shone transparent with colours of topaz and of emerald. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile One name that is current for that purpose is "Spanish topaz," another is "Quartz-topaz." A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Thus if quartz ceases to scratch it, but a topaz will do so, the degree of hardness must lie between 7 and 8. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones A topaz shimmer plays amid the shadowy fringes of the light birch stems, and on the budding tops of the lime-trees. Maxim Gorki To these ports came also ginger, brazil-wood, sandal-wood, and aloe, above all the precious stones of India and Persia, diamonds from Golconda, rubies, topaz, sapphires, and pearls. Beginnings of the American People I took one in my hand, when the creature coiled itself round my arm, and I could admire at leisure its colour, and the beautiful topaz yellow of its eyes. On the Banks of the Amazon Some of the wine yellow true topazes lose the yellow, but retain the pink component, on being gently heated. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Those stones which show electricity on the application of pressure are such as the fluorspar, calcite, and topaz. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones This occurred three times, and then the rosy morning lit up the tops of the distant mountains, and made the sea flash as if it were all so much molten topaz. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor The jasmine stirred more obviously: it was fastened with a topaz brooch that had been her mother's, and had known of old a similar commotion; she became diligent with a book. Doom Castle His eyes were dark and introspective, but they could glow like sunlit topaz, or grow dim with tears, as his congregation had opportunity to observe during this first sermon—but they were essentially sad eyes. The Eagle's Heart The "Spanish topaz" is sometimes the result of heating smoky quartz from Cordova province in Spain. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The topaz is harder than quartz, as will be seen on reference to the "Hardness" table, and is composed of a silicate of aluminium, fluorine taking the place of some of the oxygen. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones The jewelers are testing the lapis lazuli, the pearls, the corals, the topazes, the sapphires, the cat's-eyes, the rubies, the emeralds, and all the other kinds of gems. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika He drew her to him, crushing the jasmine till it breathed in a fragrant dissolution, bruising her breast with the topaz. Doom Castle Onyx, marble, opals, emeralds, sapphires, topazes, rubies, are found, and other precious stones, whilst diamonds are said to exist in certain localities. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The yellow corundum is also sometimes called "King topaz," especially in Ceylon. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Round her throat was an old-fashioned necklace of topazes, lent her by Mrs. Farrington. Patty Blossom In transparent crystals, tinted different colors by traces of impurities, it forms such precious stones as the sapphire, oriental ruby, topaz, and amethyst. An Elementary Study of Chemistry The eyes were clear in colour as a dark topaz, and full of topaz light. A Soldier of the Legion Here, in October, he was a witness of the jewelled pageant of the dying foliage, and saw the hillsides reeking, as it were, and aflame with ruby and gold and emerald and topaz. Memories and Studies Jewelers almost always mean yellow quartz when they speak of "topaz." A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The apartments were lined with marble, enriched with jasper, topaz, and other precious gems: the timber works and ceilings were inlaid with gold, ivory and mother of pearl. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) They burned like rarest topaz—deep, dark and sad. The Spirit of Sweetwater She has eyes of topaz, like those of a young panther. A Soldier of the Legion Her fingers went in to retrieve a hoop of heavy silver, in the midst of which was sunk a flawed topaz. The Coast of Chance A jeweler of more than ordinary acquaintance with gems exhibited some fine brooch stones as specimens of topaz. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public And up the Champs Elysées the elfin lamps shimmer in the moist leaves like a million topaz tears. Europe After 8:15 This evening I received from Shropshire 2 gold chains, a diamond brooch, and a topaz brooch, with the request of the donor to sell them for the benefit of brethren who labour in the Word. A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Fourth Part Max saw himself inquiring for Mademoiselle Delatour just at the moment when the admirers of her topaz eyes were assembling for their meal. A Soldier of the Legion Near the Wadi Khashat, where topazes are found, there stands a square enclosure, the platform of a temple, and numerous ruined structures of apparent Greek origin. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 The dealer replied that he had some small wine yellow topazes for which he had paid more, and he produced them. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public My nose cools itself in the recesses of a translucent schoppen of Johannisberger, proud beverage in whose every topaz drop lies imprisoned the kiss of a peasant girl of Prussia. Europe After 8:15 A carriage or two rolled noiselessly past the Four Fountains towards the Piazza or crawled slowly up towards Santa Maria Maggiore; and each street-lamp shone yellow as a topaz in the light. The Child of Pleasure It was of antique silver gilt in oval shape, and rimmed with rough topaz set in silver, and was alleged by its former owner to have been the property of Agnès Sorél. The Hippodrome He poured himself two inches of the topaz liquor; it rocked in the glass. While Caroline Was Growing The resulting pink stone is rather pretty and usually commands a higher price than the yellow topazes. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The rest contained amethysts, chrysolites, topazes, opals, turquoises, agate, jasper, cornelian, and coral, of which there was a storehouse filled, not only with branches, but whole trees. The Arabian Nights Entertainments Quartz of yellow and brown colour is often known in trade as "false topaz," or simply "topaz." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Mr. Marlboro's eyes glistened like a topaz in the sun; but just then a new guest arriving demanded Mr. St. George's attention. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 The smile of greeting lit deep eyes whose colour was that of brown topaz, and showed the kindly, humorous curves of a generous mouth. Everyman's Land Some bluish-green topaz is said to be sold as aquamarine, and this confusion of species and of names should, of course, be stopped by an actual determination of the material as to its properties. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public A handsome and very dark young woman of the peasant class looked out at him questioningly, with eyes of topaz under black brows that met in a straight line across her forehead. The Guests Of Hercules Love is the jewelled foundation of this New Jerusalem descending from God out of heaven, and takes as many bright forms as the amethyst, topaz, and sapphire of that mysterious vision. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 The salt crystal has one form, the topaz another, quartz and beryl another, borax another, and these forms are absolutely unvaried wherever these substances are found in nature or in the chemist's retort. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique A crest of topaz is no better in the struggle of existence than a crest of sapphire. What is Darwinism? Another material that gains a more valuable color by heat treatment is the smoky quartz of Spain, which, on being gently heated, yields the so-called Spanish topaz. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The ring of mountains in the east flushed to the pink of the topaz, then bending westward shaded from rosy lilac to mauve, and where the sunset backed them, darkened to black. The Emigrant Trail And from this distance the lake was a topaz sheet of calm which could hide anything. Star Hunter Maiden she was, his eyes caressed the sign Black o'er the topaz beauty of her breast. The Rose of Dawn A Tale of the South Sea The sun had set in a sky clear and yellow as topaz. Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse An instance from the writer's experience will serve to illustrate the confusion that exists in the trade as to what should be called topaz. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Apropos of this, a famous topaz, worn as a ring for years by a distinguished Spaniard was recently inherited by a relation in America—a woman. Woman as Decoration The fire shone like a tiny ruby set in topaz. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story These are really amethysts and topazes found in the center of the logs. I Married a Ranger In these granitic, gneissose, and quartzose formations topazes, amethysts and sapphires, garnets and rubies, will probably occur, as in the similar rocks of the great Brazilian mining-grounds. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative If the jeweler still wishes to use the term "topaz" because of the familiarity of the public with that name, then he should at least qualify it in some way. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Here a happy-faced Italian women exhibited trays of uncut stones, semi-precious ones, explained Mr. Bartlett, and strings of beads, coral, pearl, flat turquoise, topaz, and amethysts. Suzanna Stirs the Fire They were dark topazes, and from them gazed the spirit of the man with a compelling charm. The Second Latchkey He turned his eyes again to the sea just as a lovely light, pale golden and clear as topaz, opened suddenly in the sky, shedding a shower of luminant reflections on the waves. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches It was in the form of two spread tails of peacocks, composed entirely of sapphires, emeralds and topazes, feather by feather and eye by eye, set so as to touch each other. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Perhaps the latter is the least objectionable of the names that include the word topaz. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The delicate yellow pointed buds of the wild gooseberry look like topaz gems in a setting of white pearl. Some Winter Days in Iowa Of a deep gold, almost orange color, with the rich fat, and clear as a topaz, it was utterly unlike anything we had ever tasted. Russian Rambles It was something which she had long wanted and which she knew he could ill afford:—a circlet of topazes for her hair. The Butterfly House Thus he classes the stones together, adding that the balas, though light in colour, is a ruby, and the topaz a sapphire. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance If too high a temperature is used both colors disappear and white topaz results. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public One evening, Matthews looked back to the looming heat waving and writhing above the orange sands beneath a sky of lilac and topaz round a sunset flowing from a dull red ball of fire. The Freebooters of the Wilderness To this day I like better than any of her valuable jewels her pretty trinkets of garnet and amethyst and topaz, of which she has a great many. The Story of Bawn When Annie looked up from her lover's shoulder, a pair of topaz eyes were mysteriously regarding her. The Butterfly House It requires long practice even for keen eyes to recognize the amethyst or topaz, or many other gems, in their natural state as sea-worn pebbles. The Mystic Will A Method of Developing and Strengthening the Faculties of the Mind, through the Awakened Will, by a Simple, Scientific Process Possible to Any Person of Ordinary Intelligence Garnet is probably used for this purpose to a greater extent than any other material, although quartz or colorless topaz will do very well. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Life might have become the tent of a night in an Eternity—a tent of sky hung with stars; the after-glow a topaz gate ajar into some infinite life. The Freebooters of the Wilderness And every gem In His diadem, From flaming topaz to moon-hushed pearl, Glitters and glances In swaying dances Of waters adream like the eyes of a girl. Pieces of Eight He sat down disconsolately, and the cat leapt upon his knees, but he pushed him away impatiently, to be surveyed in consequence by those topaz eyes with a regal effect of injury, and astonishment. The Butterfly House She bent down to clasp the topaz crescent, and Olga laid her hand on the girl's shoulder. Infelice Having all the properties of its more valuable variety, emerald, the pale beryl may, by the use of these properties, be distinguished from the pale blue-green topaz which so strongly resembles it in color. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public "Let none impede"—so, round its fair neck, run The words in diamond and topaz writ— "My lord to give me liberty sees fit." The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch If thou measurest my thoughts by my countenance, thou mayest prove as ill a physiognomer, as the lapidary that aims at the secret virtues of the topaz by the exterior shadow of the stone. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy It should seem that the artist had worked with alternate dissolutions of amethyst, topaz, ruby, garnet, and emerald. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two And the flowers were of diamonds, and rubies, and topaz, and the leaves of emerald. English Fairy Tales Logan stroked him, Kutuzoff purred and blinked, Logan sought inspiration in his topaz eyes. The Disentanglers Where is the purple of my amethysts, the yellow of my topaz, the inimitable sheen of my milk-white pearls? A String of Amber Beads Return Luminous jewels figure frequently in Eastern tales, and within recent years, from experiments and observations, the phosphorescence of the diamond, sapphire, ruby, and topaz has been fully established. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers The lizard's tail was composed of topaz stones, and from its tip one topaz was obviously missing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 The components of ζ are very nearly equal in magnitude, in colour topaz and green, the topaz component being estimated as of the fifth magnitude, the green component intermediate between the fifth and sixth magnitudes. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. Ta-user laughed very softly and delivered the young artist a level look of understanding from her topaz eyes. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt For answer Gabriel looked down into the topaz eyes whose regard had scarcely left his face during the interview. Jewel's Story Book There were jewels, too: a bracelet of topazes surrounded by brilliants, a pair of slipper buckles of turquoises set in silver, a sapphire circlet for her little finger, a pendant of seed pearls. The Gay Cockade I can't get it out of my head that that topaz stuck in the mud and it's sticking there to this day. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 In the telescope Betelgeuse appears as "a rich and brilliant gem," says Lassell, "a rich topaz, in hue and brilliancy differing from any that I have seen." Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. There was no spell in the topaz eyes for Rameses. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt "If it is you, Goldilocks, if it is you!" she kept repeating; but the dog clung to the one who had recognized his topaz eyes in spite of everything. Jewel's Story Book More fair they are than any star, ��Thy topaz eyes divine— And deep within their trysting-nook ��Thy spirit blends with mine. The Poems of Henry Van Dyke Yesterday Miss Ivy Peckaby was the happy recipient of a topaz at the hands of a representative of The Daily Trail. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 He fell asleep to find his dreams haunted again by the lovely face of Keela, kinder and gentler now than that proud, imperious face above the line of flashing topaz. Diane of the Green Van High above the citadel the gilded ball of the flagstaff glittered like a warm topaz. The Grey Cloak All our precious stones, the ruby, sapphire, beryl, topaz, emerald, are all examples of this crystallizing power. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Silica and alumina combine to make common clay, but alumina forms itself into the red ruby, the golden-tinted topaz, the violet oriental amethyst, the red, white, yellow, and violet sapphire, and the beautiful green emerald. Among the Forces Every moment I expect a telegram from Dinky that the topaz is found. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 Brown and lovely his cousin's face rose before him in a willful moment of tenderness—and then from the shadows came again the flash of topaz and Venetian lamps and the lovely face of Keela. Diane of the Green Van He thought of the elegant rubies and sapphires and topaz of the garters he had ordered for his master but four months gone. The Grey Cloak Mavourneen sighed deeply and dropped with a heavy thud, a great paw on the edge of the white dress and her beautiful head resting on her paws, the topaz, watchful eyes gazing over the city. Joy in the Morning A shimmering black cat winked a drowsy topaz eye from her lounge in the corner. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Photo on back page of Miss Peckaby acknowledging The Daily Trail's free gift of a topaz. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 There were Eastern things hung on the walls which gave out dull gleams of gold and silver and topaz and turquoise. 'Doc.' Gordon Broadway gleamed white as the north pole, jewelled with rainbow colours, amazing rubies, emeralds, topazes, grouped in letters or forming pictures on invisible frames rising high above tall buildings or appearing on their façades. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl "She has the second sight," and the big old dog laid her nose on the woman's knee and lifted topaz eyes, asking questions, and whimpered broken-heartedly. Joy in the Morning Gissing was in the van, his topaz eyes wild with ambition. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned The white, saffron-haired goddesses are grouped together like stars seen in the topaz light of evening, like daffodils half smothered in snowdrops, and among them, Diana, with the crescent on her forehead, is the fairest. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series She held out on her pink palm a flat gold pencil with a single topaz set in the top. The Burglar and the Blizzard A Christmas Story Away and away, beyond the shimmering sand, gleamed the frosted town with white walls, white domes, white minarets against the horizon band of topaz and amethystine vapours. Jaffery Near Mursinsk, in the Uralian district, granite is of a drusous character, and here the pores, like the fissures and cavities of recent volcanic products, inclose many kinds of magnificent crystals, especially beryls and topazes. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Unerringly rode Healy through the tangled hills toward a saddle in the peaks that flared vivid with crimson and mauve and topaz. Mavericks Taken at certain angles, they decompose light into iridescent colours, appearing now like emeralds, rubies, or topazes, and now like Labrador spar, blending all hues in a wondrous sheen. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series The Ariadne, was now passing to port those twinkling cities of delight, Clacton and Frinton, and the long pier of Walton stretched out towards it, a string of topazes. The Lion's Share The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. Notes on the Apocalypse The jewels found here, are diamonds, topazes of several kinds, and amethysts. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time According to the pagans, agate and carnelian stimulate, topaz consoles, jasper cures languor, hyacinth drives away insomnia, turquoise prevents falls or lightens the shock, amethyst combats drunkenness. Là-bas Things in Nature blaze in his poetry now and afterwards in gold, purple, the crimson of blood, in sunlit green and topaz, in radiant blue, in dyes of earthquake and eclipse. The Poetry Of Robert Browning The chief gems which decorated the crowns of kings and nobles, the emerald, the topaz, the ruby, the diamond, all came from the East—mainly from India. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known His topaz eyes got bigger and brighter, and his back higher and higher, and his tail plumier and plumier, every minute. Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 16, April 19, 1914 He picked up insects of all colours, blue ones, red ones, yellow ones, and set them creeping upon his sleeve, where they gleamed and glittered like buttons of sapphire and ruby and topaz. Abbe Mouret's Transgression Banners of mauve and amethyst and topaz were flung across the horizon, to give place to glorious splashes of purple and pink and crimson. A Man Four-Square Of course, when we say yellow we include golden, and all varieties of the colour—saffron, orange, flaxen, tawny, blonde, topaz, citron, etc. Prose Fancies (Second Series) Out beyond, a coruscation of lights burnt like a group of topaz and rubies set in the silver shield of the night. Mr. Britling Sees It Through Diddimus, preparing to "make his bed," looked up with topaz eyes into the face of the captain. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper Pearl, amethyst, and topaz were her rings; she made the boss of a vast shield; like God's own candle she lit the night. Sir Mortimer At the dealer's, I was very soon in a bewildering collection of amethyst, beryl, chalcedony, topaz, tourmaline, jasper, aquamarine, malachite, and other articles of value. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Ladies particularly will halt with interest before the case marked 58 A, where the fluorides, better known as the topaz, are deposited. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits Imbedded in amber, do we not find little fishes' fins, porpoise- teeth, sea-gulls' beaks and claws; nay, butterflies' wings, and sometimes a topaz? Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Precious stones like the diamond, ruby, sapphire, topaz, emerald, garnet, opal, turquoise, and others familiar or unfamiliar to us, fairly abound, and can be picked up on the shores of the lake. A Trip to Venus It is crusted with emerald and flossy mosses, and glimmers with diamond, jacinth, ruby, topaz, sapphire and gold. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 Beads were of malachite, crystal, topaz, and variegated marble, and seemed quite plentiful. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life This case contains the valuable alumina known as noble corundite, and to jewellers in its formations of ruby, sapphire, and the oriental emerald, topaz, and amethyst. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits It was a land of mints and mines; its east a ruby; west a topaz. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Judging by their shape and tint I imagine that some of these incrustations are native crystals of the diamond and ruby, the sapphire, topaz, and emerald. A Trip to Venus Delicate tables, chiseled from the humbler gems, were scattered about the chamber; agate, topaz, lapis-lazuli, amethyst, and a smaragdus of miraculous beauty. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In another establishment there were little busts of the Emperor and other high personages in Russia, cut in crystal and topaz. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Besides these presents, there were likewise imported a great quantity of plain garments, and some mixed or inferior cloth; topazes, coral, storax, frankincense, glass vessels, plate, specie, and wine. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The original site of the oriental topaz is equally unknown with that of the sapphire. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 "The bigger star is a golden or topaz yellow, and the smaller a light sapphire blue." A Trip to Venus "Oh, young Lochinvar has come out of the west," warbled McLean merrily, as he straightened the shoulder pin of silver and Scotch topaz. The Fortieth Door The bust was cut in topaz, and when finished would be about six inches high. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Besides this article and betel, the only exports were, pearls, ivory, silks, spikenard, precious stones, and tortoise-shell; the imports were chiefly specie, topazes, cloth, stibium, coral, glass, brass, tin, lead, wine, corn, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Not far from that mountain they find other precious stones, as jacinths, sapphires, and topazes, besides others. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 The first beams of the rising sun blazed on its golden roof and fretted pinnacles of diamond, and ruby, sapphire, topaz, and emerald; but the lower part was still in shadow. A Trip to Venus Starlike he held the very centre of the stage, his two great topaz eyes were fixed roundly and unflinchingly upon my face. Stage Confidences For three roubles, I bought a twelve sided topaz, an inch in diameter with the signs of the zodiac neatly engraved upon it. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. The Revelation Explained The triple tier of the Vermont shore was bottle-green at its base, indigo in the middle height, while its summit was a pale undulation of evanescent blue against the jade and topaz of the twilight. The Wild Olive Some of these approach the chrysoberyl and topaz in hardness and hue. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 A set of topaz with pearls all round. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California The façade of the Empire music-hall glowed with great rubies and emeralds and amethysts and topazes in the fading light. The Roll-Call The diamond-trade had been for some time taken into the hands and under the inspection of Government; but the jewellers' shops abounded with topazes, chrysolites, and other curious and precious stones. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. Sweet perfection, holding up Magic dew in topaz cup, Alabaster, amethyst— Curling lips which Earth has kissed, Folded hearts where secrets hide, Secrets old when Eve was bride! Fires of Driftwood Other but imperfect crystals were brought to light, some fragments of which exhibited the deepest golden tints of the topaz, and others the tints of the sherry-wine colored topazes of Siberia. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Upon the inside of the cupola surmounting the temple, the sun and moon were represented in diamonds and topazes, and shed a light as of day even in the darkness of the night. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art The Spaniards also found topazes on the beach, but as they only think of gold, they turn their backs on these precious stones; for only gold attracts them, only gold do they seek. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The rows of lights from the city converged towards the foot of the Acropolis like the topaz rays in a queen's diadem. As Seen By Me It lays its gentle touch on the waterfall, transforming it into a torrent of molten silver, and causing each drop to glisten like topaz under its witching light. Byways Around San Francisco Bay They find there also sapphires and topazes and amethysts, and many other stones of price. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 As for topazes, whether sparkling or dim, they are cheap stones, precious only to women of the middle class who like to have jewel cases on their dressing-tables. Against the Grain |
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