| 单词 | ambergris |
| 例句 | Dad would rub imaginary spray out of his eyes, and scan the horizon for possible sperm whale, Flying Dutchmen, or floating ambergris. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The crabber’s skin resembled soap more than anything; he seemed encased in it, a kind of ambergris. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The air seemed hot and somehow breathless with the scent of ambergris and sandalwood. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Whale oil was in frenzied demand as fuel and lubricant, and ambergris, a byproduct of the animal’s digestive process, as a fixative for perfumes. At the Met, Protest and Poetry About Water 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Prices range from $9 a pound for lavender oil to $10,500 a pound for ambergris. What A Nose 2010-10-19T22:00:00Z Charles made his own perfumes, often using civet and ambergris. Charles James and Me 2014-04-23T23:10:18Z After Christmas dinner the next day at a friend’s house, the topic of ambergris as a stabilizer in perfume came up. His adoption secret 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z Our host’s boyfriend described ambergris — solidified whale vomit — as smelling similar to gunk flossed from between neglected teeth. His adoption secret 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z Unlike earlier consecration oils, no ambergris — a product of whale intestine — was used, making the oil “vegan-friendly” according to media reports. Prayer, pomp merge in Charles’s coronation as female clergy, non-Christians join centuries-old rite 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Previously it contained animal products like civet oil and ambergris, which is found in sperm whales, but this vegan and cruelty-free version is made partly from olives. King Charles: Why does the monarch need a coronation? 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Previous versions have included civet oil, from the glands of the small mammals, and ambergris from the intestines of whales. Sacred coronation oil will be animal-cruelty free 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z There will be music, readings and the ritual of anointing the new monarch, using oils of orange, roses, cinnamon, musk and ambergris. Charles is the new King 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z She eventually added ambergris, an exceedingly rare and expensive substance produced when sperm whale intestines are wounded by the beaks of giant squid. A perfumer's obsessive quest to recreate the fragrance of lost love 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z They bought African ivory, gold, tortoiseshell, ambergris, leopard skins, and rhinoceros horns to carry to Arabia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The scented beans were then ground with additional flowers — vanilla orchids likewise imported from the New World — and sugar, cinnamon and ambergris, the waxy slough from the intestines of a sperm whale. The Ethereal Taste of Flowers 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Dr. Alexander’s only quibble is the current study’s sample size of ambergris, which she said is to be expected. New Origin Story for Gross Blobs That Wash Up on Beaches 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z In the past other animal-derived ingredients used in perfume included ambergris from sperm whales, produced by the mammal's digestive system, and castoreum - a secretion made by beavers. How millennials are changing the perfume business 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Fittingly, like the ambergris in Memento Mori, the scent of Oud is the scent of a wound. A perfumer's obsessive quest to recreate the fragrance of lost love 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z “Round about the time we were developing our protocol, people began chainsawing off the jaw or cutting a hole in the belly to get the ambergris,” Parata says. This Man Has Helped Give 460 Dead Whales a Second Life—As Art 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Used in the manufacture of perfume, ambergris is found in the digestive system of sperm whales and is commonly called "floating gold" due to its rarity. 'Whale vomit' discovered on beach 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Every so often, a fatberg-esque blob of material called ambergris washes up on a beach. New Origin Story for Gross Blobs That Wash Up on Beaches 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z It turned out to be a very rare material known as ambergris, sought after as an ingredient in high-end perfumes because of its sweet, musky odor. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The drydown is a mix of ambergris, patchouli, styrax benzoin and honey. The 10 Best Rose Fragrances to Gift for Valentine's Day 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z "Fragrant" traces the history of fragrance while devoting chapters to cinnamon, mint, frankincense, ambergris and jasmine. History, memories and emotion waft through Mandy Aftel's 'Fragrant' "I've spoken to a university about it and an online expert who specialises in selling ambergris and I've been told it looks like it's genuine," he said. 'Whale vomit' discovered on beach 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z But since whale populations were decimated, much remains unknown about ambergris, and especially the origin of jetsam ambergris. New Origin Story for Gross Blobs That Wash Up on Beaches 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z This isn't the first time a random beachcomber has stumbled upon a bit of ambergris. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Under her written guidance, I travel the world in search of extraordinary aromatics: cinnamon, frankincense, ambergris, jasmine and mint. How To Buy Your First Natural Perfume 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z There are four fragrances available - "nightlife", "downtown", "sports" and "freeside" - a mix of citrus and tea with notes of cedar, patchouli and ambergris. What's the point of scented cars? 2014-05-11T00:22:13Z Andrew Hughes found what he hoped was ambergris - produced in sperm whales' intestines - on Anglesey. Rare whale vomit is 'lump of rubber' 2014-01-22T20:01:28Z When sperm whales were still being slaughtered, whalers found that only about one in a hundred yielded ambergris. New Origin Story for Gross Blobs That Wash Up on Beaches 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z It can float for years before being washed ashore, which is why ambergris is sometimes called "floating gold." A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Prof Kaiser studied the substance and said it "certainly seems to fit the description of what most people would describe as ambergris". Rare whale substance 'find' on beach 2014-01-13T19:18:01Z Ray read somewhere that whale vomit, or ambergris, is more precious than gold. Essay: Cleveland Sports: Disappointing Fans Since 1964 2013-05-13T17:35:10Z Icelandic law requires names to comply with Icelandic grammar and orthography.It's whale vomit - known as ambergris, which is still sometimes used to make perfume. Quiz of the week's news 2013-02-01T00:54:30Z He left the ambergris on the beach but "something triggered in my mind" and, after doing some research, he went back to get it. Rare whale vomit found on beach 2013-01-30T17:28:28Z Don't refer to it as "whale vomit"; scientists postulate that whales do not expel ambergris through their mouths. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Mohammad scented himself with musk and he liked sandal-wood, camphor and ambergris to be burnt. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Mr. Kemp, however, said he believed that the ambergris market will never completely disappear. Green Blog: There's Alternatives to the Gold in Them Thar Whales 2012-04-11T13:56:35Z Then there was a packet of ambergris and Marston knew ambergris was worth much. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It's the benzoic acid that supposedly works with the ambrein to give ambergris its unique, long-lasting fragrant properties. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The best rules gave ambergris as one of the ingredients; this is not really a perfume, but gives the potpourri its staying power. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z In the United States and Australia, at least, trade in ambergris is illegal, although in the United States enforcement of the ban is far from a marine conservation priority. Green Blog: There's Alternatives to the Gold in Them Thar Whales 2012-04-11T13:56:35Z They give in exchange ambergris, sea snails, tortoiseshell, small pearls, birds of Paradise, lories, and other birds, which they stuff with great dexterity. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-03T03:00:18.053Z “Exports.—Elephants’ teeth, slaves, santalum wood, a little gold, much beeswax with some pearls, crystal, long peppers, ambergris, &c. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Tales of serendipitous discovery of pieces of ambergris can be found in almost every culture, including Japan, Hawaii, Madagascar, Morocco, Brazil, Ireland, and the Persian Gulf, to name a few. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Ambergris has made the occasional beachcomber rich, as it did this last summer when 40 kilograms of ambergris were discovered on the North Island of New Zealand, rumored to net $400,000 for the finders. Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z A study by scientists at the University of British Columbia, published this month in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, found that synthetic alternatives to ambergris may be much more cheaply and reliably produced. Green Blog: There's Alternatives to the Gold in Them Thar Whales 2012-04-11T13:56:35Z His consecutive arrangement of similes in brief symmetrical clauses, thus:— "She shone forth like a moon, and swayed like a moringa-bough, And shed fragrance like ambergris, and gazed like a gazelle." A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z The agate basin exhales the perfumes of spikenard and ambergris. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Not surprisingly, ambergris also found its way into fiction. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Like truffle sourcing, the ambergris trade is shrouded in secrecy. Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z Whether or not you believe that trade in ambergris in any way endangers sperm whale populations, synthetic alternatives will allow for animal-free products. Green Blog: There's Alternatives to the Gold in Them Thar Whales 2012-04-11T13:56:35Z Three hundred attendants burnt sweet-smelling ambergris and aloes wood in the censers, and prepared the scented oil which fed the ten thousand wicks of the lanterns. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z We will descend into the churchyard beneath the fortress walls; kindle ambergris and borax on a tripod; hurl the magic wand into the nearest grave, and so compel the dwellers therein to appear before thee. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z In The Thousand and One Nights, Sinbad is shipwrecked on a desert island and discovers a spring of smelly crude ambergris. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z “If you believe what you read in the media,” he says, “you’d think ambergris is something that people just find by accident.” Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z These Portuguese exchanged a lump of ambergris, or what was supposed to be ambergris, for old clothes. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z In all their minds was the thought of the ambergris. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z The ground was spread with Persian carpets of a thousand tints, sprinkled with rose-water, and softer beneath the feet than the velvety durva grass; and clouds of incense, ambergris, and myrrh, filled the air. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z Before 1000 AD, the Chinese called ambergris lung sien hiang, or "dragon's spittle perfume," because they thought it came from drooling dragons slumbering on rocks at the seashore. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Beuse, who employs what she calls “dedicated collectors and beachcombers” to supply her with ambergris, isn’t surprised by the territorial aggression. Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z Two slaves brought the table and placed upon it a tray covered with dishes of china, sandal, and aloe-wood, and several cups of coral perfumed with ambergris. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z The ambergris would be in his; he would master the men with him.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Her hold seemed like a garden of spices, so laden was it with cloves, cinnamon, ambergris, and frankincense. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z The ancient Greeks believed that adding ambergris to wine -- or merely smelling the stuff prior to a drinking binge -- would enhance the effects of alcohol. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z According to Kemp, some strange things have been mistaken for ambergris, including dog feces, rotting seagulls, old whale blubber, eroded rubber, and at least one decomposed sheep carcass. Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z The folding-doors of these pavilions were like those of the fortifications in beauty, and the floors were overlaid with large pearls, and with balls like hazel-nuts, composed of musk and ambergris and saffron. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z He called Mauger to come aft and help him, and he proceeded with the utmost care to clean the lumps of ambergris of the filth that clung to them. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Her face is as fair as the kernels of young almonds, and her mouth is sweeter than the mellow date and more fragrant than 'Ood mingled with ambergris. Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z The Arabs used ambergris as medicine for the heart and brain, while the Dutch and English once ate it with eggs for breakfast. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Many ambergris hunters don’t even know which whale orifice it comes from. Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z Instead of a wretched criminal on trial for his many misdeeds, I should now, had I been allowed to become ambergris, be swinging in a censer perfuming the altar of a church. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Willis said hoarsely: "That must be the biggest find of ambergris ever was." The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z A treasure of gold, a mountain of ambergris, a bushel of pearls from Oman? Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z Above all, ambergris is rife with metaphorical potential, and not just for the obvious "one whale's fecal matter is another man's gold" wisecrack. A Whale of a Tale: Those Cetacean Waste Products Are More Valuable Than You Think 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z There’s a whole underground network of full-time collectors and dealers trying to make their fortune in ambergris. Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z There are several circumstances in the Story of the Third Calender, that resemble those here mentioned; particularly a pavement strewed with saffron, and the burning of ambergris and aloes-wood. 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 "I think," she said, "that Mr. Tobey believes you mean to claim that find of ambergris belongs to you." The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z In addition, whalebones could be used to stiffen corsets, skin could be cured for leather, and ambergris, the aromatic digestive substance, could be incorporated into perfumes. The Ahab Parallax: ?Moby Dick? and the Spill 2010-06-12T17:36:00Z "Nedd" is a perfume composed of ambergris, musk, and aloes wood; or simply ambergris. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments They know the beaches and the precise weather conditions necessary for ambergris to wash up on the shore.” Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z They, however, went on, and observed an infinity of censers, in which ambergris and the wood of aloes were continually burning. 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 Faith had assured herself, from the beginning, that Brander had no real intention of claiming the ambergris was his personal booty. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z This our captain declared to be ambergris,—a substance originally found in the intestines of the sperm whale, and believed to be produced there only. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands He was a handsome youth, well-shaped, and of eloquent speech, with shining forehead, and rosy cheek, marked with a mole resembling ambergris. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments To outsiders, it may seem like easy money—ambergris can wash ashore anywhere there are sperm whales, which is pretty much every ocean shoreline—but identifying the stuff is often an exercise in futility. Ambergris, Treasure of the Deep 2012-01-12T21:30:14Z It smells so devilishly of ambergris, p�ti de foie gras and East-Indian birds'-nests, so that after coming away a man feels like a thorough vagabond over his wretched dumplings. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. At the mention of the ambergris, a little silence fell. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Commercially these animals are of importance on account of the oil yielded by the blubber of all of them; while whalebone, spermaceti and ambergris are still more valuable products yielded by certain species. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Aloes-wood, previously moistened, or some other odoriferous substance, is placed upon the burning coals; and sometimes, in the houses of very wealthy persons, ambergris is used. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments And scents of ambergris pour And myrrh brought of Lahore, And musk of Khoten! how good Is the scent of the sandal-wood! One Day & Another A Lyrical Eclogue "At Lord Doncaster's house the feast cost three thousand pounds, beside three hundred pounds worth of ambergris used in the cooking," nothing about that six thousand ounces of gold. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories The ambergris, so rich a treasure in so small a bulk, had never been forgotten for a minute by any man in the cabin; nor by Faith. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Then take the best labdanum, benjoin, with storaxes, ambergris, civet, and musk. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Now the Wezeer El-Faḍl had a son like the shining full moon, with brilliant countenance, and red cheek, marked with a mole like a globule of ambergris, and with grey down. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The mariner who spies floating on the waves a grayish mass, fatty in appearance, will, if he knows what ambergris is, betray considerable excitement, for the substance fetches high prices. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 We wish to know the directions that lead to the ambergris hidden ashore, in the mountain. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story From its hiding place, the ambergris made its influence felt all over the vessel. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z This material, which somewhat resembles ambergris, is not transparent. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 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. I write of Youth, of Love;—and have access By these, to sing of cleanly wantonness; I sing of dews, of rains, and, piece by piece, Of balm, of oil, of spice, of ambergris. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer As to what ambergris is, we may quote the Philadelphia Saturday Evening post: There is no longer any mystery as to the origin of ambergris. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 "It is not ambergris I want!" went on Carew. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Every man aboard the Sally had a direct and personal interest in Brander's find of ambergris. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z If these be of a putridinous mixture, therefore, no matter how sound the jar, the ooze is not going to smell of ambergris and musk. The Book of Khalid You may put in a very few caraway seeds and a little ambergris, if you like. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Stevenson, of the United States Fish Commission, who has made a special study of the subject, says that the whales which yield ambergris are sickly and emaciated. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 It is of great interest, I know, but the view that awaits you as we seek the ambergris inside, is of much more interestness. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story And the matter of their debate was this: was the ambergris the property of the Sally, a fruit of the voyage; or was it Brander's? The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Let it distil on white sugar candy, with the addition of a little ambergris. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Put into the glass vessel in which it drops three ounces of fine white sugar and one grain of ambergris. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. So it appears that ambergris means simply gray amber. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 What has become of the code writing that directed to the ambergris hidden ashore? Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story But, aboard the Thomas Morgan, we got a bit of ambergris out of such a whale.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Some add saffron, musk, and ambergris, of each half a scruple; but these are now generally omitted. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families A little ambergris or musk gives the fruit a fine flavour. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The meat was accompanied by sliced boiled lemons sprinkled with nadd and scented with ambergris. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The ambergris goes to my employers, to Ichi, here, and his partners. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story He asked the fourth mate straightforwardly: "Look here, do you claim that ambergris is yours?" The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z If you please, you may add two or three grains of ambergris. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Turn a pint of alcohol slowly on to an ounce and a half of the oil of lavender, two drachms of ambergris. The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner If the properties of ambergris be less potent than those of phosphorus, they are certainly less fatal. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction Because, from tonight, you will think of ambergris by day, and dream of it by night—ambergris in kegs, oodles of it! Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story This agreement was broken, and broken by Faith, on an afternoon some ten days after the finding of the ambergris. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Let the cream be full measure, and the wine rather less; if you like it perfumed, put in a grain or two of ambergris.—Another way. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Her hold smelt like a garden of spices for all the benjamin and cloves, the nutmegs and the civet, the ambergris and frankincense. Raleigh I forgot to mention, that the Sperms have fine ivory teeth, and make ambergris,—a sort of stuff that smells very nice, and costs a great deal. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. Scientific sharks disagree as to the exact process that forms ambergris, but they all agree that it comes from an overindulgence in squid. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Faith herself meant trouble; the ambergris in the captain's storeroom meant more trouble.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z To a pint of highly rectified spirits of wine, add an ounce of the essential oil of lavender, and two drams of the essence of ambergris. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Oscar Wilde, who wrote, with a style dipped in ambergris, was truly a manifestation of the German spirit which began to invade us subtly at about that time. The Orchard of Tears That reminds me that "grey amber" or "ambergris" is also a product of the sperm whale not to be confounded with spermaceti. More Science From an Easy Chair We have not discovered the ambergris, though we have searched with industriousness. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story He never let them forget, for one thing, the ambergris beneath the cabin. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z To one pint of highly rectified spirits of wine, put an ounce of the oil of rosemary, and two drams of the essence of ambergris. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Let us inhale the gratifying odour, suggestive of truffles frying in oil, which is the hall-mark of your true café, and is as ambergris in the nostrils of the gourmand. The Orchard of Tears Two ounces finest oil of lavender, one ounce essence of musk, one-half ounce essence of ambergris, one-half ounce oil of bergamot and one-half gallon of rectified spirits. The Golden Age Cook Book That ambergris would represent the profits of a score of seal-raids—and besides, there is you, Ruth, drawing him like a lodestone. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story They remembered the ambergris; and their talk was that they need stay out no longer, that the voyage was already a success, that they had a right to expect to head for home. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z The receipt as drawn up by le Febre reads like a botanist's catalogue interpolated with oriental pearls, ambergris, and bezoardic stones, to add mystery. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Most of the ambergris of commerce is obtained from the neighborhood of the Bahama Islands. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Turn it out on the floor," said Lester, who knew the enormous value of ambergris, "and let us get a good look at it. A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 If they all contained ambergris, he thought, there must be tons of the smelly stuff. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story There was always the matter of the ambergris. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z This and an ounce of ambergris were left with him for his personal use. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Yet Feridun was not an angel, nor Composed of musk and ambergris. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Mrs. Lester had never heard of ambergris to her recollection, but Manuel now enlightened her as to its uses—the principal being as a developer of the strength of all other perfumes. A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 But I didn't see them making preparations to get the ship under way, so I reasoned the ambergris was still ashore, and that they would come for it. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The barrier between officers and men was somewhat lowered; more than one of the men spoke to Brander of the ambergris. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z The largest, of 400 tons, was laden with gold, cochineal, indigo, civet, musk, and ambergris, beside many valuable passengers. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography He talked the matter over at the country store, and it was suggested that his tallow was possibly the very valuable substance known as ambergris. Chatterbox, 1906 Other varieties of these substitutes for soap were Chemical, Greek, Venice, Marseilles, camphor, ambergris, and Bologna wash-balls. Customs and Fashions in Old New England We thought you had come and departed, for we did not find the ambergris. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story In other churches, at St. Thomas Aquinas, for example, where they were also dropped out by women, the litanies were sprinkled with powder and perfumed by bergamot and ambergris. En Route Ah, yes! and who that has read Irving's "Three Kings of Bermuda" has not felt the influence of those Islas Encantadas—those islands of palms and coral, of orange groves and ambergris! Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses The local chemist identified it as ambergris, and showed the astonished fisherman the price list, where it was quoted at thirty dollars an ounce. Chatterbox, 1906 She had some ambergris which she wanted us to take, but we did not know what to do in regard to the terms. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 There is hardly any weight to ambergris; it takes quite a lump to weigh even an ounce. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story From time to time black slaves brought them coffee flavored with ambergris. Sacrifice The treble clef, note E, 4th space, is orange; note D, 1st space below, violet; note F, 4th space above clef, ambergris. Practical Mechanics for Boys The hatches were off her hold and our sealskins and our ambergris gone from below. Sonnie-Boy's People They showed us some pieces of ambergris, which their brother had brought from the Caribbean Islands, and which we thought was good. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Martin's knowledge of ambergris was still very vague. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Marco Polo describes the catching of whales for ambergris. Southern Arabia "If possible I shall leave to-night," Neal and Teddy heard him say to the sailing master, "therefore it will be well to get your ambergris on shore before noon." The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan "You're foolish to sink us," I says, "till you take off the ambergris and the sealskins." Sonnie-Boy's People I found the floor overspread with saffron, and the place illuminated by golden lamps and by candles, which diffused the odours of musk and ambergris. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Something not much short of a million, as prices for ambergris were quoted when we left San Francisco. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story As she moved, to begin the promised dance, she exhaled from her body and hair and floating draperies strange, intoxicating perfumes which seemed to change with her motions—perfumes of sandalwood and ambergris and attar-of-rose. A Soldier of the Legion Jake did not urge the matter, for just at that moment the second port boat was lowered, and Mr. Walters made ready to go ashore with his precious bundle of aromatic ambergris. The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan I was whaling and sealing in the South Pacific, and had been doing pretty well, but nothing record-breaking till one day I picked up a lot of ambergris. Sonnie-Boy's People When I had finished, I loaded it with rubies, emeralds, ambergris, rock-crystal, and bales of rich stuffs. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales If he did not make his chance to fight, Ichi would murder him as soon as the ambergris was discovered—he was sure this program was agreed upon by Carew and Ichi. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story They hunt big game, the fierce ambergris who is grey with a yellow stomach and the bigger graibeestes. The Magic City Mr. Walters thinks he can find ambergris which has been washed up on the rocks, and that is quoted at ten dollars per ounce. The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan These disc hooks are often found in ambergris, an excretion of the sperm whale. Ranching, Sport and Travel In Lower Æthiopia the commodities are silver, gold, ivory, pearls, musk, ambergris, oil, lemons, citrons, rice, millet, &c. A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses And if the ambergris were not discovered he would be given over to Moto for torture. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story When I had finished, I loaded it with some chests of rubies, emeralds, ambergris, rock-crystal, and bales of rich stuffs. The Arabian Nights Entertainments A faint breath of ambergris was borne to his nostrils. Brood of the Witch-Queen "If there was a lump of ambergris in it we all be millionaires!" exclaimed Andy eagerly. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island "He is called Tin-Back because he never sells that sort of crab, and he hopes he can find a lump of ambergris in a dead whale some day." The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand Today there is an almost unlimited market for ambergris, and the lucky seller can command his own price. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Now is the east lit up with a glory, and the west rose-sweet, and all the earth is fragrant with ambergris, and the winds that blow over the Holy Shrine are laden with musk. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The air was heavy with the perfume of ambergris. Brood of the Witch-Queen "Well, of course ambergris is said to be found in dead whales," admitted Frank, as he cast a look over his shoulder to observe their course, "but our whale isn't dead yet." Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island "All his life he has dreamed of finding treasure, or ambergris or something, and here we come along and take it right from under his eyes." The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand So now you know what ambergris is, and its connection with the perfume industry. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The east is illumined and the west perfumed; fragrant with ambergris is the north, and musk-scented the south. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Facts began to be hunted for like the ambergris and ivory of commerce. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 Many other nutty, fragrant and aromatic substances have been used; of these we may mention almonds, coffee, musk, ambergris, gum benzoin and balsam of Peru. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer A mingling of tuberoses, narcissus, attar of roses, and ambergris he detected in the air—as triste as a morbid nocturne of Chopin. Visionaries I reasoned, you see, that the treasure of ambergris was still in its hiding-place on Fire Mountain—and subsequent events have not shaken that belief. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Then he unfolded the paper which held the ambergris, put a carat weight of it into the second pot and set that, too, on the brazier. Bella Donna A Novel The slave-girls, too, censed her all around with stupefying perfumes, bathed her in warm baths fragrant with ambergris and spikenard, and gave her fiery potions to drink. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul Some of the published formulas for "Jockey Club" call for civet or ambergris and those of "Lavender Water" for musk and civet. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries His nostrils breathe ambergris and musk; and his countenance has the lustre of diamonds. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Well, tomorrow we'll find the ambergris, and I'll have money enough to drink myself peacefully to death—providing that devil, Carew, hasn't been before us to this cheerful spot. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story At the end of those three months they returned to their own island, and pursued their avocation there, selling ambergris to the traders from Sumatra. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century We are quite within limit in stating that many volumes concerning the origin of ambergris have been written, but the question respecting it is still at issue. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants Then on the bottom of the nest he laid, bit by bit, a pile of sweet-smelling gums, cinnamon and spice, spikenard, myrrh, camphor, ambergris, and frankincense, with no meaner choice. The Curious Book of Birds Some of the most notable papers bearing his name, and research work of far-reaching significance, came from that workroom then—as if lumps of ambergris had been tossed out of a whirlpool. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man And Ichi's learning of the million in ambergris awaiting an owner up there in Bering Sea upset their little plan. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Split me," said one splendid fop, "but since my lady returned to town the price of ambergris and bergamot and civet powders has mounted perilously, and the mercers are all too busy to be civil. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality Musk, ambergris, civet, violet, tubereuse, and jasmine, if we require to retain their true aroma when in solution in alcohol, must be made with the British spirit. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants Not a prolific breeder, the whales soon showed the effect of Europe's eagerness for oil, whalebone and ambergris, and by the beginning of the sixteenth century the industry was on the verge of extinction. American Merchant Ships and Sailors In each of these was enclosed a fat lark roasted, and seasoned with pepper and ambergris. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 I read the entire entry, but the part that really concerns us, is the part about the ambergris they picked up. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Some manufacturers vary these ingredients, and substitute cinnamon, cloves, or aniseed, and sometimes musk and ambergris—the two latter on account of their aphrodisiac qualities. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. A modern compiler, speaking of ambergris, says, "It smells like dried cow-dung." The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants They have probably retired from this part of the coast in consequence of being persecuted, as ambergris was formerly found in great abundance on these shores, but is now very rare. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time His Fumée d'Ambre Gris represents a woman of Tangiers engaged in perfuming her clothing with the fumes from a lamp in which ambergris is burning. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 In the interim, they had lain to anchor in the lagoon, and continued their search for more ambergris. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The Mexicans, in preparing the chocolate paste, add some long pepper, a little annatto, and lastly vanilla; some add cinnamon, cloves and anise, and those who love perfumes, musk and ambergris. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Nevertheless, as ambergris is extensively used as a perfume, in deference to those who admire its odor, we presume that it has to many an agreeable smell. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants It was not long before intelligence of the discovery of the ambergris reached the Governor; he promptly deprived the three men of it. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885 Right then and there he launched into relating how the wondrous find of ambergris came to be made, neglecting his breakfast to do so. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper "Know, then, my lord, that Farnoo is more like ambergris than amber." Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Here also are ambergris and wood of aloes. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Extract of ambergris, 1 " Essence of musk, 1/4 " Extract of vanilla, 2 ounces. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants Although Lawrence could smell nothing, they claimed that one room had the odor of ambergris—another of roses—and a third of jasmine;—at length they came to a large and particularly ruinous room. War in the Garden of Eden The mate of the South Sea Belle, believing the creature had died of the disease supposedly caused by the growth of the ambergris in its intestines, had insisted upon boarding the carcass. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper Listen, old Mohi; ambergris is a morbid secretion of the Spermaceti whale; for like you mortals, the whale is at times a sort of hypochondriac and dyspeptic. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Galopin remarks that, while some women's armpits smell of sheep in rut, others, when exposed to the air, have a fragrance of ambergris or violet. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man He was very unwilling to let his wife be seen; but our baas went into the boat along with him to see her, and even opened her casket, in which were some jewels and ambergris. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Senegal river, where the commodities are hides, gum, elephants teeth, a few grains or pepper, ostrich feathers, ambergris, and some gold. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 "We was out three year and come home with our hold bustin' with ile, plenty of baleen, some sperm, and a lump of ambergris as big as a nail keg—or pretty nigh." Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper It's pleasant to sit by, a demi-god, and hear the surmisings of mortals, upon things they know nothing about; theology, or amber, or ambergris, it's all the same. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II The epithets applied to the hair frequently refer to musk, ambergris, and civet. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man We sent commodities to their king, to barter for ambergris and the horns of the abath, the trade in both of which articles is monopolized by the king of this country. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 The brain will not be perfumed by a censer of green aloes-wood; place it over the fire that it may diffuse fragrance like ambergris. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 The river of Quame, or Cuamo, on the eastern coast of Africa, where they are said to trade yearly for gold, elephants teeth, ambergris, and slaves. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time So we have historic record of pearl soup a la Cleopatra, and dishes dashed with ambergris. The New North Thus, the old English physician Whytt remarked that "several delicate women who could easily bear the stronger smell of tobacco have been thrown into fits by musk, ambergris, or a pale rose." Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man We got two or three of these horns, and a reasonable quantity of ambergris. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Put a pint of highly rectified spirits of wine, to one ounce of essential oil of lavender, and two drachms of ambergris; shake them well together, and keep it closely stopped. The Virginia Housewife They find on this Island very fine ambergris. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Most valuable of all whale-products, the costliest commodity on this earth ounce for ounce with the one exception of radium, is ambergris. The New North The small islands are covered with mangroves, while the large ones have thick forests of good timber, and the natives raise rice, maize, and various alimentary roots, ambergris being found on the coasts. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The Moors of Delisa affirm that pieces of ambergris are some years found weighing 20 quintals, and so large that many men may take shelter under their sides without being seen. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 One pint spirits of wine, one ounce oil of rosemary, and two drachms essence of ambergris. The Virginia Housewife They have a great deal of ambergris; and plenty also of cotton stuffs and other merchandize; especially great quantities of salt fish of a large and excellent kind. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The present-day use of ambergris is to impart to perfumes a floral fragrance. The New North Truly, Shirley's colonial reception was very enjoyable, we thought, as we took a last glance at the serene, old-time faces and caught a last whiff of ambergris from the queer, old-time wigs. Virginia: the Old Dominion I could not learn of any merchandize produced in this island, except aloes and dragon's blood; and some black ambergris is said to be got on the shores of Abba del Curia. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 The moment the beach-combers had been made aware of the meditated attack, it would have been an easy matter for them to have hidden the ambergris—destroyed it even. Moran of the Lady Letty After having been long doubted, scientific opinion seems to have come back to the opinion that ambergris is an excretion from the whale. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 As amber was once considered "the frozen tears of seagulls," so ambergris for ages puzzled the ancients. The New North I found myself in a large, vaulted room, lighted by tapers, scented with aloes and ambergris, standing in golden candle-sticks, whilst gold and silver lamps hung from the ceiling. The Arabian Nights Mix together one ounce of oil of rosemary and two drachms of essence of ambergris; add them to a pint of spirits of wine. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches I'll ring up Langley & Michaels—they are the wholesale chemists in town—and have their agent come out here and talk business to us about our ambergris. Moran of the Lady Letty The best ambergris is collected on the Arabian coast. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Wealth in the gross is death, but life, diffused; As poison heals, in just proportion used: In heaps, like ambergris, a stink it lies, But well-dispersed, is incense to the skies. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 Again, of black things is ink, wherewith is written the word of God; and were is not for black ambergris and black musk, there would be no perfumes to carry to kings. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Mix two ounces of essential oil of lavender, and two drachms of essence of ambergris, with a pint of spirits of wine; cork the bottle, and shake it hard every day for a fortnight. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Even in the confusion of the moment it occurred to Wilbur that it was quite possible that at least two-thirds of the ambergris did belong to the beach-combers by right of discovery. Moran of the Lady Letty So I brought out to him some of the pearls and balls of musk and ambergris and saffron, in which latter there was still some sweet smell; but the pearls were grown yellow and discoloured. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III And on the opposite border were the following verses: The whiskers write upon his cheeks, with ambergris on pearl, Two lines, as 'twere with jet upon an apple, line for line. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II We will scent it with ambergris, aloes and musk, Till the fragrance in clouds from all quarters arise. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV You may add to the oils, if you choose, ten drops of the tincture of musk, or ten drops of extract of ambergris. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Did you bring off the ambergris, you beast, when your junk sank? Moran of the Lady Letty The leaves of their doors were even as those of the citadel for beauty and their floors strewn with great pearls and balls, as they were hazel-nuts, of musk and ambergris and saffron. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Then they dressed her in the seventh dress, which was of a colour between saffron and orange, even as says the poet: Scented with sandal and musk and ambergris, lo! she comes. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I When I had finished it I loaded it with some bales of rubies, emeralds, ambergris, rock-crystal, and rich stuffs. Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights Each pictured to himself the consequence he might now aspire to, in civilized life, could he once get there with this mass of ambergris. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies The ambergris had been cut into two lumps, and would be found in a couple of old flour-sacks in the stern of the boat in which he and his men had come ashore. Moran of the Lady Letty I know a fair bracelet of fine emeralds, marked with spotted ambergris, and at the buckle a Persian pearl as big as an orange. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 So I brought him a box, containing fifty dinars' worth of aloes-wood and ambergris and musk and other perfumes. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Swimming out in the salt water, the mermaids would go in quest of pearls, coral, ambergris and other pretty things. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks Ambition might have made him view it with secret exultation; for if either or both of his brother potentates were slain in the conflict, he would be a gainer in purse and ambergris. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies I've just been thinking; have we got a right to this ambergris, after all? Moran of the Lady Letty After that he greased it with the fat of a bat or flittermouse, to see if it was not written with the sperm of a whale, which some call ambergris. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 "It is my custom," said the other, "to have three pennyweights of musk and half that quantity of ambergris put into each fritter." The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Others, again, went afar to get strange wonders, amber and ambergris, from the seashores of the far north to please her. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks In an evil hour, in their search after turtle, among the fissures of the rocks, they came upon a great treasure of ambergris, which had been cast on shore by the ocean. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies How have we the right to take the ambergris away from them any more than the sperm and the oil and the bone? Moran of the Lady Letty He was never exactly popular, but always gave a tone and flavor to the whole lyceum course, as the lump of ambergris flavors the Sultan's cups of coffee for a year. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 In the midst stood two great censers, full of burning aloes wood and ambergris and other perfumes, and the place was full of their fragrance. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Take a large bottle, and put in it twelve ounces of the best spirits of wine, one essence of ambergris, twopennyworth of musk, and three drachms of oil of lavender. The Belgian Cookbook Each was now for assuming the supreme power, and getting the monopoly of the ambergris. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies Do you know that we have found a lump that will weigh close to 250 pounds, and do you know that ambergris is selling in San Francisco at $40 an ounce? Moran of the Lady Letty The coasts abound with fish and large turtles, and furnish also coral and ambergris. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea He was a handsome well-shaped youth, with flower-white forehead and rosy cheeks and a black mole, like a grain of ambergris, on the table of his cheek, as says the poet: The slender one! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Nevertheless, more delicate and less blunted palates were to be found which could appreciate beer sweetened simply with honey, or scented with ambergris or raspberries. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period We have also heard it reported, that ambergris has been found on the coast of Syria, which seems hard to believe, and was unknown to former times. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time In accordance with Wilbur's orders, Charlie was carried aboard the dory; which, with two Chinamen at the oars, and the ambergris stowed again into the cuddy, at once set off for the schooner. Moran of the Lady Letty With cedars chosen by his hand From Lebanon he stores the land; And makes the hollow seas that roar Proclaim the ambergris on shore. Bible Stories and Religious Classics Haller relates that some papers which had been perfumed by a grain of ambergris, were still very odoriferous after a lapse of forty years. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Next time we are by the sea I shall look for ambergris. The Happy Adventurers The ambergris may have proceeded from a sick cachalot that had wandered into the Mediterranean. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Moran had taken the lump of ambergris from out Kitchell's old hammock, and had slung the hammock itself in the schooner's waist, and Charlie was made as comfortable as possible therein. Moran of the Lady Letty Then they built for Sohrab a tomb like to a horse's hoof, and Rustem laid him therein in a chamber of gold perfumed with ambergris. Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People How do you account for the statement made in the note concerning musk and ambergris? Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics When I had finished, I loaded it with some chests of rubies, emeralds, ambergris, rock crystal and bales of rich stuffs. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 Among these islands they find ambergris in lumps of extraordinary bigness, and also in smaller pieces, which resemble plants torn up. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time When I had finished it, I loaded it with some bales of rubies, emeralds, ambergris, rock crystal, and rich stuffs. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 The people of the said city do traffic in the city of Moscow: their commodities are spices, musk, ambergris, rhubarb, with other drugs. Discovery of Muscovy Thereupon sat a lady bright of blee, with brow-beaming brilliancy, and her eyebrows were arched as for archery; her breath breathed ambergris and perfumery, and her lips were sugar to taste and carnelian to see. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 How with Nadd and ambergris, rarest scents, * Rose laughs and smiles on us Eglantine? The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 The whiskers write upon his cheek with ambergris on pearl, vii. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 Then they sprinkled it with rose- water and incensed it with ambergris and aloes-wood and spread it with brocade. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 Then she sprinkled the letter with powder of musk and ambergris and, having sealed it with her signet, committed it to a merchant, saying, "Deliver it to none save to my sister." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 The whiskers write upon his cheek, with ambergris on pearl, * Two lines, as 'twere with jet upon an apple, line for line. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 I may note that the description of ambergris in the text tells us admirably well what it is not. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 She shineth forth, a moon, and bends, a willow wand, * And breathes out ambergris, and gazes, a gazelle. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 "Such is my custom," he answered: "they put me a dinar weight of musk in every honey fritter and half that quantity of ambergris." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 There was a woman who had had a cancer removed, and the awful wound, which was uncovered for my inspection, was dressed with musk, lard, and ambergris, with a piece of oiled paper over all. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Moreover, she had set on trays of food and fruits and confections and she had perfumed the place with musk and aloes-wood and ambergris. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 The flowers perfumed the air with smells of incense, ambergris, and pulvillios; and were so interwoven with one another, that they grew up in pieces of embroidery. Essays and Tales And the door-leaves in the pavilions were like those of the castle for beauty; and their floors were strewn with great pearls and balls, no smaller than hazel nuts, of musk and ambergris and saffron. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 XX What essences from Idumean palm, What ambergris, what sacerdotal wine, What Arab myrrh, what spikenard, would be thine, If I could swathe thy memory in such balm! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 The Hajji said: 'I go to my own place,' and he loosed from his neck a chained heart of ambergris set in soft gold and held it forth. Actions and Reactions The Male and Female Islands I put into for ambergris. Messer Marco Polo In addition to the oil, we were fortunate enough to secure a lump of ambergris, dislodged perhaps by the explosion of my bomb in the animal's bowels. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Again, of things black and excellent is ink, wherewith is written Allah's word; and were it not for black ambergris and black musk, there would be no perfumes to carry to Kings. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 I write of Youth, of Love;—and have access By these, to sing of cleanly wantonness; I sing of dews, of rains, and, piece by piece, Of balm, of oil, of spice, and ambergris. A selection from the lyrical poems of Robert Herrick The mist rose more densely; each flower, each blade of grass, emitted a fragrance as of ambergris, and the whole steppe distilled perfume. Taras Bulba and Other Tales Then pluck a reed And bid me sing to thee, For I would feed Thine ears with melody, Who art more fair Than fairest fleur-de-lys, More sweet and rare Than sweetest ambergris. Charmides and Other Poems |
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