| 单词 | carbuncle |
| 例句 | “Not as much as I have noticed your warts, carbuncles, and runny nose.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He stood there as if be were drying himself in the sun, with a wingspread of about eleven feet, a bright orange head and a magenta carbuncle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a developing carbuncle on the back of his neck and the skin from the inside of an eggshell stretched over it to draw it to a head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Weese was understeward for the Wailing Tower, a squat man with a fleshy carbuncle of a nose and a nest of angry red boils near one comer of his plump lips. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Gone is the “carbuncle of credit card debt,” as he put it, that reached as high as $30,000. Up Close: Same Old, Same Old 2010-10-20T20:59:00Z They were, as Prince Charles might say, carbuncles on the panorama—big boxes that defaced the vistas. Simply Sustainable 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Usefully, Bertie, who generally is “not frightfully up on the personnel of the political world,” knows Spode personally, and considers him a loathsome “carbuncle.” Jeeves and Wooster Are Back in a Fizzy New Homage to P.G. Wodehouse 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z "Thou art a boil, A plague sore, an embossed carbuncle," King Lear says to his daughter Goneril. Out, damned spot! Study blames Shakespeare for zit aversion 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The plan, included a modern-looking curved glass courtyard, was, according to Charles, “a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.” The Town That Charles Built 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z At the Royal Institute of British Architects' 150th anniversary he lambasted the design as "a monstrous carbuncle". Prince Charles accused of pressurising Qatari royal family over residential development 2010-05-17T22:34:00Z She’s been brewing a massive carbuncle of rage and obsession towards this guy. Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless talk 'Ash vs. Evil Dead' -- with a side dig at Batman 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z He is thorough enough to document the Lomax earaches, colds and carbuncles, not to mention the many women who fleetingly assisted Lomax on his travels but then drifted away. Books of The Times: He Heard America Singing 2011-01-30T17:14:05Z He got his way: the "carbuncle" was never built. Prince Charles accused of pressurising Qatari royal family over residential development 2010-05-17T22:34:00Z He disdained a proposed addition to London’s National Gallery as “a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.” King Charles III built a town from scratch. It embodies his worldview. 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The drama, in their view, is nothing less than a monstrous carbuncle on the face of British society. Why Britain is in an uproar over 'The Crown' 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z In the eccentricities column, he hates modern architecture, having described an addition to the National Gallery in London as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.” Opinion | Charles III saw climate change coming. Can he still speak out? 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z He famously described an extension to London's National Gallery in 1984 as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend". An outspoken prince, King Charles may have to bite his tongue 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z In 1984, he famously ridiculed a proposed extension to the National Gallery as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.” Charles Ascends to a Role He Has Prepared for All His Life 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z He has also been criticised for forthright views on architecture, once calling a planned modernist extension to London's National Gallery a "carbuncle", and accused of "quackery" for his advocacy of alternative medicines. Charles, Britain's conflicted new monarch 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Soccer City, a monstrous carbuncle looming over Soweto, was the venue. My favourite game: Uruguay v Ghana, World Cup 2010 quarter-final 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z For some, they were characterised by concrete carbuncles, tower blocks and social problems. How council housing changed lives in Scotland 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Sure, it is a monstrous carbuncle, a mess of wooden planks, cobblestone and dirt. Minecraft at 10: a decade of building things and changing lives 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z He called the buildings along Glasgow's riverside a "desolate wasteland of incompetent architectural carbuncles". Glasgow would have 'disappointed' Mackintosh 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z “The Baltimore justice system is a cesspool,” the McCanns wrote to Hogan, “a foul carbuncle benighting the people of Baltimore and Maryland.” Parents of Annie McCann, found dead in Baltimore of ‘Bactine poisoning,’ press Gov. Hogan to intervene 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z “Honestly, keep pulling s– like this, human carbuncles. I’m powered by anger. You’re making me stronger than you could possibly imagine.” Lauren Duca, feminist, explodes after Trump rolls back contraceptive mandate: ‘This is f-ing war’ 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z People should be ashamed for even considering voting for this human carbuncle. Donald Trump Again Won’t Acknowledge Obama Was Born in U.S. 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z “I hope the bourgeoisie will remember my carbuncles until their dying day,” Wheen quotes him, “What swine they are!” Signed copy of Marx's Das Kapital to fetch up to £120,000 at auction 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z "What is proposed seems to me a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend," the prince said. Prince Charles becomes patron of National Gallery - BBC News 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Thomas Lane, who runs the awards, said the carbuncle "crashes into London's skyline like an unwelcome party guest". London's Walkie Talkie judged UK's worst building - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Earlier this year the Royal Institute for British Architecture organised a discussion to discuss the influence of the remarks of HRH, called “Triumphs, carbuncles and hopeful monsters – the British v modern architecture”. Architecture And Tourism In Beijing And London 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Those familiar slick studios that you see on TV are housed inside a giant carbuncle that, until I went in, I assumed was a half-finished building site. The World Cup TV duel: ITV’s Men Behaving Badly v BBC’s Death Star 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Several users on were critical of the new centre, with one describing it as a "monstrously ugly carbuncle". Patience plea over Stonehenge centre 2014-01-14T10:58:02Z In 1984, Prince Charles famously described a proposed National Gallery extension as a "monstrous carbuncle". Prince Charles becomes patron of National Gallery - BBC News 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Just as 20th Century architecture is now reviled by many like Prince Charles as "monstrous carbuncles", Victorian design was once widely considered ugly and unfashionable. Which era of house do people like best? 2013-09-06T08:00:25Z It was around then, of course, that the authorities insisted on introducing that monstrous carbuncle on the grand old game, the epitome of gimmickry flim-flam, a third stump. Is this a golden age for cricket writing? 2013-03-12T14:48:49Z Tesco and the other supermarkets accumulated vast land banks of empty sites, ripe for development, and made an art of securing planning consent for even the most characterless carbuncles. There's more to life (and to our ailing high streets) than shopping 2013-01-20T00:06:29Z Hardly deserving of the word "islands," they're more like protrusions, or carbuncles. IHT Rendezvous: How to Settle the Fight Over Some Guano-Covered Rocks 2012-09-23T05:01:42Z Two of her women raised her in their arms and gently laid her on a tiger-skin stretched upon the floor, of which the eyes were formed of carbuncles and the claws of gold. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z In carbuncle several boils rise and burst simultaneously, though they may finally slough into one sore, while in anthrax the extension is from one point. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z There, too, are the treasures dug up from the sands of the sea, nothing but precious stones, diamonds, rubies, carbuncles, and real pearls. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z In our veins may lie the diamond, the ruby, perhaps the emblematic carbuncle. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z "In carbuncles with similar symptoms, a bluish-red color and intense pain, it will in a few hours make your patient grateful to you." New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Sometimes he made her small presents, 'a carbuncle which his father the Emperor Frederick had valued,' or a haunch of venison off which she could 'feast at some dinner or supper.' The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z DEFINITION.—An acute specific fever of short duration and very fatal, endemic in certain Oriental countries, and frequently epidemic; it is characterized by buboes, carbuncles, and petechi�. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z I have still more topazes and rubies and dark purple carbuncles. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z On this sat the gnome-King; around him was thrown a golden mantle, and on his head was a crown cut from a flaming carbuncle. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The changes may be manifested in a disturbed balance of the fluids resulting in such tissue alterations as are exhibited in boils, carbuncles, abscesses, or cellular glandular inflammations. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z He was a man seemingly about forty years of age with a broad red face, with certain somethings, looking very much like incipient carbuncles, here and there upon it. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z In the summer of 1898 a violent carbuncle brought him perilously near the brink of the great mystery. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z I present you with topazes, rubies, and dark purple carbuncles. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z A stubborn carbuncle often needs the aid of the lance: P. Gil’s discovery was the lance which brought to the surface the putrid matter which nature could not, of herself, eject. The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune 2011-10-03T02:00:24.600Z Thou knowest why I have taken up my abode in this lonely spot—how I hope some day to light upon the magic carbuncle. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z On it and in it, and rising through it, as wrecks lift through the sand, were jeweled elephant-howdahs of embossed silver, studded with plates of hammered gold, and adorned with carbuncles and turquoises. The Second Jungle Book 2011-09-10T02:00:30.870Z The ladies swept the floor with their heavy silk dresses, and diamonds and carbuncles sparkled on their foreheads and in their bosoms. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z He told them that the sound proceeded from a carbuncle—a precious gem, growing in the bowels of the rock. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Anyone who criticises modern architecture risks sounding like Prince Charles with his talk of "monstrous carbuncles." The Shard is a symbol of a country gone wrong 2011-08-19T15:14:02Z At any rate, he was never seen again by any living person, and wherever he went, he lost all chance of finding the magic carbuncle. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z Bogun's eyes began to glitter like two carbuncles, and the line of his mustaches extended in a terrible smile. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z I'll give thee a gold ring for every one of thy golden hairs, and for thy glistening eyes thou shalt have two gleaming carbuncle stones. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z In 1984 he torpedoed a modernist extension to the National Gallery in London by complaining it was "like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend". London 2012 park sparks architectural argument between old and new names 2011-07-31T17:26:17Z So instead of waiting for others to predictably make the comparison I shall invite it: this growth on the body of London, this carbuncle, is a flashing warning sign of disease. The Shard is a symbol of a country gone wrong 2011-08-19T15:14:02Z Passing through this they entered a long alley, very dark and steep, at the end of which was a large saloon, brilliantly lighted by carbuncles. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Its magnitude was indeed extraordinary; it was moreover a hawk-nose, full of warts and carbuncles, of the colour of a mulberry, and hanging two fingers' breadth below his mouth. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z And likewise a ruby, set deep like a carbuncle, I think they call them other red stones. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z A delicate wine-green, a carbuncle red, Will colour thy forehead and nose. Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z He took the ring out of her hand, and set about repairing it, so that the carbuncle soon shone out again from the serpent's head. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z According to other accounts, it emerges from its lurking-place with carbuncle displayed, and only conceals it when attacked. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z His face was covered with carbuncles, and his breath impregnated with the fumes of strong waters. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z During the previous December, O'Dwyer had been treating a patient with carbuncle, and developed himself a small carbuncle on his chin. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z The Hebrew word nōphek, rendered emerald in the Authorized Version, probably meant the carbuncle: it is indeed translated ἄνθραξ in the Septuagint, and a marginal reading in the Revised Version gives carbuncle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z These principles allowed, what is the use of talking of botches and carbuncles?” The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Each of the trees has seventy thousand branches, each branch bears seventy thousand fruits, each fruit is composed of seventy thousand diamonds, rubies, emeralds, carbuncles, jacinths, and other precious stones. Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z "The possession of the carbuncle that lies buried in the sluice of the Tigris," was the reply. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z There is the opening of a carbuncle at the back of the neck which shows how old are men's diseases and the modes of their treatment. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z She was seated on a wild boar; a crown of gleaming rubies and carbuncles adorned her brow. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Swellings, purple botches, and black carbuncles, are respectable terms, which have a good and proper signification; but I say they have nothing to do with the question. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Milton had a learned retrospect to its fabulous powers, in describing the Old Serpent: ... his head Crested aloft, and carbuncle his eyes— D’Herbelot, pp. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The fishes, out of fear, threw the carbuncle into the vessel of the youth; and the latter, as a reward, received the daughter of the Caliph for his wife. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z Photograph: Channel 4 To most of us a building might be a thing of beauty, or a monstrous carbuncle and an excuse to meddle. TV review: The Men Who Jump off Buildings and Californication 2010-07-29T07:00:00Z The carbuncle alone is worth fifty thalers; besides, the ring is an heirloom. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Twenty-five years ago he described Lord Rogers's planned extension to the National Gallery as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much loved and elegant friend". The Prince of Wales, the Emir of Qatar and the ?81m Chelsea Barracks lawsuit 2010-05-16T17:21:00Z It is also called splenic fever, and is communicable to man, appearing as carbuncle, malignant pustule, or wool-sorter's disease. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli In the external or localized form, marked by the formation of carbuncles before general infection takes place, death may not occur for several days. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" I know," Hart answered irritably, "but I think anybody would have noticed this carbuncle; these infections are characteristic. The Year When Stardust Fell As to shining like a carbuncle,—perhaps he did, but that was not her idea of manly beauty. Ayala's Angel Then Solomon did command to be brought out of his treasure house precious pendants of deep-red carbuncles, fashioned to resemble elongated pears. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity After the sparkling carbuncle, the humble violet, hidden under the grass. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades The carbuncles may appear in any part of the body, being preceded or accompanied by fever. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" "Here's a carbuncle, right back of the ear!" he said accusingly. The Year When Stardust Fell And they set in it four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row. The Bible Story The sun had just sunk below the horizon, and a blaze of blended crimson and gold spread over the Bay of Naples, coloring the rocky island of Ischia till it glowed like a carbuncle. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly But still no starry conflict awoke the carbuncle; for the human mind was not born that could cherish it--but at last-- "The wonder is fulfilled, the moment is come." Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Nares says it is “a corrupt word for a carbuncle, or something like;” and Mr. Halliwell-Phillipps, in his “Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words,” defines it as a botch or imposthume. Folk-lore of Shakespeare The ruby or carbuncle was thought to guard against illness. Maids Wives and Bachelors And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, And thy gates of carbuncles, And all thy borders of precious stones. The Bible Story She has seen a bracelet of carbuncles in dull gold, the like of which Loyd could not give her were he to sell justice for twenty years to come. A Rent In A Cloud Peregrine recognized himself; he felt that the carbuncle, rekindled into life, was glowing in his own breast. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Milton, speaking of the cobra, says: “His head Crested aloof, and carbuncle his eyes.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare The glaziers might have said with Isaiah, "And I will make thy windows of agates and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones." Cathedrals of Spain The young man passed much of the night gazing at the carbuncle, and felt towards morning irresistibly inclined to write a few words upon the paper in which he wrapt it. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. It is all gold, rubies, pearls and carbuncles. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres The beams of the carbuncle, which have kindled me to the highest life, have given death to thee, thou sweet pair, united by the strange discords of opposing powers. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors One of his projects, we are told, was a bridge of gold over the Thames, crowned with pinnacles of gold, which, being studded with carbuncles, would diffuse a blaze of light in the dark. Folk-lore of Shakespeare On the end of his long hooked nose there seemed to me to be growing, like a carbuncle, the first letter of the alphabet, glittering with ink and ready to print. Devil Stories An Anthology He knew it to be a costly carbuncle, and thought that he had observed it in the middle of the necklace which the unknown lady wore. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. The counsel for the brewers had a face so extremely inflamed and illuminated with carbuncles, that I did not wonder to see him an advocate for these sophistications. The Tatler, Volume 3 And thou too, blood-thirsty monster of the night, thou wast forced to fly from the fire of the carbuncle into the bosom of the earth. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors From the lateral chamber the priest still peered, the carbuncle glistening on his lip. Mary Magdalen His collar was studded with carbuncles as large as walnuts. Old and New London Volume I He finds the blue flower; it is Matilda, who sleeps and has the carbuncle. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. Dr. Hamilton A. Hymes, pastor of Grace Memorial Presbyterian church, has recovered from a recent illness, caused from a carbuncle on his neck. The So-called Human Race Their eyes were cast to earth, as if unable to bear the burning splendour of the carbuncle. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Their dark elf-locks, small, gleaming eyes, red as carbuncles, and harsh, cracked voices are all dilated upon with fear by those who have met them upon lonely heaths or unfrequented roads. Legends & Romances of Brittany Slow sinks the sun,—a great carbuncle ball Red in the cavern of a sombre cloud,— And in her garden, where the dense weeds crowd. Weeds by the Wall Verses "Looks so like a carbuncle suddenly developed on Embankment, with the stately Thames swirling below, that I really thought they would like it," said Home Secretary, mopping his furrowed brow. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 3, 1890. The major’s eyes seemed to stand out like blazing carbuncles from the face of some deity of rage. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 Peregrine,--or, as we may now call him, King Sekakis,--flung back the regal mantle that covered his breast, and, from within, the carbuncle shot forth dazzling beams, like Heaven's fire, through the immense hall. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors An’ whin I had th’ carbuncle on me neck I yelled at her! Carmen Ariza Lesions.—These swellings appear as edemas and carbuncles. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Countless multitudes of glow-worms shone like diamonds or carbuncles among the grass and wild flowers along the banks of the brooks. Pepita Ximenez Her neck and arms were covered with carbuncles more brilliant than the sun. Old French Fairy Tales And you, Master Flea, even to you it was not granted to pierce the mystery, for thy clear sight had not yet the power to penetrate the depths of earth, and see the frozen carbuncle. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Sure she may have answered me prayer, fer th’ whoop I gave busted the carbuncle, an’ I got well. Carmen Ariza The carbuncles are firm, hot, tender swellings, which later become cool and painless and undergo mortification. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Boils, carbuncles, cellulitis and gangrene are all apt to occur as life advances, though gangrene is much more frequent in men than in women. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" Tsian Tang brought out a platter of red amber on which lay a carbuncle. The Chinese Fairy Book 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 For fungous flesh, it promotes discharge, and destroys both gangrenes and carbuncles. The Leper in England: with some account of English lazar-houses The skin around this swelling or carbuncle is stained yellow or bluish, and is not infrequently swollen and doughy to the touch. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Those cases which first affected the head with delirium, have been the most fatal; next those with carbuncles, which did not appear, however, for a fortnight after the commencement of the disease. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 Lord Salisbury, seeing through their object, asked the question, "Have any of you ever had a carbuncle on the back of your neck?" The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 One is the story of an immense carbuncle, the biggest jewel in the world, which hangs suspended from a rock over a hidden pool that reflects its fire. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America He had been brought almost to the door of death by a malignant carbuncle, and it was thought, on his recovery, that such a tour would be beneficial. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services The edemas and carbuncles may also appear in the mouth, pharynx, larynx, in the tongue, and in the rectum. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Then, taking sharp knives, the travellers ripped open the seams and welts of the garments, and shook from them a vast profusion of diamonds, rubies, sapphires, carbuncles, emeralds, and other precious stones. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The portion nearest the Sun is of dazzling brightness, but still less brilliant than the prominences, which blaze through it like carbuncles. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' The tree, black as ink, looked suddenly like a gigantic suit of armour, with an immense heart-shaped jewel—perhaps that magic carbuncle from the hidden pool of the White Mountains—suspended in its breast. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America Boils and carbuncles are not common on the hairy part of the scalp. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. When infection of the blood takes place from the intestines the carbuncles may be absent. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle His throat is bare; his face a glowing carbuncle; his body a monstrous cauldron, seething and dripping with overflowing juices. The Land of Thor The "great diamond" of the Northern Sutor was at one time scarce less famous than the carbuncle of the Ward Hill. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland His lion-like eyes flashed fire like carbuncles; his eyebrows were half a palm over. Mediaeval Tales Boils and carbuncles frequently occur on the back of the neck, where the skin is thick and coarse and is rubbed by the collar. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. The carbuncle itself rarely grows larger than a pea or a small nut, and is but slightly painful. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Any other fiery red stone might equally well be styled a carbuncle, especially if cabochon cut. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public CARBUNCLE.—A carbuncle is similar to a boil in its causation and structure, but is usually a much more serious matter having a tendency to spread laterally and involve the deeper layers of the skin. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) At length he stood once more before them, fully clothed, his eyes glowing like carbuncles, his visage blanched, and his whole frame quivering with pain and the tensity of excitement and suspense. The Voyage of the Aurora The carbuncle of the Dung-Beetle of the Pampas suggested the question. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles In addition to these characteristic signs, the carbuncles and swellings under the skin, already described, will aid in determining the true nature of the disease. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle For there was no end of gold and noble carbuncle there; rejuvenation and restoration of natural forces, and also recovery of lost health, and removal of all diseases were a common thing in that place. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts Twice, now, she had smiled into his eyes and sold him for some piece of trumpery—a bracelet of carbuncles or a kiss from Quinton Edge's lips. The Doomsman It happened that M�re Jupillon had trouble with her leg—a carbuncle that prevented her from walking for nearly eighteen months. Germinie Lacerteux What trade do you follow under your torrid sun, O gleaming carbuncle? The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles The anthrax carbuncles and swellings differ from the blackleg swellings in not containing gas, in being hard and solid, and in causing death less rapidly. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle It is said to be attended with inflammation, with the greatest arterial debility, and to be very contagious, attended at an uncertain time of the fever with buboes and carbuncles. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Don't you remember her eyes, brown and with a flame in them like to the carbuncles in the bracelet that I gave her? The Doomsman She contented herself with fixing on him her uneasy eyes, which, in the half-light where she was placed, sparkled like two carbuncles, and uttering a little dull sound which might pass for a growl. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental But the lump continues to swell, and the pain to increase, until at the very time when the soul is in mortal agony the carbuncle bursts and spews out the poison. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia Well, here comes another customer—see the carbuncles! Select Temperance Tracts Small troubles such as chafing, sore feet, saddle boils, sore eyes, felons, whitlows, earache, toothache, carbuncles, fleas, lice and ringworms, are all caused by lack of cleanliness, and they put men on sick report. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition "Here's the bracelet I promised you," and he held out a circlet of gold-filigree work studded with carbuncles. The Doomsman Caesar was finishing supper, reclining on a camp bed which was concealed under a great lion-skin, decorated with gold claws and eyes of carbuncles. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death J. T. Searcy was unable to walk from a carbuncle on his knee. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. On the forefinger of his left hand he had a gold ring, set with a large carbuncle; and on the middle finger one of mixed metal, then usually made by alchemists. 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 Mixed with equal parts of colocynth it is applied to carbuncles. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Everywhere he saw nothing but gold, silver, diamonds, carbuncles, and emeralds. Laboulaye's Fairy Book The Roman made an insulting gesture of surprise; he laughed with an air of disdainful confidence; and then drew from the casket a magnificent gold net-work for the hair, all encrusted with carbuncles. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death At what age and upon what parts is carbuncle usually observed? Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine While zealously engaged in his public duties, Washington was prostrated by violent disease, in the form of malignant anthrax or carbuncle boil upon his thigh, and for several days his life was seriously jeoparded. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. P.S.—The cobbler has been ill these many months, and unable to work; has had a carbuncle in his back, and has it cut three times a week. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Thou art covered with precious stones of all kinds, with the ruby, emerald, diamond, hyacinth, onyx, jasper, sapphire, carbuncle, sardonyx and gold. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. The tumor continues to discharge, turns purple; gangrene beginning in the carbuncle extends to other parts and death follows. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time Phlegmona diffusa is a more or less extensive inflammation of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues presenting symptoms partaking of the nature of both deep erysipelas and flat carbuncles, and usually attended with varying constitutional disturbance. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine There were flowers beside the brooklet; There were colours on the meadow— Gold and azure, green and purple, Emerald and bright carbuncle. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 You shall see sleeping under the primroses the lizard who awakens all the centuries when at his maturity the carbuncle falls from his forehead. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul Their beads, rings, bracelets, and collars were of precious stones, such as carbuncles, rubies, diamonds, sapphires, emerald, turquoises, garnets, agates, beryls, and pearls. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I Though the knife operations for the removal of carbuncle are always injurious, the chemical effect of Potash is frequently most beneficial. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time How would you distinguish carbuncle from a boil? Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine On the day the Committee finally revised the bill and voted on it, Congressman Goldfogle was suffering intensely from carbuncles, and was about to undergo a surgical operation. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 Beside each one are placed amphorae, from which they pour out wine; and, at the very end, by himself, adorned with the tiara and covered with carbuncles, King Nebuchadnezzar is eating and drinking. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul Next to a valuable uncut sapphire or a ruby one would find a carbuncle or some valueless stone. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 At first it would produce some smarting, but the pain is different from that of the carbuncle, and the change is agreeable rather than otherwise. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time A carbuncle is an acute, usually egg to palm-sized, circumscribed, phlegmonous inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous structures, terminating in a slough. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine He thinks, perhaps, that the man who lives in those halls, alternating between them and the Delavan House, is likely to be troubled with physical dyspepsia and mental carbuncles. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands "Behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and thy foundations with sapphires; and I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones." Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 Her eyeballs were dilated, and glowed like flaming carbuncles; while her widely-distended nostril seemed, in the cold moonshine, to snort forth smoke, as from a hidden fire. Rookwood With her pearly skin and golden hair among all the dark heads, she gleamed like a pearl amid carbuncles, and everyone was looking at her. The Car of Destiny How would you distinguish a boil from a carbuncle? Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Its leaves were of emeralds, while its grapes were clusters of fine carbuncles. The Story of the Greeks Yes, that dear nose of Uncle Boz’s was a jewel, though unadorned by a carbuncle. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars He had a quiet, droll countenance, very much studded with carbuncles, and his nose, which was very long, was of so hooked a description that the point of it nearly entered his mouth. Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest This condition of things lasted for over five years, varied by the appearance of carbuncles on the nose and elsewhere, to relieve the monotony of the thing. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance A boil is comparatively small, rounded or acuminate, and has but one point of suppuration; a carbuncle is large, flattened, intensely painful, often with grave systemic disturbance, and has, moreover, several centres of suppuration. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Among other precious things upon it is beholden the carbuncle jewel, which is wont to shine by night, half a hen’s egg in size. The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See My grandfather, grandmother, aunts and uncles Were lunatics all, and yet died of carbuncles. Quaint Epitaphs Witness Job, whose wife had nothing to prescribe for his carbuncles but allopathic doses of profanity! The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony "Here," says he, pulling off the big carbuncle ring he always wears, "that's to remember me by." Shorty McCabe Here was "Muster" Hill, the farmer he had worked for these seventeen years, dying of a sudden, with a carbuncle on the neck, and the farm to be given up at Michaelmas. Bessie Costrell At every step they were startled by some fresh wonder; here bronze children blowing horns; there a revolving hall set in motion by the sea-breeze; elsewhere a carbuncle which illuminated apartments at night. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance One of these is where the germ digs and burrows, as it were, underground, in a limited space, resulting in that charming product known as a boil, or a carbuncle. Preventable Diseases Bruises, sores, contusions, sprains, rheumatic affections of the back and loins, carbuncles, and earache—there’s nothing that smoking won’t cure; eh, doctor?” The Young Fur Traders When engaged in mischief—his besetting foible—his eyes shone like carbuncles with unholy light. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood The bill is orange and black, and those curious lumps or carbuncles on its forehead are rich orange. On the Banks of the Amazon A corn on the toe, an affection of the kidneys or of the liver, a boil anywhere on the body, or a carbuncle, may seriously affect the eyes and even the brain. Pushing to the Front If a cabbage be cut, blood will flow; if anything round be eaten—onions, for example—carbuncles will follow. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections The coals of oak beaten and mingled with honey, cures the carbuncle; to say nothing of the viscus’s, polypods, and other excrescences, of which innumerable remedies are composed, noble antidotes, syrups, &c. Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees The seams of these garments were ripped up with sharp knives, and out poured heaps of jewels on to the table—rubies, sapphires, carbuncles, diamonds, and emeralds. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People They are the "self-appointed inspectors of warts and carbuncles, the self-elected supervisors of sewers and street gutters." Sermons on Biblical Characters I don’t think he drinks so much now: but he looks all ready to blossom out into carbuncles. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Boils and carbuncles are almost the only instances in which pus germs can get into the body without some actual cut, tear, or breaking of the skin. A Handbook of Health A large gold brooch, set with two carbuncles, to be sold for the Building Fund. A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Fourth Part If your dog dies of hydrophobia or your horse of a carbuncle, the cause is still the same. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia They found the aged poet reclining on a couch, thin of body, wrinkled of face, evidently sick and feeble; yet his eyes, "glittering like two carbuncles," showed what spirit lay within his withered frame. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. She tapped her little foot on the ground, which opened; and they were immediately transported to the palace of her father in the Underworld, which was carved from a single carbuncle. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 He might as well have desired me to demonstrate that the sun is not a carbuncle. Recollections of Europe No one likes to have carbuncles on his nose, or to appear before his female friends with eyes which look as though they were swimming in grog. Can You Forgive Her? His eyes sparkled red and brilliant as two rubies; whilst those of his opponent gleamed like two carbuncles. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know The stimulating virtues of Savin befit it for cleansing carbuncles, and for benefiting baldness. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure "The possession of the carbuncle that lies buried in the bottom of the Tigris," was the reply. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Her foundation, walls, doors, and windows were all adorned with carbuncles, sapphires, emeralds, chrysolites, and precious stones out of the Lord's own treasure. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation The first approach of a carbuncle on the nose, about the age of thirty, has stopped many a man from drinking. Can You Forgive Her? Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl that showeth well by day, but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle that shineth best in varied lights. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Also Radish roots sliced when fresh, and applied to a carbuncle will promote its healing. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure But in November the whole vast flank of Etna glows with the deep-blue tone of steel; the russet woods are like a film of rust; the vine-boughs thrust living carbuncles against the sun. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Well, one time Leathers was laid up with a carbuncle on his back, and brought a doctor up on the boat with him. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' Later, however, the carbuncle became a Page 76 favourite, which was supposed to suggest fiery zeal for the faith. 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 The pyrites of sulphur and motes of iron, that formerly gleamed in the rills that trickled down its slopes, were now big as cascades, filled with carbuncles and rocks of amethyst. Tales of the Chesapeake And how different the expression of the serpent's eyes—small carbuncles. Visionaries A large carbuncle is a grave disease, especially in a weakly person suffering from diabetes or chronic alcoholism; we have on several occasions seen diabetic coma supervene and the patient die without recovering consciousness. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. Among other things, they gave accounts of immense carbuncles seen far up the steep and inaccessible sides, which shone in the darkness of night with the most brilliant and dazzling splendor. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 If very large they are known as carbuncles, and if they occur on the fingers or toes they are described as whitlows. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine Behind the back of the throne, flashing with carbuncles as large as nuts, stood a whole army of ministering servants with their heads plunged deep in their girdles. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul But the eyes of my serpent were not so large—I mean the carbuncles. Visionaries A carbuncle is to be differentiated from an ulcerated gumma and from anthrax pustule. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. Externally.—The root is used as a poultice for tumors, lazy ulcers, buboes, carbuncles, stings of insects. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Affections and thought flowing from that love are represented by diamond-like auras with scintillations as if from carbuncles and rubies, which are attended by delights that affect the interiors of the mind. Heaven and its Wonders and Hell I instantly recognised the fellow, and so did the doctor, who had again bounded from his chair, and was shaking all over as if with ague, whilst his very carbuncles became pallid with affright. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 431 Volume 17, New Series, April 3, 1852 The carbuncle that shineth most is not ever the most precious; and the apothecaries choose not flowers for their colors, but for their virtues. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy In some cases it is advisable to excise the carbuncle or to make incisions across it in different directions, so that the resulting wound presents a stellate appearance. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. Carbuncles, Poppy Leaves to Draw and Ripen.—"A poultice of poppy leaves is very efficacious to draw or ripen a carbuncle." Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada "I've got cirrhosis of the liver, an incipient carbuncle on my neck, inflammation of the duodenum, septic sore throat and general prostration." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 192-06-30 The undulating lines of terraces are broken by gigantic masses of rock of various colours, red, green, golden, white, blue, silver, brown, and variegated—rocks of carbuncle, lapis lazuli, malachite, gold-stone, and many-coloured marbles. Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah The common employment of the designation carbuncle for a precious stone and also for a boil was usual from ancient times. Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from It varies greatly in its virulence, and is found in such widely different conditions as skin pustules, boils, carbuncles, and some acute inflammations of bone. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. A poultice made from these leaves is very quieting and soothing, and at the same time will cause the carbuncle to ripen. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada The marquis's eyes burned like carbuncles; his blade was like living light. The Grey Cloak He called James I., our king, the "refulgent carbuncle of Christendom," and Prince Charles "the most glittering chrysolite of our English diademe" Both are hard sayings. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary I could see nothing but a pair of red orbs, glowing like flaming carbuncles. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest She held in her hand a comb of silver inlaid with gold, and before her was a bason of silver chased with figures of birds, and around the rim of it red carbuncles were set. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland It is usually proper and prudent to dress a carbuncle two or three times a day. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada The elder was somewhat consoled by a huge carbuncle brooch given to her by Kaiser Wilhelm himself. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 Walls of white bronze it had, set with crystal and with carbuncles, that were shining through the night as well as through the day. Gods and Fighting Men They were followed by Tib, who, dilated to twice his former size, walked with tail erect, and eyes glowing like carbuncles. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest "By the life of my lord the lieutenant, you must tell me mine, niña of gold, niña of silver, niña of pearls, niña of carbuncles, niña of heaven, and more than that cannot be said." The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Opening the carbuncle and giving free drainage afford great relief from the fever and often general symptoms. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada About their necks were brilliant collars with orphreys crusted, as were the robes, with carbuncles. Là-bas He breaks away the shining carbuncles from the church walls to fill the last vat. Invisible Links "Yet the resemblance was very remarkable; the only difference was a carbuncle on the nose, which the real Bill has and the other has not, but which I had forgotten." Willis the Pilot I will make thy windows of agates and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. Lord of the World They had been getting "spiritual ferns" and sumach leaves with Dorris; "the dearest little tips," Ruth said, "of scarlet and carbuncle, just like jets of fire." Real Folks The camp-wagons are drawn up on a low pebbly shelf at the foot of the hills, and the kindled fire has set a great carbuncle in the standing pool. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 On the very verge of the horizon a constellation was sparkling like a carbuncle, while a dust of almost invisible stars sprinkled the vault above as though with glittering sand. A Love Episode The negroes told us of a strange beast, which our interpreter called a carbuncle, which is said to be often seen, but only in the night. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 She valued what she had somewhere read, that carbuncles are male and female. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I He next placed on Messer Torello's finger a ring, in which was set a carbuncle of such brilliance that it shewed as a lighted torch, and of well-nigh inestimable value. The Decameron, Volume II Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that showeth best by day; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that showeth best in varied lights. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 The treasure which is heaped up in the latter place consists of immense gold bars, golden lions with carbuncle eyes, a golden hen with her brood, and golden casks, filled with gold coin. A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients "You've hit on a pretty good sort of a place here," grunted Sir Paul Spinner, whose waistcoat buttons were surpassed in splendour only by his carbuncles. Mr. Prohack This love was a key which unlocked for me many a treasure which I still possess; it was the carbuncle which cast light into many of the darkest caverns of human nature. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I A plump face, full of carbuncles, shows a man to be a great drinker of wine, vain, daring, and soon intoxicated. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy Just after the inauguration, Washington was laid up with an anthrax or carbuncle in his thigh, which brought him at one time very near death. George Washington, Volume II You have in your web the carbuncle, Venus. The Man Who Laughs "Same old menu!" remarked savagely Mr. Prohack's great crony, Sir Paul Spinner, the banker, who suffered from carbuncles and who always drove over from the city in the middle of the day. Mr. Prohack She chose carbuncle for her own stone, and when a dear friend was to give her a gem, this was the one selected. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I At the summit of the main tower was an immense carbuncle, which served, like a star, to guide the Templars thither at night. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art I am not fond of mortifying the flesh, and the eloquence of Socrates would fail to persuade me that a carbuncle was a cheerful companion, or the gout an ailment to be ardently desired. In the Days of My Youth Amidst the sordid crowd she shone out grandly, as with the radiance of a carbuncle. The Man Who Laughs The carbuncles were well known up and down Harley Street. Mr. Prohack And she was wont to put on her carbuncle, a bracelet, or some selected gem, to write letters to certain friends. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I This amicable agreement having been made, Laurin led the knights down into his subterranean palace, which was illuminated by carbuncles, diamonds, and other precious stones. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art Sir E. Tennent, on this subject, quotes from a Chinese work a statement that early in the 14th century the Emperor sent an officer to Ceylon to purchase a carbuncle of unusual lustre. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The carbuncle of the firmament's depths, a diamond in the distance, when drawn close to us becomes a furnace. The Man Who Laughs The strange thing was that Sir Paul with all his powerful general sagacity and shrewdness, continued firmly, despite endless disappointments, in the mystical faith that one day the carbuncles would be abolished. Mr. Prohack The Blorenge and the Sugar Loaf glowed like huge carbuncles, while the pale green light which bathed their bases gleamed faintly like a setting of aqua-marina. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 The species of garnet crystal known as Pyrope, when cut in the shape of a tallow drop, is called a carbuncle. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge A girdle encircles her hips, concealing the upper part of her thighs, against which beats a gigantic pendant streaming with carbuncles and emeralds. Against the Grain All the same I do not recommend you to have an anthrax, otherwise called carbuncle. The Man Who Laughs This distressing illusion of Sir Paul's was probably due to his carbuncles, which of all pathological phenomena are among the most productive of a pessimistic philosophy. Mr. Prohack His little hands were laden with rings; carbuncles glowed in the lace of his shirt. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California Here was 'Muster' Hill, the farmer he had worked for these seventeen years, dying of a sudden, with a carbuncle on the neck, and the farm to be given up at Michaelmas. The Story of Bessie Costrell There is a curious conical mound in the town, called the Moat-hill, which looks like a great, green carbuncle. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's And when mornin' came, every bone in my body was as sore as a carbuncle. Duty, and other Irish Comedies Sir Paul, embossed with carbuncles, got out, and was presently being presented to Eve,—for the friendship between Mr. Prohack and Sir Paul had been a purely club friendship. Mr. Prohack About the neck of Monsieur she threw a brilliant chain of carbuncles and emeralds, from which was suspended a miniature portrait of the King of Spain. The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 3 They have among them the legend of the carbuncle, so famous in oriental mythos. Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 In the latter years of his life, Parr had been subject to erysipelas; once he had suffered by a carbuncle, and once by a mortification in the hand. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 371, May 23, 1829 She stood out sharply cut in a cloudless sky, and stars sparkling everywhere in profusion; not like nails of gold, but sown broadcast like a flying dust, a dust of carbuncles and diamonds. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 "Yes, it's a terrible carbuncle," replied Blaize; "but don't cauterize it, doctor." Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire This done, he drew from some concealed place a little scrap of looking-glass, and with its assistance arranged his hair, and ascertained the exact state of a little carbuncle on his nose. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty The room with its crimson bed and window curtains Was as red and glowing as a carbuncle. Men, Women and Ghosts As soon as he had spoken and given the command, without delay the crowns were brought before him, all sparkling with carbuncles, of which there were four in each. Four Arthurian Romances The worst that happened to me was I caught a cold once, and another time had a carbuncle. The Red One "Here is the terrible carbuncle," he cried, with a laugh, in which all the party, except Blaize, joined. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire And above the chief tower of the palace be two round pommels of gold, and in everych of them be two carbuncles great and large, that shine full bright upon the night. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville And that row of glass windows tipped toward the sky Are rubies and carbuncles when the day is dry. Men, Women and Ghosts The light of the moon is nothing compared with the light which the least of the carbuncles could shed. Four Arthurian Romances Darting pains were felt all over the body, soon followed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, or by the formation of carbuncles in various parts of the body. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Notwithstanding this attempt at concealment, it was easy to perceive that Doctor Furbisher's face was covered with scars, that he had a rubicund nose, studded with carbuncles, and a black patch over his left eye. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire And all the pillars in his chamber be of fine gold with precious stones, and with many carbuncles, that give great light upon the night to all people. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville I will bring thee windows of agates, And gates of carbuncles bright, And thy fairest courts and portals Shall be filled with love and light. Poems The garnet was, in part, the carbuncle of the ancients. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H He was a man, seemingly about forty years of age with a broad red face, with certain somethings, looking very much like incipient carbuncles, here and there, upon it. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery LIke carbuncle, the magic buckler blazed, No glare was ever seen which shone so bright: Nor could the warriors choose but fall, amazed And blinded by the clear and dazzling light. Orlando Furioso And he hath many other precious stones and many other rubies and carbuncles; but those be the greatest and the most precious. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville He looked the image of a drunkard; his face was covered with carbuncles, and his breath impregnated with the fumes of strong waters. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that showeth best by day; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond, or carbuncle, that showeth best in varied lights. The Essays of Francis Bacon They could see neither moon nor stars, but in the Queen's neck-handkerchief there was a carbuncle which glowed like fifty torches. The Red Fairy Book And immediately the Princess's cotton dress became a magnificent robe of silver brocade embroidered with carbuncles, and her soft dark hair was encircled by a crown of diamonds, from which floated a clear white veil. The Blue Fairy Book Here and there out of the darkness round me the Morlocks' eyes shone like carbuncles. The Time Machine A facetted carbuncle accompanied by ten little twinkling emeralds; &c. &c. A Pair of Blue Eyes When the attack of septic inflammation is very acute, death of the tissue occurs en masse, as in the core of a boil or carbuncle. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The Prince found that it proceeded from an immense glowing carbuncle, made into a box, which lay before him. The Red Fairy Book This door was of gold covered with carbuncles, and it was the pure red light which shone from them that had shown him the way through the forest. The Blue Fairy Book I don't remember," said Valentin, "it may have been to a carbuncle! The American Over the gable were "two golden apples, in which were two carbuncles," so that the gold might shine by day and the carbuncles by night. The Picture of Dorian Gray Sir 32:5 A concert of musick in a banquet of wine is as a signet of carbuncle set in gold. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha If I remember aright, the stars said that he was over-fond of wine and women—he had a wicked eye and a nose like a carbuncle. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 "What is to hinder anyone from cutting off that chain and digging out those carbuncles, and making himself rich for life?" The Blue Fairy Book I ought to go down to Hertfordshire this evening—most interesting case—carbuncle—three operations in three consecutive weeks—Swain as operator. Charlotte's Inheritance A striking, decorative plant, once much sought after for its medicinal virtues—still another herb with which old women delight to dose their victims for any malady from a cold to a carbuncle. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Yes, yes; Solomon says, 'Who hath red eyes and carbuncles?' they that mix their lush. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 The caverns of the shores are piled with golden ingots, hexes of pearls, rich bales of oriental silks; and their deep recesses sparkle with diamonds, or flame with carbuncles. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies I was struck with her profusion of jewels, mostly topazes, but also many carbuncles and garnets; rings, bracelets, a necklace, a hair-comb and many big-headed hair pins. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire These are carbuncles one or two inches in diameter that are hot and tender at first, but later become gangrenous, diffused swellings. Common Diseases of Farm Animals The dwelling-house was as yet unhurt; its walls shone like marble, its windows sparkled like carbuncles. Dame Care The age of spirit-compelling spells, whether of parchment or carbuncle, is past—if, indeed, it ever existed. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography He found the room filled with bags of gold and silver, pearls, carbuncles, diamonds, and other precious stones. Filipino Popular Tales This porch was painted a dull red, and it had wooden rosettes at the corners that looked like a new carbuncle on the nose of a social wreck. Remarks Each ball was of precious stone; one an amethyst, another an African carbuncle, the third an opal, and the fourth an anthracites. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 The clasp shall be a serpent, with turquoise eyes, and a carbuncle tail; and all our initials scored up somehow on his scales. Hide and Seek And so saying, the Armenian took from his finger a gorgeous carbuncle, and offered it to the eunuch. The Rise of Iskander There were flowers or bunches of fruit, of turquoise, carbuncles, rubies, topazes, and emeralds, while the leaves were of malachite, cornelian, or agate. The Englishwoman in America They arrived at the cell, on the threshold of which stood Gorenflot, his eyes brilliant as carbuncles. Chicot the Jester The winter sun was dropping down to the hill-tops like a great carbuncle set in gold, and the Hanyards was all aglow in its flaming rays. The Yeoman Adventurer His eyes, too, shone like carbuncles, with a swift, changing glitter, always fastened upon Patsy's face. Men, Women, and Boats "I have heard it spoken of as a carbuncle of uncommon size," replied the Armenian. The Rise of Iskander Hawthorne could not have found a more fascinating subject, and he imagines it for us as a great carbuncle located in the upper recesses of the mountains. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Occasionally he reminds us of those over-accurate portrait painters, who, to insure a likeness, think they must copy every mark of the small- pox, every carbuncle or freckle. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature I have spent several hours in his curiosity shop, bargaining for turquoise rings, carbuncles, Persian amulets, and Circassian daggers. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain The vestments were of beaten gold, richly wrought and set with precious stones; and on the breast was a large carbuncle or ruby, as large as the coin called a crusado, which shone like fire. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 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 "There is but one God," said the eunuch, polishing his carbuncle, with a visage radiant as the gem. The Rise of Iskander The interest of the reader immediately centres on these last two, and we care much more concerning their fortunes and adventures than we do about the carbuncle. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Even so, and after the same manner, the great Cham of Tartary has a carbuncle on his nose. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. The mind of genius is among other minds what the carbuncle is among precious stones: it sends forth light of its own, while the others reflect only that which they have received. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature My reason for this was, that his conk was covered with carbuncles; and I thought I should vex him by taking such liberties with his conk, which in fact I did. Miscellaneous Essays Both have to do, in Hawes's own language, with choosing aromatic words, dulcet speech, sweetness, delight; they are redolent of incense; they gleam like carbuncles in the darkness; they are painted in hard gold. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism The scientific pedant finds a rare specimen of primeval granite, which serves his purpose quite as well as the carbuncle; and the two young doves return to their cot, having learned the lesson of contentment. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Mars, acute fevers and tartan agues, continual and intermitting fevers, imposthumes, erisepelas, carbuncles, fistulas, dysentery, and similar hot and dry diseases. Thaumaturgia He fired up like a tiger, and that scar on his cheek glowed like a carbuncle. The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales The panther scratched along the reach nearer to the two human passengers, and Ruth saw its eyes blazing like huge carbuncles in the dusk. Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods For a long time it has been known that carbuncle has been due to a particular microbe, but it was not known how it was propagated. White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor He well knew it from the rest, since on the top thereof flashed a great carbuncle stone. Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People Suddenly, as they looked at the light, they saw the king's mark on the shoulder, a bright cross, brighter than gold, sparkling like a carbuncle stone. The Junior Classics — Volume 4 If you will have pure carbon, carbuncle, or diamond, to make the brain transparent, the trunk and organs shall be so much the grosser: instead of porcelain, they are potter's earth, clay, or mud. Representative Men I wish I had been born with false teeth and a false liver and false carbuncles. Following the Equator, Part 4 Stammato made Crioni a present of one of the state's principal jewels—a huge carbuncle, which afterward figured in the Ducal cap of state—and the pair parted. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07 Over the gable of the palace are, at the extremities, two golden apples, in each of which are two carbuncles, so that the gold may shine by day, and the carbuncles by night. Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People It has now died out—this superstition, which corresponds with the carbuncle of Hoy and others of our Scoto-Scandinavian islands. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 They gather also pearls by the seaside, and diamonds and carbuncles upon certain rocks. English Literature for Boys and Girls A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Crioni went at once to the palace, denounced the criminal, and handed over the carbuncle as evidence. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07 No one can imagine how magnificent the crown was; when the sun shone on it, it gleamed like a hundred thousand carbuncles. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm "I remember it as well as if it was yesterday, and old Dr. Ball, the prebendary, with the carbuncles on his nose, saw it too." He Knew He Was Right Mrs. Gore sent a huge carbuncle which Arabella strongly suspected to be glass. The American Senator A carbuncle, or pimple in the face, caused by drinking. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue On his breast he wore a brooch of gold bronze; carbuncles and precious stones were set in the bronze, and it was carved all over with many spiral devices. The Coming of Cuculain The head-dress is a strip of cloth or leather, sewn over with large turquoises, carbuncles, and silver ornaments. Among the Tibetans "Dr. Ball had no carbuncles on his nose," said Mrs. MacHugh. He Knew He Was Right As the old fellow spoke, his little gray eyes dilated, and became brilliant as carbuncles. The Widow Lerouge "Ah, they are safe," she said, opening the lid and looking upon her tawdry pearls and carbuncles. The Man Who Kept His Money in a Box My dealings as against insects are, when all is said, nothing but dissecting room wounds and carbuncle flies' stings. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Further, on hearing of the victory, the King of Siam, from whom Malacca had been "usurped by the Moors," sent to the conqueror a cup of gold, a carbuncle, and a sword inlaid with gold. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither He stood there, therefore, red as a carbuncle and mute as a fish; grinning sufficiently to show his teeth; an object of pity. Barchester Towers Now, for the first time, Noel seemed to notice the nun's eyes, which, lighted by eager curiosity, glittered in the shadow like carbuncles. The Widow Lerouge Very learnedly then from William's lips fell the new vocabulary that had come to him with his latest treasures: chrysoprase, carnelian, girasol, onyx, plasma, sardonyx, lapis lazuli, tourmaline, chrysolite, hyacinth, and carbuncle. Miss Billy This also reminds us of the so-called carbuncle flies, the lancet of whose mouth parts, contaminated with the sanies of corpses, produces such terrible accidents. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography By the latter part of May they were at Quarry Farm, and Clemens, laid up there with a carbuncle, was preparing for his long tour. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Success to Fall's carbuncle and many happy returns. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) That would be competent, adequate, simplified spelling, in contrast to the clipping, the hair punching, the carbuncles, and the cancers which go by the name of simplified spelling. Mark Twain's Speeches You are told that a person has carbuncles on his face; but you have ocular proofs that he is sallow, and pale as a ghost. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners A striking, decorative plant, once much sought after for its medicinal virtues - still another herb with which old women delight to dose their victims for any malady from a cold to a carbuncle. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors He was beset by other carbuncles, but would seem not to have been seriously delayed by them. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Levi's stone was the carbuncle, that beams like lightning, as, likewise, the faces of that tribe beamed with piety and erudition. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 He was mounted on a wild-looking black horse, with flowing mane and tail, eyes glowing like carbuncles, and in all respects resembling the sable steed he had lost in the forest. Windsor Castle Then Festus’s eyes glowed like carbuncles, and he gave voice to fearful imprecations, shaking his fist in the soft summer air towards Anne, in a way that was terrible for any maiden to behold. The Trumpet-Major From certain indications I judged these stones, which might have been spinels or carbuncles, or even rubies, to be very ancient. The Ivory Child We have had noble good times everywhere and every day, from Cleveland, July 15, to Pretoria, May 24, and never a dull day either on sea or land, notwithstanding the carbuncles and things. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) So saying she drew a vinaigrette, set with fine imitation carbuncles, from the plush reticule, and applied it majestically to her nose. The Prophet of Berkeley Square He stood there, therefore, red as a carbuncle and mute as a fish; grinning just sufficiently to show his teeth; an object of pity. Barchester Towers The maiden has hastened and has come into the palace with head uncovered and face bare; and the sheen of her beauty sheds greater light in the palace than four carbuncles would have done. Cliges; a romance Two days after his return, he was seated, disconsolate, gluing garnets and carbuncles on to a broad tapering bit of lambskin, when Ucatella came to him and said, "My doctor child sick?" A Simpleton These protuberances resemble, in their periodical appearance, the fleshy carbuncles on the heads of certain birds; but whether they serve as ornaments must remain at present doubtful. The Descent of Man What seashore the carbuncles that compose these eyes? Stories from the Pentamerone Baron Colditz, the Chancellor, fell ill of a carbuncle in his foot, and died. A History of the Moravian Church I cannot but hope that the carbuncle may possibly do you good: I have heard of all sorts of weaknesses disappearing after a carbuncle. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 The carbuncles gathered from those mines look like rubies, so full of fire are they, and of enormous size. A Simpleton He wheeled round and round with dazzling rapidity, opening and shutting his formidable claws, and shaking his cartilaginous carbuncle, or comb. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant Then all the riches this place contains, as well as the carbuncle of Giamschid, shall be hers.” The History of Caliph Vathek On it and in it and rising through it, as wrecks lift through the sand, were jewelled elephant-howdahs of embossed silver, studded with plates of hammered gold, and adorned with carbuncles and turquoises. The Second Jungle Book He took the young man by the hand and led him into a third room—vaulted as the other two had been, lit as they had been by a carbuncle in the roof above. Twilight Land The chaplet had twelve great carbuncles in the centre, and went off by gradations into smaller garnets by the thousand. A Simpleton He had to go down to her and be kind and comforting about that carbuncle. Secret Places of the Heart It was found in the banks of the Amoy River in southern China and is remarkable in having every characteristic of the carbuncle, save that it is blue in shade instead of ruby red. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "If madame goes out without her this evening," said Georges to his master, whose eyes glowed like carbuncles, "she will be here by ten o'clock." Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Aben Hassen the Fool found himself in a vast vaulted room, lit by the light of a single carbuncle set in the centre of the dome above. Twilight Land A great many large pieces of amethyst, and some of white topaz and rock crystal; a large number of smaller stones, carbuncles, chrysolites, and not a few emeralds. A Simpleton What was his phrase about the unfortunate young woman with the carbuncle?... Secret Places of the Heart Holmes unlocked his strong-box and held up the blue carbuncle, which shone out like a star, with a cold, brilliant, many-pointed radiance. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Thou art left, Marcius: A carbuncle entire, as big as thou art, Were not so rich a jewel. Coriolanus He led him from this room to another—like it vaulted, and like it lit by a carbuncle set in the dome of the roof above. Twilight Land O, sir, upon her nose, an o'er embellished with rubies, carbuncles, sapphires, declining their rich aspect to the hot breath of Spain; who sent whole armadoes of carracks to be ballast at her nose. The Comedy of Errors After tea Dr. Martineau left Sir Richmond in a chair upon the lawn, brooding darkly—apparently over the crime of the carbuncle. Secret Places of the Heart You remember that the affair of the blue carbuncle, which appeared to be a mere whim at first, developed into a serious investigation. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes But Shamshiel explained to Moses about the thrones, that they were different one from the other, some being of silver, some of gold, some of precious stones and pearls and rubies and carbuncles. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 They watched the frogs, who, less distrustful, returned to the surface of the pond, winking their carbuncle eyes as they sat upon the water-cresses. Sons of the Soil He is a great believer in me ever since I took that carbuncle out of his neck which he got because he will not eat enough. When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot You would but see a man of fourscore years, With sunken eyes, burning like carbuncles, Who sits at table with his friends for hours, Cursing the Spaniards as a race of Jews And miscreant Moors. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Thy turrets and thy pinnacles With carbuncles do shine; Thy very streets are paved with gold, Surpassing clear and fine. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse With face shrivelled to nothing; with 'huge peruke a la Louis Quatorze, which leaves only two eyes "visible" glittering like carbuncles,' the old man is here. The French Revolution His little gray eyes shone like carbuncles, and appeared, with his grinning mouth, to be the only part of his face in which life survived. The Three Musketeers I think I have mentioned that the Glittering Lady wore sandals which were fastened with red studs that looked like rubies or carbuncles. When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot The knight bare in his shield three griffins of gold, in sable carbuncle, the chief of silver. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 One of his ships has, like the ships in the Chansons de Geste, a carbuncle for a lantern at the masthead. The Danish History, Books I-IX I am fifty years old, yet never in my life had been ill, except for an occasional carbuncle or boil. Dead Souls |
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