| 单词 | cornelian |
| 例句 | Perhaps the Cornelian Rose may have been striped red and white like cornelian stone, and like our York and Lancaster Rose. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z You will, perhaps, recollect that I alluded to my having met abroad the heroine of the cornelian p�t� anecdote. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z As in Japan, every adult male has his seal, of agate or cornelian among the rich, and of brass or silver among the poor. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z It consists of a plain cornelian set in silver, with the following couplet engraved on the rim:— 'Against my King I do not fight, But for my King and kingdom's right.' Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z The pulpit is adorned with shining brass and stones, principally cornelians and agates. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z It was a cornelian seal, made in the grand manner; massively wrought, the gold smooth from age. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z His round shield is made of burnished silver, and the head of his morning-star consists of a single cornelian. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Compare a cornelian fragment, apparently cut from the back of a scarabaeoid, now in the British Museum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z On the same day his mother gave him his father's silver-mounted sword and the cornelian signet-ring with the old family crest upon it, which the elder Jókai had been wont to wear. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z He familiarly took his place by the side of the actor-manager, who gave him his middle finger on which shone a ring with a large cornelian. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z It represents a ship carved out of cornelian, floating on a sea of enamel. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z He brings with him, as a first offering, a small ring 99 ornamented with a turquoise or a cornelian. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z In these, and in almost all Greek gems belonging to this period of excellence, the material is of indifferent quality, consisting of agate, chalcedony or cornelian, just as in the older specimens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z "I broke a cornelian heart the other day," she replied, demurely; "I was so sorry." Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z When he had signed the actor-manager held out his large middle finger with the cornelian ring, and said: "Be welcome!" The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Never did the chauvinism of this present time light upon a more cornelian device, but do you not see in it the theatrical affectation, the melo-dramatic emphasis of another race? The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The red cornelian has our arms on it. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Round Miss Patty's fat, deeply-creased throat, May counted three necklaces:—One of coral, one of cornelian, and the third a long string of grey pebble beads which dangled nearly to her waist. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Then he took the cup of tea, looked in the eyes that met his very frankly and pleasantly, and then his own rested upon a quaint-looking cornelian locket, which was evidently French. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z We find, in the Arabian Nights, a cornelian, on which unknown characters were engraven; and, also, a sabre, like those here described. 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 Among them was a man’s seal-ring with a crest cut in a cornelian. The Valiants of Virginia It was a thick gold ring of curious make, with a blood-red cornelian, and it was impossible to get it off. Barbarossa and Other Tales I recognized it as one I had once given to my daughter--a cornelian, in which was cut an Egyptian scarab�us. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II The Renaissance artists chiefly employed wood in making furniture, ornamenting it with gilding and painting, and inlaying it with agate, cornelian, lapis-lazuli, marble of various tints, ivory, tortoise-shell, mother-of-pearl and various woods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" "Of thy son I have no tidings; but know thou if this be a token of thy daughter's rescue," and Isidorus exhibited the small cornelian tessara of the fish of which we have spoken. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs The pale green in color is most desirable; a cup of cornelian red, very tiny, was 145 yen; a small figure of a lion, beautifully carved, 175 yen. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 With noise of bell and cymbal, they ran leaping through an enchanted Piccadilly seen in amber or cornelian. Carnival The buttons are cornelian, agate, turquoise, or merely gold, bell-shaped. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. My elegant cornelian necklace he's taken the stones out of, till it nearly chokes me to put it on.' Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands In the same guardaroba, besides many other things, is a portrait of Hannibal the Carthaginian, cut in intaglio in an antique cornelian, and also a very beautiful head in marble by the hand of Donato. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol. IX (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings I did buy here a string of red cornelian beads, not for their value but as good specimens. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 The two brothers had ordered red mullet, which lay scattered about their plates in mingled hues of cornelian, rose and tarnished copper. Carnival In September come grapes; apples; poppies of all colours; peaches; melocotones; nectarines; cornelians; wardens; quinces. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time After Captain Maxwell had given his present, the Prince turned to me, and I put over his neck a cornelian ornament, suspended by a ribbon, in the same manner as the thermometer. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island I laugh, an’ say to the bonny bairn, that it will stan’ in place o’ a coral or cornelian necklace to her.—Ha! ha! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI Among the chalcedonies are the sardonyx, agates, and cornelian. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Lillie, especially, was enchanted with two rings she received; a pretty gold ring, and one of red cornelian. Baby Nightcaps If you want a jewel, you give the workman an ingot of pure gold, cornelians, lapis-lazuli, agates, and hematite, and he carries out the wished-for design. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt If the materials had been agate or cornelian, or the most infusible substances known on the earth, they would have been fused and driven into vapour by the intensity of the sun's rays. The Story of the Heavens The turquoises came from Tibet and the Red Sea, the sapphires and lapis lazuli from Ceylon, coral and cornelian from Arabia, onyx and amethysts from Persia, and the diamonds from Bundelkund. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan Upon the little finger of the left hand sat a square seal ring of pale cornelian, and as Ringfield looked he clearly saw the capital letter "C" picked out in red upon the white. Ringfield A Novel "Oh, no," said the lady, "I sent the cornelian ring to Annie." Baby Nightcaps And, He, who sat, was in appearance like a jasper and a cornelian stone: and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance, like an emerald. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse The cornelian heart was restored, and Byron was informed that he had only intrusted it, but not given it to Miss Pigott. My Recollections of Lord Byron These scarabs are usually cut in dark green jasper, some are made of cornelian, others of a glass-paste, rarely in amethyst or sardonyx. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. And Poussette tapped the other's knee with his fat fingers, thereby displaying the cornelian ring to much advantage, and Ringfield saw with satisfaction that on top of the large "C" was cut a little "S". Ringfield A Novel Before he left me, Christopher offered me a bracelet of cornelians, cut rarely as seals. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Jewellers' shops contain very little interesting to a foreigner—most of the rings and brooches are trashy articles of jade-stone, a greenish stone which resembles agate or cornelian in opaqueness. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy One feels how much he was attached to him, on reading those lines in which he thanks Eddleston for a cornelian heart he had sent him:— The Cornelian. My Recollections of Lord Byron What would her emeralds and topazes and cornelians be worth? There was a King in Egypt Almost on the pull the door opened, disclosing a bustless, sharp-eyed and cheerful-looking little woman of fifty or so, wearing a cameo brooch and cornelian rings. The Man Who Lost Himself "Among the pebbles which it washes up, cornelians, agates, and mountain crystals, are sometimes found," said another. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands In preparing to lie down, the princess took out the cornelian pin which fastened her dress, and showed Madame Campan what was engraved upon it. The Peasant and the Prince The sard prevented terrible dreams, and the cornelian worn on the finger or suspended from the neck pacified anger and provoked contentment. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing There are fifty-one lots of those that are "set in silver for seals," and they are upon cornelian, beril, sardonix, jasper, &c. Notes and Queries, Number 54, November 9, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Every Bedou, male or female, has a ring or charm of cornelian set in base silver, and agates and small tusks also set in silver. Southern Arabia Diamonds, cornelians, jaspers, some very fine agates, and other precious stones, are found; but the natives seem not well to understand polishing them. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 Agates, cornelians, obsidian, are also among the products of this nature. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development One sees marbled trellis-work of exquisite design and execution, and inlaid flower wreaths and scrolls of red cornelian and precious stone, as beautiful in colour as graceful in form. Ranching, Sport and Travel The rest contained amethysts, chrysolites, topazes, opals, turquoises, agate, jasper, cornelian, and coral, of which there was a storehouse filled, not only with branches, but whole trees. The Arabian Nights Entertainments This powerfully-conceived head is said to have been taken from a small intaglio cut in cornelian. Michael Angelo Buonarroti Scattered over the surface of the sand are innumerable pebbles of all sizes and colours—onyx, cornelian, agate, and many more, as well as sea fossils and other petrifactions which boys would love to collect. Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt We picked up some fine specimens of cornelian, and saw a vast number of geodes of every size, from one inch in diameter to fifteen. Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk I also bought a most beautiful hegab of cornelian set in enamel, the verse of the throne splendidly engraved, and dated 250 years ago. Letters from Egypt You may remember a cornelian, which some years ago I consigned to Miss ——, indeed gave to her, and now I am going to make the most selfish and rude of requests. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals The house is most magnificently built without, nor less gloriously furnished within, having whole tables and bedsteads of massy silver, many of them sett with achates, onyxes, cornelians, lazulis, pearls, turquizes, and other precious stones. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition The gold signet-ring of Scipio Africanus, with a victory in intaglio on a cornelian stone, found in the tomb of his son, who was buried here, is now in the possession of Lord Beverley. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood A third specimen contains a portion of cornelian, partially crystallized, a fragment of chalcedony, and a fragment of a crystal of white quartz. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 From the banker's person his diamond-studded gold watch, chain, and seals, his gold snuff-box, set with emeralds, a heavy cornelian seal ring set in gold, and his diamond studs and sleeve buttons were taken. The Lost Lady of Lone It exists nearly pure in crystallized quartz, chalcedony, cornelian, flint, etc., the coloring ingredients of these minerals being generally iron or manganese. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations Round her swan-like neck was a plain white cornelian necklace; and her well-washed white muslin frock, confined by a pink sash, flowing behind in a bow, met in simple folds across her swelling bosom. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities There was a cornelian exquisitely cut and set, a golden chain and necklace, a crown of gold, and, most precious of all, a crucifix made of wood of the true cross! The Empire of Russia "Well," I say, "here's a genuine ancient ring, old gold, and a lovely head of Prosperine in cornelian." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 13, 1892 "And my cornelian ring—and the flowered scarf—and—and your fan, Jacqueline?" Lewis Rand The other laughed again; then dismissed the question with a wave of his hand, and pulled out a great gold watch with cornelian seals. Audrey The case contained six pieces,—two cameos, and four engraved gems—amethyst, cornelian, sardonyx, and rock crystal; which Melrose recognized at once as among the most precious things of this kind in the world! The Mating of Lydia On the beach were chalcedony, cornelian, and agate. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life These ornaments are in various substances; the more valuable being in cornelian, and basalt. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits Globular beads, large; cornelian, amethyst, and green glaze. How to Observe in Archaeology One of them desired to have a cornelian ring returned, which Levee inclined to do, but that his companions would not permit him. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences The "Onyx," or "Shoham," was most probably a pure red cornelian, and this also was found in the Babylonian provinces, and was specially worn by the Babylonian kings. Creation and Its Records Its chief or sole industry now is in the preparation of ornamental objects from agates, cornelians, and the like. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 His hand enfolds a small cornelian seal, A portrait of his queen,—on which his eyes Are fondly fix'd. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 384, August 8, 1829 With the bodies are found large numbers of agate and cornelian beads, unpolished. How to Observe in Archaeology The walls of the rooms in the palaces are covered with such stones as agates, onyxes, jasper, cornelian, lapis-lazuli, etc., inlaid in mosaic work, representing flowers, birds, arabesques, and other figures. A Woman's Journey Round the World Thereupon, the two hideous, black sons of the devil come in, both armed with a crooked club of a cornelian cherry-tree, which they had covered with copper and wound with brass. Four Arthurian Romances She redoubled her caresses to Amelia; she kissed the white cornelian necklace as she put it on; and vowed she would never, never part with it. Vanity Fair In September come grapes; apples; poppies of all colors; peaches; melocotones; nectarines; cornelians; wardens; quinces. The Essays of Francis Bacon Pendants, &c., of shell, lapis lazuli, cornelian, crystal. How to Observe in Archaeology Coral, jasper, agates, and cornelians adorned the rooms of state, and the presence-chamber was one entire mirror. The Little Lame Prince Antique cornelian intaglio of dancing figure of a satyr. 6th. A Pair of Blue Eyes Curious as to what this might be, he opened the pouch and found a cornelian engraved with various figures and strange characters. The Arabian Nights He looked with satisfaction upon a little cornelian ring which he wore upon one of his fingers. Brave and Bold The Fortunes of Robert Rushton Her head was without ornament; but around her throat was a necklace of gold clasped in front with a rich cornelian. The Spy But what have we to do with the opinion of a Russian teacher, with an expressive voice and a cornelian on his finger? The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories "Where is the white cornelian tray with twisted threads gone to?" Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books "This cornelian must be something very precious," thought he, "or my wife would not wear it on her person with so much care." The Arabian Nights In other shops are sold strings of coral, and false pearls, rosaries made of aloe, sandal or kalembac wood, brilliant necklaces of cut cornelians, cornelians for seal-rings, and various kinds of China ware. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Besides diamonds and precious stones, rock crystal, and various kinds of imitations, and paste jewellery are here worked up; also jasper, agate, malachite, cornelian, lapis-lazuli, jet, &c. Holidays in Eastern France You may remember a cornelian, which some years ago I consigned to Miss Pigot, indeed gave to her, and now I am going to make the most selfish and rude of requests. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 The other day, too, she was quite taken with this cornelian tray so let her keep it for her use. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books But, alas! the bunch of seals—topaz, agate, and cornelian—no longer buoyed the deep-anchored watch. The Story of Kennett And as saith another: O pearls of the teeth of my love, Have ruth on cornelian and spare To vie with it! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV She smiled in spite of herself, as she reflected that happiness was again to enter her life at the very moment when her well-beloved was bringing her the cornelian clasp. The Eight Strokes of the Clock 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 Her whole head was ornamented with one mass of cornelian beads, amber, cats' eyes, and 'grandmother-green-stone.' Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books From his neck down to his feet cornelians, agates, lazulites, were crowded in the form of bracelets and chains, and his feet rested on a golden basin. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea The roof was iridescent with green and yellow lichens; pebbles of jasper, cornelian and agate strewed the sand. The Spanish Chest In my case, what produced the spark was the unconscious but inevitable comparison which he drew between the cornelian clasp, the element of luck, and Mercury, the god of luck. The Eight Strokes of the Clock "Why," cried the ready-witted little pupil, with a twinkle in her blue eyes, "they must have been cornelians." Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 Does he know why the twenty- sixth chapter of the 'Book of the dead' was written upon lapis-lazuli, the twenty-seventh upon green felspar, the twenty-ninth upon cornelian, and the thirtieth upon serpentine? Bat Wing He knew a vast deal about cairngorms and agates and such-like pretty things, and showed Charles quartz and felspar and red cornelian, and I don't know what else, in the crags on the hillside. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay One is a man's head, small, on cornelian, and intaglio; a fly, ditto; an Isis, cameo; and an inscription in Christian Latin: the last is literally not worth two sequins. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 I demand that you shall restore to me a small, antique clasp, made of a cornelian set in a silver mount. The Eight Strokes of the Clock Edna's face grew scarlet, and stooping to pick up a heavy cornelian seal that had fallen on the carpet, she said, hastily: "What is that marble temple intended to hold?" St. Elmo After a while he sat down soberly and took from his pocket the cornelian heart which his first goddess had given him twelve years ago. The Fortunate Youth While digging the ground, they frequently turned up antique medals, agates, chrysoprases, cornelians, and cameos; also sometimes jewels, as, for instance, emeralds, sapphires, diamonds, and rubies. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Emlyn thought for a moment, then drew a ring off her finger in which was set a cornelian heart. The Lady of Blossholme The gem published for the first time on the title-page is a red cornelian in the British Museum, probably Graeco-Roman, and treated in an archaistic style. Letters to Dead Authors They consist of very smooth and polished flints and cornelians, with sometimes quartz. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement And he whipped out the cornelian heart from his waistcoat pocket. The Fortunate Youth I persisted in my fancy, and Patience, who was afraid that it might turn into madness, went and very carefully removed a cornelian ring from one of Edmee's fingers and put it on mine. Mauprat The gem on the title-page, now engraved for the first time, is a red cornelian in the British Museum, probably Graeco-Roman, and treated in an archaistic style. Letters to Dead Authors Her shrewd eyes fell upon the cornelian heart. The Fortunate Youth Paul, with his unconquerable instinct for the dramatic, hauled out the little cornelian heart at the end of his watch-chain. The Fortunate Youth The cornelian heart still lay in his waistcoat pocket at the end of his watch chain. The Fortunate Youth In this note she had inclosed the cornelian ring she had given me during my illness and which I had returned on leaving Paris. Mauprat I say, anyhow, that lately, until last night, I thought this little cornelian heart was a lying talisman. The Fortunate Youth I kept the cornelian heart all my life, as a talisman. The Fortunate Youth Gone was the glamour of romance in which since the day of the cornelian heart he had had his essential being. The Fortunate Youth He slipped his hand into his waistcoat pocket and felt the cornelian heart. The Fortunate Youth "This," said Paul, holding out a grubby palm in which lay the precious cornelian heart. The Fortunate Youth Maisie Shepherd, aware of romantic foolishness, slipped a cornelian heart from a thin gold chain round her neck. The Fortunate Youth Before he slept he put his cornelian heart in his hiding-hole. The Fortunate Youth That she had not been an impalpable creature of his fancy was proven by the precious cornelian heart. The Fortunate Youth He drew out the little cornelian talisman at the end of his watch-chain and looked at it bitterly. The Fortunate Youth In the silence of the night he took out his cornelian heart and fondled it. The Fortunate Youth These were a gold watch and chain, a cornelian heart fixed to the free end of the chain, a silver cigarette case, a couple of keys, one sovereign, four shillings, three pennies and two half-pennies. The Fortunate Youth Presently he drew it forth rather slowly, and held out the precious cornelian heart to his benefactor. The Fortunate Youth |
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