| 单词 | circlet |
| 例句 | “And two other girls—Hunters. One wears a silver circlet.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Cardan is wearing his usual scowl, accessorized with kohl under his eyes and a circlet of gold in his midnight hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She looked at the older girl with the circlet. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Aru flexed her hand and Vajra changed from a ball to a glowing circlet around her wrist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “And there’s a daisy,” I said, throwing a circlet of the white flowers with their sunlike centers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The golden circlet of kingship adorned his battle helm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She wore a silver circlet on her head like a princess’s tiara, which didn’t match her skull earrings or her Death to Barbie T-shirt showing a little Barbie doll with an arrow through its head. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There was a circlet of whiter skin on his third finger where he used to wear the signet ring that Katie had given him when they married. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A circlet of silver sat in the crimson headpiece that surrounded her dark hair, and her dress was as scarlet as her lips. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Standing amidships was a girl in a flowing dress of white silk, her mane of black hair pinned back with a circlet of diamonds. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘What in the name of wonder?’ began Merry, feeling the golden circlet that had slipped over one eye. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She pointed to Nyame’s circlet, and at first I didn’t notice anything unusual. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z On their heads were circlets, gold chains were about their waists, and on their fingers were many rings. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Like Davos, the king was plainly garbed in wool and boiled leather, though the circlet of red gold about his temples lent him a certain grandeur. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The slender circlet around his brows seemed to suit him well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The winged girl, the circlet in her hair glittering like a star, rested her fingers for a moment on the back of Coraline’s hand. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z With her silver circlet and her proud expression, she looked so much like royalty that I had to resist the urge to sit up straight and say “Yes, ma’am.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Leo ducked as the metal circlet spun over his head. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He wore a thin circlet of gold on his head. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Across her forehead glinted a circlet of silver. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The High King is seated on his throne of woven branches, wearing the heavy circlet, looking out from his deeply lined face with alert bronze eyes, like those of an owl. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His head was balding, and around the detailed crown of curls, he wore a circlet studded with large jeweled insects. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Unlike the other girls, she had a silver circlet braided into the top of her long dark hair, so she looked like some kind of Persian princess. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z "Exactly," said the witch-queen, putting a circlet of silver upon her head. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Khione’s eyes turned as hard as the diamonds in her circlet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A thin circlet comprising dangling gold and jewels crowned her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They had crowned her with a simple circlet of dark bronze, yet she looked more regal in bronze than Stannis did in gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wears a silver circlet on his brow, matching his eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A delicate-looking circlet had been reproduced in marble on top of her head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A circlet of gold wreathed his head, and even in death his eyes were alive with malice. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A burn is on his brow, the red shadow of a circlet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z ‘Better,’ Nike called out, ‘but where is your aim? Don’t you want this circlet of leaves?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He flung his circlet, belt, and rings on the grass, and looked round helplessly, as if he expected to find his cloak, jacket, and breeches, and other hobbit-garments lying somewhere to hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She is dressed in a stomacher of gold and a skirt of blue, a circlet of berries in her loose hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This precious vessel was now placed on my knee, and I was cordially invited to eat the circlet of delicate pastry upon it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I could do without the crown,” she said, touching the golden circlet on her head, weighty as the anvil on which the blacksmith hammered the horseshoes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When Jumbo Was Toast of the Town Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, direct your gaze to this thin circlet of elephant tusk from 1885. ‘Circus and the City’ at Bard Graduate Center Galleries 2012-09-20T22:40:07Z She wore a circlet of orange blossoms with a symbolic rose of York on either side. T Magazine: Off With Her Headpiece! 2011-02-24T18:22:12Z Wearing traditional costumes that appeared to be made of animal skins, with circlets of small rattles bound around their ankles, the two women and two men broke into a vigorous dance. Conjuring Spain on a journey through the American Southwest 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z But this collection was done with humor, as shiny circlets suggesting neckties competed for attention with baggy culottes. Fashion Review: From Alessandra Facchinetti, a Step Forward for Tod’s 2014-02-21T20:06:13Z The first English king shown on a coin wearing a crown or circlet was Athelstan, who died in 939, according to the Royal Household website. King Charles III becomes second monarch to appear on English money 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Finally the exasperated Newport pushed down on Powhatan’s shoulders and forced him to stoop low enough to get the circlet on his head. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It held the cheap Japanese scope, a squat, foot-high tripod and a metal circlet to hold the former to the latter. Perspective | Watch it, folks. The new scope can spot lunch or a little intrigue 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Fear not thy Youth: It is thy crown— The careless years before Renown Shall load its tines with jewelled deeds And press thy golden circlet down With vaster toils and greater needs. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z When Edward III. made dukes of his sons, gold circlets were set upon their heads in token of their new dignity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z For some days, in fact ever since the Boers secured their siege guns from Pretoria, the enemy has been building a circlet of trenches around Mafeking. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z In regarding this statue it will be remembered that Cecilia was not beheaded, but wounded in the throat,—a gold circlet conceals the wound. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z He strove to remove the jewel, but, though easily fitting to his finger, the magic circlet refused to be taken from its place. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn by women in India and Africa, and in some other countries, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z From this central stalk there springs, at different distances, on different breeds of sheep, a circlet of leaf-shaped projections. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The brown hair, which women kissed, is a little circlet in sign of the Redeemer's crown, and it is as white as snow. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z Watch the little circlets as they wave and tremble; and award the palm of merit fairly. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z And feeling under her sleeve, she drew off a thin silver circlet, and threw it as far as she could across the grass. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z After the first few rubs the sharp file bit deeply into the silver circlet, but suddenly it stopped, and, press it as hard as she would, it would bite the chain no more. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The golden circlet of enormous weight He wears with brow serene and smiling air, As though a myrtle chaplet graced his temples. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z He was not satisfied with having a circlet of gold "about his head—he wanted some evidence that he "had something of value in his head. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z A little later and a clergyman jostled into the vacant chair and brushed the green circlet to the floor. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z "That little one, the guard, was my selection," he replied, indicating the philopena circlet. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z As I clasped the slender circlet around my wrist I seemed to hear a voice which said, 'This is pure gold; let your love be pure. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z She leaned over the snow-white swan, and when she saw the golden circlet about its neck, she laughed fiendishly. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z Thy robe of serge hath lain beneath the stars; Thy weight of tresses, ponderously free, Of iron hue, no golden circlet bars. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z It is a band of iron, enclosed in a circlet formed of six plates of gold, 516 hinged one to the other, and richly jewelled and enamelled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Ruth paid no heed to this; put on her ring again, using the philopena circlet as a guard; then she said, "Petie Trone, Esq., there will be just time before dinner for your Saturday scrubbing." Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z One drop, yet this round world in worth resembling, A single drop in tiny circlet trembling. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Nellie changed colour and gazed significantly at her left hand, which was unadorned by any lover's circlet. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Who could paint those beautiful dimples that made her smiles so soft, or express the little circlet of pearly teeth whose tips were just disclosed? Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z It is composed of a circlet of pure gold set with pearls and precious stones in great profusion, which gives it a most sumptuous appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z From this central stalk there springs, at different distances in different breeds of sheep, a circlet of leaf-shaped projections. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Instead of a ribbon, as he had first supposed, he saw that it was a circlet of bronze, covered with a beautiful green patina and evidently very old. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z The bishop is supported to right and left by angels robed and girded, circlets and crosses on their heads, each holding a candle in a somewhat massive candlestick. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Among the golden circlets on her arms Dorama had three or four such rings on each wrist. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z It is 9 in. in diameter and more than � in. in thickness, the width of the circlet being 4 in. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The circlet was handed to the duchess, who said in a low voice-- "It is mine: it was stolen from me a month ago--on the seventh of March." The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The white regular flower is rendered very attractive by a circlet of scales, opposite the petals, each of which bears a fringe of delicate filaments ending in a yellow knob. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z A circlet of tapers was burning before the altar. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z He wore a golden circlet upon his head, and in this crown were set twelve stones, most precious, each stone having for ornament a golden star. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z The crown of Scotland, preserved with the Scottish regalia at Edinburgh, is believed to be composed of the original circlet worn by King Robert the Bruce. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z But her dark little head rose from the large circlet of swansdown about her slight throat with an effect not unlike the slim crest of a turtle stealing from its shell. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The women had tight little bonnets and still tighter little knots of hair; their round chins rested on a close swathing of lace or in some cases on throttling silver chains and circlets. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Diamonds blazed at her breast and neck, while a circlet of rubies glowed in her hair. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Genes that protect microbes against these two frequently prescribed cell killers typically sit together on plasmids, small circlets of DNA that, similar to children trading baseball cards, pass easily between bacterial species. Antibiotic Resistance May Hitchhike Along Roads 2011-09-28T00:01:00Z The kings of arms in England, Scotland and Ireland wear crowns, the ornamentation of which round the upper rim of the circlet is composed of a row of acanthus or oak leaves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He parted the feathers and found—a golden circlet set with catseyes, one of which was missing. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z The throne was made of a single opal, and the queen's crown, which was immediately placed on Ethelinda's head, was composed of a circlet of diamonds, each one as large as a robin's egg. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z On the briar grew a great staff, and beside it a circlet of woven thorn. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z This circlet of gill-lamellae led Cuvier to class the limpets as Cyclobranchiata, and, by erroneous identification of them with the series of metamerically repeated ctenidia of Chiton, to associate the latter mollusc with the former. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Round the circlet is the singularly inappropriate text from Psalm li., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He pushed his glasses across his baldness and took two jewelled golden circlets out of a satchel which hung from the cord of his gown. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z The gleam of it was in her hair; it shone dazzlingly on her white dress, and sparkled with a hard brilliance on the plain gold circlet on her finger. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Suddenly he caught sight of Jill’s new ring—the plain gold circlet seemed to carry conviction with it. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z Two full-length female portraits were painted in panel, one on either side of the huge chimney-piece; a circlet of roses carved in oak surrounded each by way of frame. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z As to the form of these circlets we have no clear knowledge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He took two jewelled circlets out of a satchel "We know already," replied the boy and girl together, now restlessly impatient to be gone. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Her breathing was hurried, and the hand hanging at her side, the hand with its shining circlet, clenched and unclenched itself nervously. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z The lamp-light fell on a heavy circlet of new gold, that glittered on her finger. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z His companion had made no sound, but the aching circlet bit hard again into Harry's temple, with a warning as sharp as it was silent. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z It is believed that a circlet of gold with an upper rim of pearls was first conferred on a viscount by James I., who conceded it to Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Looking back towards the quiet bay, it appeared as if it was raining fast, but without a sound, for the surface was dimpled with innumerable tiny circlets like those caused by raindrops. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z And when we had washed our hands, we put on chaplets; and then again we received golden circlets twice as large as the former ones, and another pair of cruets of perfume. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z How old she had grown since that circlet of gold had been hidden in her bosom! Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Left: Vorticella, with posterior circlet of cilia in process of separation—Stein. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z It is a circlet of thick gold set with pearls, sapphires and other stones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Light as a dream your days their circlets ran From all that teaches brotherhood to man, Far, far removed! from want, from grief, from fear! Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z She had laid aside her broad hat, and her very light hair was bound with a golden circlet, and crowned with fresh Alpine roses that she had gathered on the way. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z Upon her head she wore a rude crown, composed of a wampum belt tightly encircling her brows, and surmounted by a circlet of the plumes of the kingfisher, facing outwards at the top. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z On her head the bride wore a rosemary wreath held in place by a gold circlet on which was engraved the date of the wedding and good wishes in rhyme. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z The circlet is much wider and is richly chased and jewelled, and from it rise eight large leaves, the intervening spaces being filled with fleurs-de-lys of definite outline. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z They stared at the circlet, then at its wearer, then at the ring again, and broke forth into renewed exclamations. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z One of these lesser heights and circlets must unquestionably be awarded to Thomas Moore. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z “Of course it is,” replied her sister, taking the circlet in her own hand. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z I noticed a queer circlet around her neck. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z This was done by investing them with a sword, a cap of maintenance or estate, and with a circlet of gold set with precious stones, which was imposed on the head. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The object first observed was the tail of a beautiful salamander, whose sides were of a pale straw colour, flecked with circlets of the richest crimson. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z But always his incredulous eyes returned to that slim finger resting there, unstirring, banded with a narrow circlet of virgin gold. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z The beauty of the family, who loved “gew-gaws” of all kinds, seized the silver circlet and tried it upon her own plump arm. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z ‘You are looking at these gewgaws,’ she said, and took a diamond circlet from her finger. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z The crown of Henry VII. on his effigy in Westminster Abbey shows a circlet surmounted by four crosses and four fleurs-de-lys alternately, and has two arches rising from it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z On his wrists were circlets of heavy cord. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z Suddenly the line flashed through his hand, stinging even through the "flippers," the woolen circlets supposed to protect it. Captains Courageous 2011-04-22T02:00:10.677Z There were several crosswise scratches on the inside of the circlet. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z Youth shone within her eyes, where God had set All steadfastness, and high resolve, and truth; Youth flushed her cheek, dwelt on the smooth white brow Whereon the heavy golden circlet lay. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z No expense had been spared in showing off her beauty; the arms and neck of the governor's daughter were loaded with splendid jewels, and a circlet of brilliants sparkled round her brow. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z When fully dressed the men wear bunches of shredded Pandanus leaf at wrists and knees, and a circlet of the same leaf folded on the head. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z On the legs is often found the velangu suli, or chain circlet, from its being like a chain bound round the legs. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z He had slipped his right hand inside the sling; and drawn forth the golden circlet, which he held out while speaking. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Whether I did so rightly or wrongly I cannot say, but this I do know, that your magic, be it ever so strong, can avail nothing against that circlet of gold. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z He longed to win them, the circlet for his lady love, the sword for himself. Tales from Tennyson 2011-03-19T02:00:10.793Z A circlet of diamonds was on her head. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z Every ox should have at least two of these circlets or twists of hair, one on the face, and one on the back, right about its centre. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z In the snap the smaller circlet is snapped to on the prisoner’s wrist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Rummaging in the various drawers and receptacles of the desk, he comes across a small bracelet,--a delicate circlet to which is suspended a crystal locket containing a four-leaved clover. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z She wore a transparent robe adorned with embroidery of various colors, gold bracelets and anklets, and on her head a circlet with a lotus flower composed most skilfully of jewels. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The fiery circlet had descended upon her brow; and she assumed a dignified pose in order to support it properly. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z On the body is sometimes found the pūrān suli, the circlet named after the centipede from its supposed resemblance to it. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Diamonds flashed, rubies broke out in fire, and emeralds said unspeakable things all up and down the table; the rows and ropes and circlets of pearls made one think of the gates of Paradise. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z "Curly grain" refers to the figure of circlets and islets and contours, often of great beauty, caused by cutting a flat surface in crooked-grained wood. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z The pharaoh’s wife wore a muslin robe embroidered with gold, and on her wig a circlet in the form of a lotus, ornamented with jewels. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Her feet are planted on the clouds, but her laurelled head and outstretched wings are high in the Empyrean, and round her maiden throat is a circlet enamelled with the unageing stars. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z "Give to him this ring," replied the other, drawing reluctantly from his left hand a gold circlet set with a stone bearing a coat-of-arms. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z There were rings; but among them he saw not the plain circlet nor its keeper. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z It was a beautiful circlet of jewels and golden beads, with carved clasps of wonderful formation. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z It was a small circlet of soft gold, evidently not European work, and might have served as a child's bangle. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z She mounted a snow-white palfrey, and attended by a trusty dwarf, set forth: she was clad in a dress of cloth of gold, and her fair locks were bound in a jewelled circlet. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z Her stockings were green and she wore round her head a circlet of the most marvelous pieces of jade. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Did one of them carry that thin circlet of gold to show she was lost to him for ever? The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z The ponies trotted off at a swinging pace, the circlet of bells around each of them ringing out merrily. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The sun had, a short time since, sunk behind the Jura, while a lingering beam still crowned, as with a regal circlet, the stately brows of that monarch of the scene, Mont Blanc. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:26.590Z Florimell gladly obeyed; she sat down on the dusty ground, put her torn garments into better order, smoothed her fair hair, and fastened it into its golden circlet. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z This crinoid has only two circlets of plates in the cup, but the cup analysed in the adjoining diagram has in addition infrabasals and a centrale C. Fig. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The circlet and long plait or plaits and the flowing hair remained till the 14th century. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z The delicate fulness revealed by the low corsage was partially hidden by a bunch of violets from her own indoor garden, while a little circlet of pearls and minute diamonds flashed upon her neck. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The gimmal betrothal ring was formerly a favourite pattern, and consisted of three circlets attached to a spring or pivot, and could be closed so as to appear like one solid ring. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z They could see plainly now the line of mountains and the nearer circlet of hills, the latter flower-crowned and sparkling like jewels in the golden light of the sun. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z In addition to these three or four circlets of plates, two other elements were once supposed essential to the ideal crinoid: the dorso-central and the oro-central. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z A low-crowned hat was bound over with a band of lawn or fine material passing underneath the chin, otherwise the plaits were looped up under a circlet which was also worn with the flowing hair. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z "Bring it to me," she pleaded, and took the tiny golden circlet blindly from his hand and slipped it experimentally once or twice up and down her finger. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z For answer he slipped the golden circlet over his hand. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z She threw back her head, and the circlet of brilliants across her smooth white brow did not send forth brighter gleams than her eyes. The Great Mogul Some crinoids have yet another circlet below these, the constituent plates of which are called “infrabasals,” and are situated radially. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z They have two circlets of tentacles, a labial and a marginal, and there is only one ciliated groove in the stomodaeum, which appears to be the sulculus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" She found the slender golden chain that hung about her neck and opened the little black locket with its circlet of laureled pearls. The Valiants of Virginia At times the call of her vibrated through his every nerve—but he had not forgot the circlet of gold. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Upon your brow, young man," continued the astrologer, addressing again the smaller person, "descends a circlet of glory, the brilliancy of which shall dazzle every eye. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 The cup, in its simplest form, consists of two circlets of five plates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z His cowl was thrown back, revealing a pale, refined face and well-formed head, on which the hair seemed to be arranged almost like a circlet of leaves—the crown of the poet. Glories of Spain The riders sat erect and statuesque, pikes in air, cloaks flapping from their shoulders, waiting the call that sent each in turn tilting against the glittering and elusively breeze-swinging silver circlet. The Valiants of Virginia George acted up to it, promising to tie a string around his finger, or to pin the circlet to his waistcoat. The Guarded Heights It was a species of veil, covering the head but not the face, and fastened underneath the chin, or at the top of the head, by a circlet of gold. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations And she brought a circlet of gold for his head, such as became the son of a king. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions The diamond cut its shining circlets over the piano keys, his white, refined hand played "Flowers on the Green." Magnhild Dust O Thou that sigh’st to join the scenes of war, And gain the glories of the martial train; Reflect what woes surround the trophied car, What crimson tints the wish’d-for circlet stain. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact And he noticed that after her illness his sister no longer wore the circlet of diamonds which had been her betrothal-ring. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story She came blundering out and flew to a limb over our heads—such a queer old crone, with her hooked nose and her weazened face surrounded by a circlet of dark feathers. A-Birding on a Bronco A pair of eyes lie dorsally and behind them is a closed circlet, often pulled out into various shapes, of modified epidermis, to which an olfactory function has been attributed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" She wished to sign herself to herself, as no longer belonging to Morris—so she wore with it a circlet of little diamond flames, one of Gerald's gifts to her. Shadows of Flames A Novel Mahatma Sikandar prostrated himself before it, murmuring a chant of thanksgiving, then held his torch close to the massive circlet of soft gold and gems. Tahara Among African Tribes She took the thin circlet set with a crystal and put it on her finger. Plashers Mead A Novel Here a liripipe is extravagantly long; here a gold circlet decorates curled locks with matchless taste. English Costume As this little circlet of gold surrounds your finger, so my love will encompass you on every side throughout your life. The Red Rat's Daughter It is of the ducal form with greater and lesser trefoil leaves alternately, instead of the usual circlet. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History Here she took the circlet of coins from her neck and handed it to me. Tales of South Africa I saw the shining circlet ere I struck, and the sight lent strength to my arm, for well I knew that if the blow did not go home I should not live to strike again. Zero the Slaver A Romance of Equatorial Africa This lady has her hair cut short at the nape of her neck, and bound about the brows with a golden circlet. English Costume To his dismay he saw her draw the diamond circlet from her finger; she held it towards him on an open palm. Lady Cassandra They wore sandals, golden breast-plates, and scanty silk skirts supported by gem-crusted girdles, and their black manes, cut square at their naked shoulders, were bound with silver circlets. Red Nails Rast slipped the circlet into its place on Anne's finger, and then, with a little flourish which became him well, he uncovered his head, bent his knee, and raised the hand to his lips. Anne Metal strands of the same color were braided into her dark hair, which was crowned by a circlet bearing the design of a rearing serpent. The Golden Amazons of Venus The Honorable Mrs. Norton wore her dark hair folded upon her classic head, beneath a circlet of diamonds. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) The Juno-like figure was not ornamented, but rather hung and laden, with gold chains, circlets, rings, and disks. The Scarlet Banner Her breast-plates and the circlet about her temples were adorned with gems. Red Nails So they bought the circlet and presented it to Anne with beating hearts and cheeks flushed with pleasure, humbly requesting in return, for each a lock of her hair. Anne The ceremony survived to the reign of Queen Mary, but the belief in the curative powers of similar circlets of sacred metal has lingered on even to the present day. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" This is sometimes worn with gold circlets to lessen the sense of subjection. Oriental Women But a heavier circlet pressed upon her heart—her grief for her brothers; so she thought nothing of the bodily pain. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women She wore a royal robe of crimson velvet, trimmed with ermine and gold lace, and on her head was a circlet of gold. Ten Girls from History As she had refused gems, they had selected the most costly plain gold circlet they could find in Weston, spending a long and happy Saturday in the quest. Anne The king grew pale again, but he was cunning, and he leaped up and embraced the lad, and made much of him, and caused a gold circlet to be twisted in his hair. Tales of Troy and Greece At times, bracelets were merely circlets of gold. Greek Women Q. Edburga, circlet round head, brooch on her breast, holds drapery in right hand. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Proudly she sat upon her high seat, the golden circlet on her dark hair. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Some, indeed, considered that a betrothal was not complete unless each spouse gave the other a circlet. Folk-lore of Shakespeare The room was empty, but in a high seat sat, fallen forward and half-asleep, a man in whose grey hair was a circlet of gold and a golden grasshopper. Tales of Troy and Greece The second damsel was thirty years of age, and she also wore a circlet of gold. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur The larva for a time swims freely in the sea-water, having a circlet of cilia round the body in front of the mouth, forming the velum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Furthermore, he wore a glowing circlet on his forehead—so that Brad knew he was able to read their minds—if they had any. The Sloths of Kruvny So Collins, in his ode To Evening,—“For when thy folding-star arising shows His paly circlet.” Minor Poems by Milton From girdle to armpits were little clasps; on her ankles, bands; and above the elbow, on her bare white arm, two circlets of emeralds from the mines of Djebel Zabur. Mary Magdalen This circlet of gold he gave to the lady Ettard, whom he chose for the sovereign of his heart and the lady he loved above all women. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur The King and Queen were served from golden cups, and at the same place an angel flew down in a cloud, and presented costly golden circlets to Richard and his young wife. Old and New London Volume I The rich, red gold circlet hung loosely enough, however, on Karine's slim little finger, and a sudden strong desire that she should allow me to look at it caught hold of me. The House by the Lock For her, of buttercups and violets, A circlet for her hair he makes; And sings, in roundelays and triolets, A song that soon her fancy takes. The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts It had no delicate amber stem nor circlet of filigree gold. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" His valor and prowess won him the prize, which was a good sword, and a golden circlet to be given to the fairest lady at the lists. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur Summit behind summit rise its pyramidal ranges, or down to the very grass sweep the circlets of its boughs; so that there is nothing but green cone, and green carpet. Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters' I moved towards the window and, ostensibly catching the light upon the facets of the matchless 126 stone, peeped into the circlet. The House by the Lock For her, of buttercups and violets, A circlet for her hair he makes; And sings, in roundelays and triolets, A song that soon her fancy takes. The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts Since I could not find a hummingbird, I had sharpened the end of a twig of bamboo, and with that had scribbled in the fragrant circlet the words, "Where art thou, beloved?" The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Many adventures he had, and he won a circlet of gold as the victor in a tournament. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur He wore large brass ear circlets and bracelets of copper. Gold It is as if I had placed my eye to that little circlet, looking through it as through a spyglass towards my goal. The House by the Lock The clergy wore robes like those of the priests, and generally had flowing hair and beards, though in front the hair was cut in a circlet, in memory of our Lord’s crown of thorns. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History On the outskirts of the village a great cross in a circlet of green marked the location of a military hospital. Aces Up Upon his brow the jewelled circlet rests, His only title to nobility; But that, unto the vulgar, symbols still The orbit of the everlasting sun, That fills and glorifies a universe—of clay. Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems The rudely shaped bodies are covered with indented circlets or with short incised lines. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Crown me with thorn, the stars above Shall in the circlet shine! Collected Poems Volume One All the women, and in some places the men, adorn the ears with large rings or circlets of gold, for that purpose piercing them at an early age. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Flaming onions began surging 194upward in their terrifying circlets, but Yancey was as scornful of them as is a Texas steer of a buzzing deer fly. Aces Up On her curling golden hair had been set a circlet of ceremonial yellow roses, while her white, slender body was thinly covered with a scanty robe of yellow silk. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 Clad in her short tunic, her hair bound to her brow by the gold circlet that Milo had made, she had calculated effects with the art of a Circe. The Pirate Woman So he flung his circlet through the air from the heavenly gate, and struck Sun Wu Kung on the head with it. The Chinese Fairy Book We have the lighted tapers, signifying the quenchless fires of love; and the circlet which symbolizes eternity. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex Before their wondering gaze he removed the glowing circlet from his head; he leaned to place it on the head of Marahna, humbled before him. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 It is situated on the easternmost of the fine circlet of hills that incloses the valley of the Powow. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. Now her head, with the gold circlet about the brows, pressed hard against his chin. The Pirate Woman And Laotzse took possession of his diamond circlet again, and returned with Guan Yin to the hall of Heaven. The Chinese Fairy Book After obtaining this she would turn in her wedding ring for old gold, the price to apply on a platinum circlet studded with brilliants. The Gorgeous Girl One of the warriors seemed to have authority, for his arms alone of all the group were sheathed with copper circlets, and the others obeyed his orders. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 When at last she had pulled off the jeweled circlet of gold, she held it up, temptingly. The Princess Virginia Lifting the lid with reverence, he took out a plain gold circlet and returned to Dolores. The Pirate Woman But I have a circlet of diamonds which can enclose all living creatures. The Chinese Fairy Book She kissed the little gold circlet and laid it beside him. The Bondwoman Ha, ha! my shining pets, My yellow darlings, my sweet golden circlets! The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems The other uncovered his bald head and circlet of white, silken locks, and hurried on to the conveyance. Dr. Sevier Her gleaming arms and shoulders swept rhythmically over and over, cleaving the sea easily and smoothly, her lustrous hair streaming behind her, and the sun glinting brightly from the gold circlet around her head. The Pirate Woman The circlet or ring which can be made tighter when the ape does not obey, reappears in Hauff’s fairy-tale of “The Young Englishman,” as a cravat. The Chinese Fairy Book But she did not ring, nor did she touch the circlet the brass lion of a knocker held obligingly in his mouth. The Prisoner Around her head was a regal circlet of silvery gray metal with a flashing bit of crystal set in the center above her broad, low forehead. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 Each of the three, in turn, lifted their gleaming circlets from their heads, and placed them likewise upon the table before them. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 As if within that circlet lay Life's garland dead. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 Guan Yin, who had released him, gave the Monk a golden circlet. The Chinese Fairy Book At every step she took the sequins of her gipsy circlet moved and shook and tinkled on her forehead. A Nest of Spies The little ewe was with him, and they had been joined by another ram carrying a circlet of horns, not far short of the big fellow's in size. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Quietly, I removed the metal circlet and tucked it under my arm, bowing slightly to the committee of five as I did so. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 The members called it a Secret Society, and on their jackets they wore, as conspicuously as possible, a badge-pin consisting of a blue enamelled circlet containing Greek letters in gold. A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs They spread their cotton-wadded quilts, rested their dear little shaved heads, with quaint circlet of hair, on the roll of cotton covered with white paper that formed the cushion of their hard wooden pillows. Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories A little filing and scraping, a little rubbing with emery-paper, and the goldsmith burnished the yellow circlet till it shone bright and new. The Tale of Timber Town The next moment the door closed behind a short, rather chubby man with an egg-shell dome and a circlet of grayish hair. Counsel for the Defense Eastward from Bo�tes shines the circlet of Corona Borealis, whose form is so strikingly marked out by the stars that the most careless eye perceives it at once. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers “No, my wild bird; no more flights for you—I have you safely now; you are bound to me by this”—touching the little circlet of gold upon the slender finger. Wee Wifie The queen wore upon her head a circlet of gold adorned with precious stones. Richard III Makers of History His mother's ring, on her finger—to Faith's fancy it bound and pledged her to a round of life as perfect, as bright, and as pure, as its own circlet of light-giving gems. Say and Seal, Volume II Fulla was very beautiful indeed, and had long golden hair, which she wore flowing loose over her shoulders, restrained only by a golden circlet or snood. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Many species of Aphididae that live habitually with ants have developed a perianal circlet of stiff hairs which support the drop of honey-dew till it can be imbibed by the ants. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The heavy power and control circlet was unnecessary in the Residence, for amplifiers installed in the building took care of all requirements. The Weakling It originated in a tubular circlet that snapped around his throat at the top of the decontagion suit. Bolden's Pets First there comes a flood of rosy light, and then a deep bright crimson, like the ruby's flash or the sapphire's blaze, and then a circlet of flaming peaks studs the horizon. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge As her hair was emblematic of the golden grain, this circlet represented the binding of the sheaf. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas This circlet is lacking in aphids that are rarely or never visited by ants. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Even so, he hated to wear the circlet. The Weakling She opened it, and a suspicious circlet of diamonds appeared, at sight of which she clapped her hands, and cried out— "You're going to ask Jessie to wear it!" Moods Her brown hair, which had a glint of gold in it, was carefully dressed, and crowned with a thin circlet of diamonds. The Scarlet Feather The plumed circlet upon the head was more typical of Transatlantic costume; and the rifle carried by a female hand was still another idiosyncracy of America. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness I will make it plain How many a link may go to form a chain, And each a circlet, each a ring to wear. A Lover's Litanies A circlet of gold coins bound her brow, shining in bright relief against the luxuriant masses of chestnut hair. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton The wreaths and pearl circlets, the pins of gold and drupes of coral, the costliest coiffures of the dress circle,—all seem plain and poor compared with the glossy negligé of those bright tresses. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West As she descended the stairs that evening, in the gray frock and the diamond circlet, she smiled the little smile that meant pleased anticipation. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 I recognised the Navajo scarf, and plumed circlet, as those worn by the wild huntress. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness This aureole may be larger or smaller, brighter or less bright—a full circlet of unbroken or hardly broken splendour, or a sort of will-o'-the-wisp cluster of gleam and darkness. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century A necklace of most lovely pearls was hanging from the wall, and after hesitating for a moment between that and a circlet of diamonds and sapphires, Abeille stretched up her hand towards it. The Olive Fairy Book She wore no ornaments excepting the broad gold rings that glittered against the rich glow of her cheeks; and upon her finger one other circlet of gold—the token of her betrothal. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West And look, to meet them, that one, grief-plunged Form, Severer, paler, statelier than they all, A golden circlet on her queenly brow! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold "Here's the bracelet I promised you," and he held out a circlet of gold-filigree work studded with carbuncles. The Doomsman She wore no rings, except the slender circlet of gold that had been put on her finger at the altar, six years ago. Master of the Vineyard The long gray hair was tied about his forehead in a braid and held by a golden circlet. A Victor of Salamis Their bodies were adorned with cow-hair circlets, but, save for a short kilt of cat's-tails and hide, they were quite unclad. The Sign of the Spider She pulled the circlet from her finger and almost flung it at him. That Girl Montana An artificial lake, with an island of green in its center and winding among a forest of stately palms, is surrounded by a circlet of hills. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions Low in her neck she coiled it, making it look girlish and neat, fastening it with a tiny velvet circlet. Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens Both faces were framed in a flutter of Amorgos gauze: the mother’s was saffron, crowned with a wreath of golden wheat-ears; the daughter’s blue with a circlet of violets. A Victor of Salamis It contained two rings, one magnificent, the other a plain circlet. Athalie The golden circlet gleamed on his brow, his hair fluttered in the wind, and he was clad in steel and iron. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen It was a beautiful evening; a soft mist hid the moon's sharper outline, but she shone, a vague circlet of light through a little fleet of fleecy white cloud. The Wooden Horse The latest and prettiest of these was on her finger now,—a pearl ring with the word "Truth" engraved inside its golden circlet. A Little Country Girl The chief deliberately wrapped the purple mantle around himself and adjusted the gold circlet over his helmet, for on the day of battle a Lacedæmonian was wont to wear his best. A Victor of Salamis She wears a close head-dress, with a circlet of gems over it. Richard I Makers of History Give them both jewelled shoe buckles; give the boy jewelled levée buttons for his satin breeches, a plain gold circlet for his head. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy There was a little circlet of flowers in front of him, and for the sake of conversation he hazarded a remark about it. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands They made me think of the circlet which Tintoret's Venus swoops down with over the head of the ruddy Bacchus and rose-white Ariadne. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life On tangent boards of such wood, the sections, pits, and prominences appear as circlets, and give rise to the beautiful "bird's eye" or "landscape" structure. Seasoning of Wood Besides this there were to be heart-shaped and diamond-shaped figures and circlets cut in the lawn, near the house, for flowers of every hue. Bertie and the Gardeners or, The Way to be Happy Still onward the phantom forms pursued their way; and in the clear moonlight glittered the gold circlet round their brows, and the mantle fluttered in the breeze. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Though the ancients seem scarcely to have thought of decorating the circlet of the ring, they occasionally varied its form, producing novelty at the expense of convenience. 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 Further, a tiny circlet of India rubber, equipped with a small spike, was placed between door and jamb. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Encouraged by this success, the Russians gave the French another surprise a few days later, throwing up a second battery 300 yards further in advance of the first "white circlet." The Life of Gordon, Volume I If it is not in a little golden circlet upon her hand, then perchance she wears it at her throat, in one of the little dingle dangles that are so fashionable. Cupology How to Be Entertaining She wore a bracelet of the coral butterflies also, and a slender circlet of them about her throat. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation The crossed-keys surmount a coat of arms on one side of the ring; the keys alone appear on the opposite side; foliated ornament fills the space above the circlet on either side. 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 Around her brows a jeweled circlet set like a diadem, and it crowned a young queen, proud and knowing very well her beauty and its power. Valley of the Croen And now the words have been said, the vows have been plighted, the magic circlet of pure gold has done its wondrous work. The Bertrams I saw reflected there a small, shrinking figure, with a white face, in a white dress, crowned with a circlet of gold, and hung with necklaces that made brightness in the shadow. The Other Side of the Door It was a beautifully cut stone in an old-fashioned setting, with the word "Amanthis" engraved inside; but not for a fortune would Lloyd have had the little circlet changed to a modern setting. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation "How lovely" cried Helen glancing at the circlet of gold on her wrist. Daisy Ashford: Her Book Was there a plain gold circlet among that glittering array?—was the beautiful stranger wife or maiden? The Mystery of a Turkish Bath The golden circlet was to be given to the fairest lady in the field, and she was to be called the ‘Queen of Beauty.’ Stories of King Arthur's Knights Told to the Children by Mary MacGregor I lifted the circlet off my head, but my hands shook so that it fell, and rolled on the floor between us, and I believe we both forgot it. The Other Side of the Door Their attire was of black satin embroidered with gold, and golden circlets were on their brows. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race His mantle raised at the shoulder disclosed a muscular arm covered with circlets of gold. Honey-Bee 1911 If the victim is being turned yellow by sickness, the counter-spell is 'O witch, like the circlet of this seal, may thy face grow yellow and green.' The Idea of God in Early Religions ‘The circlet will be mine,’ she whispered to her lords and ladies. Stories of King Arthur's Knights Told to the Children by Mary MacGregor In the more or less tarnished circlet of life it was their perfect golden day; and whenever afterward either remembered it, it was as if a delicate fragrance arose in his soul. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Some slight modification is made by accessories, such as the circlet of feathers about the head. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 And I saw she had on many rings, and that her throat sparkled under a circlet of gems. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive Then slowly he untied from a circlet of polished pieces of pearl-shell strung together round his sinewy neck a little round leaf-wrapped bundle. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 From her small foot an anklet fair With jewels slipped, and through the air, Like a bright circlet of the flame Of thunder, to the valley came. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Around his arms were two white circlets of shell, and depending from his bull-like neck a little basket containing betel-nut and lime. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 He withdrew a golden circlet, held it up for a moment, and carefully laid it on the bench beside the wrecked communicator. Millennium Loki took the gold—the ingots, and the lumps and the circlets; he took the gems—the rubies, and the emeralds and the sapphires, and he began to place them over each hair. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths Sometimes these natives wear circlets of parrot and other gay feathers on their heads, as well as armlets and leg ornaments of the same materials. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Fairy fingers which had been stripped of jewelled rings wore bone circlets carved by idle soldiers. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 The white silk and gold lay there, the long white veil and the circlet of pearls. Romola Curiously, he examined the golden circlet, noting the tiny bosses inset in the band. Millennium At once Loki began to gather into the Magic Net lumps and ingots and circlets of gold with gems that were rubies and sapphires and emeralds. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths Oconio now did fashion a circlet of green boughs, and so placed them about his head and shoulders that I saw not his face; he otherwise disrobed and walked into the stream. Confessions of a Book-Lover In the case reposed a little brooch—a circlet of pearls. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's In a tiny gold loop of the circlet a sugar-plum had lodged—a pink hailstone from the shower of sweets: Tito had detected it first, and had said that it should always remain there. Romola The golden circlet proclaimed the identity of one, and the proud bearing and rich dress of both confirmed their station. Millennium Her circlet of jewels is very elegant, and is worn just above her brow, while the hair is braided close to the face. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Power is theirs on land and water, While the Yule-star leads the night; For where trows may trice their circlet There they claim exclusive right. Viking Boys Her skirt slipped from her left hand which she raised half mechanically to let a single magnificent jewel, that guarded the plain circlet of gold on her fourth finger, flash in the moonlight. Flamsted quarries The pharaoh's wife wore a muslin robe embroidered with gold, and on her wig a circlet in the form of a lotus, ornamented with jewels. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt And he held out a plain gold circlet which I eagerly took, looked at, and fell at their feet as senseless as a stone. The Forsaken Inn A Novel There is an ermine pennon, and the foremost knight hath a circlet on his helm.” The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century In front of the door he describes an airy circlet, dismounting while yet in motion, leans the lightning express against the wall, and enters. The Eagle Cliff Its jet-black eyes, rimmed with silver within a circlet of rare sea-blue, gleam like diamonds, and its whole graceful shape is gilded with a shimmering sheen infinitely lovely. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 She wore a transparent robe adorned with embroidery of various colors, gold bracelets and anklets, and on her head a circlet with a lotus flower composed most skillfully of jewels. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt She wore the dovecote, and over it an open circlet of gold and gems, to mark her royal rank. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Now this small circlet seems to me the world, And it is mine—to wear—or give away! Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet A diamond set in a golden circlet sparkled a moment at the tips of the lady’s fingers, and then lay hid in the shut fist of the poblana. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The coronets of the Princes and Princesses, the grandchildren of the Sovereign, differ in having the circlet heightened with two crosses patée, as many strawberry leaves, and four fleurs-de-lys, No. 291. The Handbook to English Heraldry I saw but the trifling scar where the gold circlet had been rudely plucked—the source of that red haemorrhage that had been noticed by Cyprio! The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse And now Clancy is quite sure: for the figure of the horseman, outlined against the background of moonlit sky, clear-edged as a medallion, shows the feathered circlet surmounting his head. The Death Shot A Story Retold With an ermine border, and a plume of peacock feathers, And a silver circlet, and a sapphire on your shoe? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 I thought how nicely one would look upon that ring finger—a tiny gold circlet, with two hearts joined upon it, and on the inside two names written—hers and mine. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Other Royal coronets have the circlet heightened with four crosses patée, and as many strawberry leaves. The Handbook to English Heraldry And around his head a circlet of woven grapevines had appeared, made of solid gold. Pagan Passions Miss Smith lifted the leather circlet down over Madame Ybanca's head so that it rested upon her shoulders, looping across just below the base of the throat. From Place to Place Her attitude is as dignified and cold as a circlet of brilliants on a beautiful forehead. The Choice of Life It would relieve extremest fear, That circlet light, that cork-lined sphere; But in dark nooks below above, The careless crew such trifles shove! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893 Henry V. also first arched the circlet with jewelled bands, which at their intersection he surmounted with a mound and cross. The Handbook to English Heraldry Within was a carved box which when opened showed a massive golden circlet. Glory of Youth I took it in my hand and pressed the lid; it flew open, and inside, resting on its velvet bed, lay the glittering circlet of diamonds. A Master of Mysteries She looked across to the remote prairie, and there, on the far horizon, the sunlight still shone, a golden circlet. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Foyle slipped the steel circlets on his wrists, not with the swift click that is sometimes written of, but with deliberate care that they should fit securely, but not too tightly. The Grell Mystery The adornment of the regal circlet was arbitrary before the fifteenth century; still, it always was enriched with gems and surmounted by golden foliage. The Handbook to English Heraldry Set in a slender ring were three great diamonds, and for a guard there was a little circlet of sapphires. Glory of Youth I could not help heartily wishing that Lady Ridsdale's diamond circlet was back in London, and, just before I dropped to sleep, I made up my mind to speak to Ridsdale on the subject. A Master of Mysteries Two loculi, excavated near the286 entrance outside the corridor, contained bodies of infants with magic circlets around their necks. Pagan and Christian Rome “Take this, dear, it belonged to my mother,” she said fondly and gave him a circlet of twisted dolphins and he put it on his finger. Possessed The crown of His Majesty the King has the circlet heightened with four crosses and as many fleurs de lys; from the crosses rise the arches, which are surmounted by a mound and a cross-patée. The Handbook to English Heraldry She knelt down like a child on the hearth-rug, and held her hand forward so that the light of the fire might shine on the silver circlet. Glory of Youth She pressed the lid, it flew up, and I saw, resting on a velvet bed, a glittering circlet of enormous diamonds. A Master of Mysteries The Martian delicately connected two wires terminating in metal plates to the tissue of the brain and attached the other ends of the wires to a metal circlet which he clamped about his middle. Giants on the Earth Rheinfrid looked up at the new comer, and saw a gigantic, ruddy-faced man of forty, clad in chain mail and wearing a circlet of gold about his massive head. A Child's Book of Saints The circlet of an Earl’s Coronet has eight lofty rays of gold rising from the circlet, each of which supports a large pearl, while between each pair of these rays there is a golden strawberry-leaf. The Handbook to English Heraldry And how many remembered now that the Thern priests all wore yellow wings and a circlet of gold with some fantastic jewel on their forehead? The Hills of Home We kept up our festivities until two o'clock, and more than once, as she flashed past me, I could not help noticing the glittering circlet round her wrist. A Master of Mysteries Around her slender neck was a circlet of bright blue beads. Witch-Doctors She raised her lovely hand, and was showing me a gold wedding circlet, when the door opened, and a strikingly handsome man of some forty summers entered. Much Darker Days Has its circlet heightened with figures of the stern and the hoisted sail of a ship alternating: No. 281. The Handbook to English Heraldry One of them was a fine young fellow, dressed in a leathern jacket and leggings richly ornamented, while on his head he wore a circlet of feathers. Adventures in the Far West Just one bright bead of the whole vast circlet of the truth: perhaps it was hers, but more likely that these kind friends had been misled by their sympathy. The Daughters of Danaus A gold circlet on one of the fingers of her left hand proclaims a great fact. Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman The other beach, a smooth, sloping circlet of fair white sand, laved only by the ripples of the lagoon, or by its tiny wavelets, when a gale chanced to sweep over it from the land. Jarwin and Cuffy His coronet, first granted by Charles II., has on a golden circlet six large pearls, of which four appear in representations, as in No. 217. The Handbook to English Heraldry But the colleague had quickly become shortsighted, and Martha, dismissing her hastily, picked up the circlet herself. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees And taking up his axe, he severed the finger at the joint, and removed the circlet. Adrift in the Ice-Fields She looked even more beautiful than at first; her raven hair, secured by a circlet of gold, contrasting with the delicate colour of her complexion, which was fairer than that of Spanish women generally. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela On her head she wore a circlet of feathers; her raven locks, parted at her brow, hung down in long plaits behind her slender waist. The Settlers A Tale of Virginia His Coronet, granted by James I., has a row of sixteen pearls, of comparatively small size set on the circlet; in representations nine are shown: No. 311. The Handbook to English Heraldry His head was adorned with a circlet of tall plumes. The Frontier Fort Stirring Times in the N-West Territory of British America La Salle curiously examined the ring, whose gold circlet of European manufacture held securely an oval bit of jasper, on whose polished surface was cut the rude outline of a beaver wounded with an arrow. Adrift in the Ice-Fields On this ring, inside the circlet, were engraven my name and rank! The Rifle Rangers It had been conveyed all the way from Calcutta by the bird that bore the shining circlet upon its shank. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" She bears a golden horn upon her head, and wears a mantle sprinkled over with circlets and eagles. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) The circlet was beautiful in itself, and astonishingly heavy. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story "I would like to keep this ring," she said slowly, pointing to a slender circlet of gold set with a solitaire diamond, "if you think there is any chance of us getting clear." The Skylark of Space This circlet was a family heirloom, for Frithiof's mother was a descendant of Volund, its maker. Northland Heroes Each wore upon his forehead a gleaming scarlet stone, bound in place by a circlet of black metal, or what looked like metal. The Infra-Medians Delphinus, the water jar of Aquarius, and the circlet in the Western Fish, are all in the vicinity of Pegasus, and indicated in the diagram. A Field Book of the Stars He bent over one of the chests, unlocked it, rummaged under the cover, and brought out a broad metal circlet which he handed to Matthews. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story In her hair was a circlet of pearls, and her feet were shod with the prettiest and daintiest pair of glass slippers that ever were seen. Favorite Fairy Tales Around his arm clung a heavy golden circlet and at his side gleamed the great battle-sword. Northland Heroes O charming circlet of comrades, fare ye well, who are together met from distant homes to which divers sundered ways lead back. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus One, the Northern Fish, lies just below β Andromedæ,—the other, represented by the circlet, is just below Pegasus. A Field Book of the Stars He was bareheaded except for the narrow golden circlet which he spent most of his waking time scheming to convert into a royal crown. Space Viking Others will put a hasli or silver circlet round the neck of the child and add a ring to this every year; a strip of leather is sometimes also tied round the neck. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala I covered the design itself, let my perception roam along the spokes, and then around the circlet that supported the spokes that held the trefoil emblem. Highways in Hiding "It looks like a wedding ring," said the youth, as he gazed at the circlet of gold. Young Captain Jack The Son of a Soldier The cool green stream was an emerald chain that threaded its way in a complete circlet about the sylvan spot known as Wooded Island, relic of World's Fair days. Gigolo She was bareheaded, wore mannish gloves, and sported large circlet earrings. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story Martha took the bit of blue wool from the circlet, while Lazarus lifted up the gold itself, and the two looked at each other in speechless questioning. The Coming of the King Thus the magic of personal influence of all kinds would have radiated from it in omnipresent and colliding circlets forever, as the mighty imponderable agents are believed to radiate from some hidden focal force. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Nevertheless, she has a secret dawn of vexation; the finest flower is wanting in her circlet of triumph. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre It was Grace who espied the glittering circlet first and she uttered a slight shriek. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds Sometimes the large initials are entirely produced by the pen, the labyrinthine patterns in blue or vermilion being filled in with circlets, loops, and other designs with infinite patience and excellent effect. Illuminated Manuscripts Every eye in the room was on the circlet when Lazarus placed it on the table, and they all gathered close around except Mary, who stood back watching the faces of Lazarus and Joseph. The Coming of the King His body is covered with small spiny scales, while the chisel-shaped head has a circlet of miniature horns. The Human Side of Animals White veil draped around head and shoulders, bound about the brow with circlet. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays Six swans, wearing golden circlets around their necks and twinkling blue stars on their heads, drew the boat. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs Eight circlets or medallions surround this figure of Christ, four of which contain the symbols of the evangelists; the other four—Isaiah, Daniel, Ezechiel, and Jeremiah. Illuminated Manuscripts Taking the circlet from his fingers Antipas put it on his wrist and shoved it as far up on his hair-grown arm as it would go. The Coming of the King A moment later, drawing a tiny ring from her finger, she had pressed the veil as easily through the small golden circlet, so fine were the silken folds. A Book of Quaker Saints First of these, in each, is Kether, the Crown, ring, or circlet, the HEAD. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry They had circlets of gold round their heads, and heavy necklaces and bracelets of the same metal. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico They wear bright grass-green cloaks of silk; they might wear circlets of narrow silver with one large hyacinth petal rising from it at intervals of an inch. Plays of Near & Far But the lovely circlet of petals is most fragile, and falls off at a touch; whence are derived the names Speedwell, Farewell, Good-bye, and Forget-me-not. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure The golden circlet and the four arches of gold above it were clean and bright, and the jewels were splendid in the light. The Keeper This large curvature acts as a huge wheel with a tremendously long leverage equal to the radius of the circlet or the spokes of the imaginary wheel of the same diameter. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights He holds the precious circlet between the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, and with his left singles out St. Catherine's ring finger. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation Lilla, there are many who think that your wild-flower wreath was a more becoming ornament than that diamond circlet—bridal 52 gift of the powerful baron. Sword and Gown A Novel As she looked they paced beyond the shadow into the full unobscured light, and she saw that the higher head was dark, the other fair, crowned with a circlet of shining hair. The Emigrant Trail She came forth with a golden circlet round her head. The Red Book of Heroes The shooting at an end, the cowboys brought out their best lassoes and showed what could be done in landing the circlets over running steers and horses. Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret Her sole ornaments were a diamond star in the hair and an antique gold circlet on one of her bare arms. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) Stepping forward quickly, she whipped off her left glove and in the bare white fingers, blazing with red and green stones set in golden circlets, she caught up the dice cup. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure From where he sat he could see the trembling lights of the village jewelling the rim of the bay like a circlet of stars. Flood Tide Rupert turned the circlet around in his fingers. Ralestone Luck The buttons of the tunic were separate emeralds set in circles of diamonds, and enclosed in a wide circlet of gold. The Mark of the Beast Are those little circlets of light enclosing a round umbra or slightly darker spot, that move along the bottom as the bubbles drift above on the surface, shadows or reflections? Nature Near London On her forearms she wears one or more sea-shell bracelets, circlets of black coral or of copper wire, and a close-fitting ringlet of plaited nito. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir And, most wonderful and striking of all, a circlet of pure gold rests upon the shapely head, and a second circlet is clasped round the waist. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. And with the circlet was a small purse of scaled hide. Ralestone Luck From the black horsehair circlet on his temples a turban-scarf fell to his shoulders. The Lighted Match A secondary circlet of cilia around the posterior end may be present either permanently or periodically. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 The house lies there in this circlet of trees, a low, whitewashed, flat-roofed adobe, rambling along in apparent aimlessness from cosey rooms through sheds and stables, until the whole connecting structure incloses a large corral. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories In 1382 a circlet crown was purchased for Queen Anne of Bohemia, being set with a large sapphire, a balas, and four large pearls with a diamond in the centre. 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 women were addicted to wonderful patterns in aprons and silver ornaments, and wore, under a white head kerchief, a stiff glazed white circlet which seemed to wear away their blond hair. Russian Rambles Hair worn flowing, and chapleted with a circlet of gold stars. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People 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 He took from his pocket a shining golden circlet which exactly fitted the third finger of her left hand. Flower of the Dusk She set the sparkling circlet on her head. The Tin Soldier His thin circlet of hair was nearly white, and his walk was no longer firm and upright. Scenes of Clerical Life No one could say, but when she again reversed it, there fell out upon the table and rolled to the floor a small gold circlet. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow Some, fluttering, seem to say In wanton circlets toss'd, "Here Love holds sovereign sway!" The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Two long black feathers were secured in his head circlet, and about his throat he wore a necklace made of the teeth of the gorilla and the claws of a lion. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa A jeweled ring has been for many years the sign and symbol of betrothal, but at present a plain gold circlet, with the date of the engagement inscribed within, is generally preferred. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society The rim or circlet has five square jewels of red and blue silk along it, between each of these being two seed pearls. English Embroidered Bookbindings Then she stood like a goddess and a queen, and stretching forth her arm, white as the snow and glittering with circlets, slowly beckoned with her sword to the points of the dial. My Life as an Author I would like," said one, "to wear a circlet of well-chosen stones to serve as oracle and counsellor. Atmâ A Romance There were delightful bits of information concerning some mysterious thing called the haute monde and likewise pictures that instructed one how to dress one's hair and adorn the coiffure with circlets of pearls. Destiny The head of the great patriot, crowned in mockery with a circlet of laurel, was placed upon London Bridge. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 They generally rise from the summits of the crosses-patée, but I should fancy that the rise from the circlet itself is more correct. English Embroidered Bookbindings On her forehead she wore a small gold circlet, from which depended and hung, half way down, large pearls interspersed with emeralds. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II These letters are either plain, in circlets, or surrounded with running vines, and add that distinction to the napery which handwork always imparts. The Complete Home She thought she had seen more flattering portrayals of the round head which stared out from the jewelled circlet. Destiny The moon had worn a narrowing circlet in the night. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Her hands were snugly gloved, and undisfigured by the distortions of any ring except the marriage circlet. The Deserter Northward, eastward, and westward was the ocean, but to the southward was a circlet of six islands, having a stretch of calm water between them. The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands He found his sister in her white gown, with brightly embroidered moccasins on her feet and a circlet of beads and feathers about her head. The Princess Pocahontas 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 At a single glance the Amalekite saw that there was a circlet of gold about the brow, that the face was fine and that the garments swept the sands. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt And Michal's face Still wears that quiet and peculiar light Like the dim circlet floating 'round a pearl. What Great Men Have Said About Women Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 77 The gold circlet was on her finger, with a pearl one to guard it—of no great value, for Harry was aware there would be sundry demands on his ready money. Bluebell A Novel A golden circlet clasped the shining softness of her hair. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century These she wove round and round in a continuous spiral, setting out at the centre, and keeping on in ever-widening circlets, till she arrived at last at the exterior or foundation threads. Science in Arcady Covering his sun-burnt shoulders with his robes, assuming the circlet once again, he went toward the distant city of Thebes, once more in spirit and dress the son of the royal murket. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Distinguished from any other crown by the stars on the points or rays that proceed from the circlet. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science In the lobe of each ear was a tiny circlet of gold. The Turtles of Tasman His wife stood before him, fair as on her wedding morning, a jewelled circlet clasping the golden glory of her hair. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century A whispered conversation ensued, and the young physician left with the precious circlet—Margaret's engagement ring—in an envelope. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective It was dressed from the crown of the head as each hair would naturally lie and was confined by a circlet of gold, the token of the royal blood of his mother's house. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt His crown of gold is formed with oak leaves, one shorter than the other, springing from a circlet of gold, having engraved upon it the words "MISERERE MEI DEUS." The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science She was but an old woman going to the grave so near her, and going, I could not but imagine, to find the one who had given her that gold circlet some half century ago. A Man and a Woman Young ladies counted it a point in the favor of their lovers if the engagement circlet came from Van Doren's. The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story It grew hotter and hotter, the compliments of the ladies seemed more and more dull and stale, her mantle was heavy and even the gold circlet on her hair was a burden. Marietta A Maid of Venice "If you shout—I'll gag you," came the astonishing declaration, while the bandit struggled with the bracelet, and almost cut Dorothy's wrist on the knife with which he was trying to cut loose the circlet. Dorothy Dale's Camping Days Then, as if the circlet of gold and gems was distasteful to her sight, she hastily thrust it into the bosom of her gown. The Grey Cloak She did not know why Kenny wanted the golden circlet barred crosswise like a frail ladder. Kenny He pulled a cord that turned the gas higher in the big circlet of jets overhead, and opened the door curiously. In Friendship's Guise He drew from under his cloak a ring, a circlet of gold holding a red stone with a flaming heart, and put it on my finger. The Child of the Dawn Among the opals, and pearls, and pale emeralds flashing there, gleamed a little circlet of plain gold—badge of woman's servitude. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week Our approach led us beside those gentle slopes, and we seemed to see the maiden and the youth standing on the mild declivity, with its crowning circlet of trees. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Her bare rounded arms were clasped above and below the elbow and at the wrists by circlets shaped as coiled serpents, whose eyes were gleaming rubies. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. And well she may, to spy that fearful thing All down the dusky walls in circlets wound; Alas! for what rare prize, with many a ring Girding the marble casket round and round? The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood How happy he looked as he placed the heavy gold circlet on her finger! Edna's Sacrifice and Other Stories We held the ceremony, presenting him with a crown made out of an old tin pan, which one of the more expert among us hammered into a circlet and scoured bright with sand.... Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Over yonder great iceberg the rising moon sends a path of silvery light across the water, now a broad waving band, now innumerable sparks and circlets dancing like fairy lights upon the gently swelling sea. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador Upon the coils of her heavy, dark hair sat a golden circlet faced in front with the likeness of the head of the venomous uræus snake—the emblem of Egyptian royalty. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Diamonds—bags of gold coin—a half circlet of gems!—since the great necklace was lost such an array had not seen the light in France. Lazarre He ungirt his sword, took off helm and circlet, cloak, blazoned surcoat, the girdle of his county. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay But still he saw Jacqueline in trailing robes, with the gold circlet on her head. Lewis Rand He did not answer, and she locked her hands across her brow that burned beneath the heavy circlet of mock gems. Audrey A circlet of black ostrich feathers in some branches surrounds the face and stands high above the head. African Camp Fires Two thousand she give for one little diamond circlet to pin her napkin up on her chest with. Somewhere in Red Gap |
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