| 单词 | ambrosia |
| 例句 | “Or try to. The legion medics are pretty good with ambrosia and nectar, and unicorn draught.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Within were the gods’ dwellings, where they lived and slept and feasted on ambrosia and nectar and listened to Apollo’s lyre. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z August said honey was the ambrosia of the gods and the shampoo of the goddesses. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a fresh pair of jeans and an extra purple T-shirt from the camp quartermaster, plus some nectar, ambrosia, snacks, a little mortal money, and camping supplies. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The ambrosia she’d eaten in the tunnels under Rome must have finally mended her bones. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I winced as he dressed the wound, but the ambrosia square helped. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She could feel the ambrosia she’d eaten earlier starting to repair her leg, but it still hurt so badly that the pain throbbed right up to her neck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Piper made him eat a piece of ambrosia. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Most of us had already ingested so much ambrosia and nectar we didn’t dare take any more. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Jason bandaged Piper’s sprained shoulder while Hazel sat at the stern, feeding Nico ambrosia. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ever since the House of Hades when he’d resigned his praetorship, ambrosia and nectar didn’t taste like his favourite foods from Camp Jupiter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And the child grew like a young god, for daily Demeter anointed him with ambrosia and at night she would place him in the red heart of the fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave Annabeth and me each a canteen of nectar and a Ziploc bag full of ambrosia squares, to be used only in emergencies, if we were seriously hurt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As his eyes softened, the sweet odor of ambrosia arose from the gland on the top of his tail and she was drenched lightly in wolf scent. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mercury brought Psyche into the palace of the gods, and Jupiter himself gave her the ambrosia to taste which made her immortal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell that no amount of nectar or ambrosia would save her. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z People drank Coca-Colas like ambrosia and ate candy bars like Christmas. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I fed him the last of my ambrosia, which was a little dangerous. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She perched on her tiptoes and kissed him, which felt as good as the ambrosia. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Aside from a few sips of champagne on New Year’s under the watchful eye of my parents, I’d never really drunk any alcohol, and “ambrosia” didn’t seem like the drink with which to start. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Mom—” “Your ambrosia and nectar, Percy? And a golden drachma in case you need to contact camp?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “At this rate, we’re going to run out of ambrosia,” Coach Hedge grumbled as he tended their wounds. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Not counting the offers for online discount ambrosia. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Most of the kids here did. If you weren’t like us, you couldn’t have survived the Minotaur, much less the ambrosia and nectar.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They allowed him to eat at their table, to taste the nectar and ambrosia which except for him alone none but the immortals could partake of. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Phlegethon keeps the wicked in one piece so that they can endure the torments of the Fields of Punishment. I think...it might be the Underworld equivalent of ambrosia and nectar.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But here the nymph, again, came to our rescue, dabbing ambrosia under each man’s nose— a perfume drowning out the bestial odor. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z People drank Coca-Colas like ambrosia and ate candy bars like Christmas. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His strength returned, but the brownie ambrosia tasted more bitter than usual, as if it somehow knew that Jason was turning his back on Camp Jupiter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nectar and ambrosia overflowed from golden fountains, and platters of mortal snack food crowded the banquet tables. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z At the other end of the room, Leo tried to force-feed Percy some ambrosia, though Percy was still pretty much out of it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Not even birds can pass them by, not even the timorous doves that bear ambrosia to Father Zeus; caught by downdrafts, they die on rockwall smooth as ice. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped the wounds on his back and stomach while Annabeth pushed tiny bites of ambrosia into his mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I peered inside and saw two figures in the far corner, sitting amid a bunch of stockpiled cases of ambrosia and strawberry preserves. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z One carried a box of ambrosia up the stairs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Nine days Demeter wandered, and all that time she would not taste of ambrosia or put sweet nectar to her lips. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I took out a square of ambrosia—part of the emergency god-food I always kept with me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He took a long pull off his ambrosia. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He looked better today, thanks to the magical healing of ambrosia and nectar. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even with the nectar and ambrosia they’d managed to force-feed him, Piper couldn’t be sure he would be okay when he woke up. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Despite the ambrosia, his wounded arm began to throb. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were demigod provisions, tod— bronze javelin tips, a quiver full of arrows, an extra sword, and a box of ambrosia. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Even ambrosia couldn’t heal broken bones right away. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Frank had propped Hazel up and was feeding her ambrosia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He scooped spoonfuls of ambrosia, Mama’s fruit salad, into his mouth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z ‘Coach Hedge brought you back from the brink. The unicorn draught, ambrosia, nectar . . . we couldn’t use any of it. You were fading so badly.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Clouds burst from the background of the haloed god, who holds a flask filled with amrita, an ambrosia from the churning of the ocean that represents the origins of life. Met Museum to Return Ancient Sculpture to Nepal 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The zombie is ambrosia for the mind of the horror-media buff: it possesses the visual and visceral spectacle of necrosis, the ever-present symbology of death, the excitement of the interminably strange. How did the zombie become so white? 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Then she ran through the list of things I typically make: No pineapple upside-down cake, no ambrosia, no trifle. My Brother Wants Me Out of His Life. Can I Change His Mind? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Imagine my bewilderment when, years later, I entered the world of cocktails and discovered that this ambrosia is seen by many bartenders as the fruta non grata of the citrus world. Perspective | Craft bartenders once avoided orange juice. Now they’re trying to improve it. 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z On “Water’s Rising,” the experimental producer Djrum creates a swirling ambrosia of clinking beats and dreamy piano while Lola Empire sings of infatuation in a distant but declarative tone. The Playlist: Blood Orange’s Fragile Pop, and 11 More New Songs 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z But it was only recently that I encountered its more flamboyant cousin, the ambrosia cake. An Ambrosial Cake, and That’s Just the Filling 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z And when the citizens of Thebes asked Hercules to prove his strength by helping with affordable housing, the 1,800 or so citizens at the Delacorte lapped it up like ambrosia. Review: Public Works Finds the Heroism in ‘Hercules’ 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Her preparations include cleansing and perfuming herself with divinely fragrant ambrosia as well as borrowing a magical, lust-inducing belt from Aphrodite. Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Somehow it manages to be both cruel and lighthearted, gathering its bitter comedic ambrosia from exploring the greedy, self-important shortsighted moves that members of the Roy family make against each other. "Billions" resumes within a pandemic that made the rich richer, making its cruelty more relevant 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Legions of professional entomologists fret about sawflies, ambrosia beetles, scale insects and leafhoppers. Learning to live with — even enjoy — insects in the garden 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Because there are so many ambrosia variations — almost as many as there are grannies — there are many versions of ambrosia cake. An Ambrosial Cake, and That’s Just the Filling 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z A low, spicy pong of coriander and pepper, garlic and beef that carries a sweet, vegetal steaminess: the smell of low tide, ambrosia or a middle-school cafeteria, depending on your experience. What if You Could Make Great Corned Beef? 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Perhaps God reveals himself at the end of life like a Bond villain, pours you a glass of ambrosia, explains his dastardly plan and then snuffs out your soul like a candle. Dr. Eben Alexander’s so-called after-life 2012-11-26T16:00:00Z “This is the magic hour,” he writes at one point, “when spice meets meat, ambrosia melds with nectar — when smoked and chopped pork becomes barbecue, when barbecue transcends its own simplicity and becomes simply beautiful.” 7 new reasons to fire up your smokers this summer 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z The dessert that I most want to hook up with again is the ambrosia: tapioca flavored with mango, pineapple and passion fruit, and capped with a little hive of crisp meringue. Review | Bresca is the buzziest new 14th Street restaurant 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z His first taste of violence may be a noble one — and defensible in the real world, too — but doling out Old West justice is a dangerous ambrosia. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 3: Don’t Make Arnold’s Mistake 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z The best ending is a variation on the ambrosia Ratino served at Ripple: a dome of meringue, spiked with pink peppercorns, atop a loose soup of pineapple, passion fruit, mango and coconut tapioca. Review | A young chef goes for the buzz at Bresca 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z On the West Coast, the disease sudden oak death is a problem, and, in the South, the ambrosia beetle is a serious pest. D.C. has become a leader in a movement to plant more diverse city trees 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z History like this is a playwright's ambrosia, but Carey said using it would have defeated her purpose. Cornerstone Theater Company gives local flavors to Shakespeare 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Like ambrosia of the heavens, these sweets are delicious beyond comparison — the culinary Holy Grail. Sensational Sweets of the Imagination 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Mostly a holiday treat for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, ambrosia of yore was a humble delight. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z There is no ambrosia here, just bad coffee. Review | Steve Toltz’s novel about death, ‘Here Goes Nothing,’ is gravely funny 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Urban wood has a lot of character: streaks of color known as ambrosia; burl, which is essentially tree scar tissue; and birdseye, a distinctive pattern that looks like tiny, swirling eyes. Once a dump, Baltimore’s Camp Small transforms street trees into lumber 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z But before I can get there, the ambrosia of the past arrives sweet and unexpected. How a simple, white T-shirt became the soundtrack of L.A. and changed fashion forever 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z There was even talk of affordable housing apartments, words that should be ambrosia to this crowd. Perspective | Why are the liberals of Takoma Park suing to protect a piece of asphalt? 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z “Classic ambrosia consists of oranges and coconut, then sugar to taste,” said James Beard Award-winning chef Virginia Willis in Atlanta. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Scott keeps with him a trinket of his time at the sawmill, a tissue box he made from a bit of ambrosia maple he and Henry cut in North Carolina. Sawmill business reveals ‘God’s art in wood’ 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z The project he’s most proud of is an ambrosia-maple wood table with “a cool texture” created by burrowing ambrosia beetles. A carpenter, a fashion CEO and a college football coach: Washington players tackle quarantine 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Outside the hospital, a three-story brick building with imposing white columns, stands a statue of Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth, carrying ambrosia and nectar. How Far Can Abused Women Go to Protect Themselves? 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Creamy, crunchy, deliriously sweet kids’ cereal and milk was my nectar and ambrosia growing up. C’mon Google, do a Pixel cereal box giveaway for real 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z “Ambrosia isn’t retro. Ambrosia has never gone out of fashion in the South. I’ve probably had ambrosia every year of my 56 years.” Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z There’s a huge range of symptoms and hundreds of possible profiles—the equivalent of ambrosia versus tabbouleh. 5 Unofficial Types of Depression 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z As scary as their numbers may be, these strange bugs aren’t damaging to the Everglades’ natural balance as nonnative species like the tiny Redbay ambrosia beetle is. Monster grasshoppers swarm the Everglades 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z In hard-hit North Carolina, researchers have found ambrosia beetles infesting the graft union of dying trees. Something is rapidly killing young apples trees in North American orchards. Scientists are stumped 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Use Pink Lady apples for a more vibrant colour and tangy flavour, or ambrosia for a more custardy result. Yotam Ottolenghi’s Halloween recipes for kids 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Aficionados like Willis feel strongly about their ambrosia, sometimes relying on recipes passed down within families for generations. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z So for ambrosia beetles, the smell of ethanol isn’t just a sign that a tree is stressed or dying. Ambrosia beetles nurture their gardens of fungus with alcohol 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It's one of more than 3,000 species of ambrosia beetles found worldwide. These Beetles Use Booze-Soaked Trees to Farm Their Food 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Before we get to those, let me just say the honey-drizzled hazelnut granola with house-made yogurt and chunky apricot preserves is sheer ambrosia. The all-day Café Hitchcock is poised for success 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Pour over the apples and bake: 30 minutes if using Pink Lady; 45-50 minutes for ambrosia. Yotam Ottolenghi’s Halloween recipes for kids 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Feelings run hot all along the ambrosia spectrum, starting with the name. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The redbay ambrosia beetle considered the main carrier of laurel wilt is rare in avocado groves. Study: More beetles can carry disease killing avocado trees 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z What's more, the researchers found that ethanol promotes the growth of symbiotic fungi preferred by several other types of ambrosia beetles, suggesting the phenomenon is not unique to the black stem borer, Biedermann says. These Beetles Use Booze-Soaked Trees to Farm Their Food 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Is Deb going to show up with that big bowl of ambrosia again? This year's Thanksgiving dinner is a time when we all need a little more comfort than usual 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z If he could eat of the fruit of the gods, ambrosia, he might be able to heal his body and leave the Underworld. 'Once Upon a Time': Finally escaping the Underworld, but one must stay behind 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z It’s ambrosia salad when it takes a prideful spot on the table during the main course. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Commercially made, bottled gefilte fish, sold in supermarkets, I found detestable compared to Helen’s ambrosia. Meals and Memories 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z But for ambrosia beetles, it doesn't get any better. These Beetles Use Booze-Soaked Trees to Farm Their Food 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It's too costly to try to eradicate the ambrosia beetle, said Crane. Drones and dogs deployed in battle to save the guacamole 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Robin and the baby have now joined the group as they're waiting for Emma to return with Hook and the ambrosia. 'Once Upon a Time': Finally escaping the Underworld, but one must stay behind 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Shields said key to the spread of ambrosia was the invention of a machine to process coconut meat. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z It’s too costly to try to eradicate the ambrosia beetle, said Crane. Drones and dogs deployed in battle to save the guacamole 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Can Connecticut dip its beak into the Olympic ambrosia? New England editorial roundup 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z Some of the dishes on the menu include a club sandwich, ambrosia salad, clam chowder, chilled prime rib with potato salad and sand dabs with caper brown butter. Josef Centeno dishes on his classic American makeover of Pete's Cafe downtown 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Without the ambrosia, he'd go back through the portal -- only to be dead. 'Once Upon a Time': Finally escaping the Underworld, but one must stay behind 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Dupree has included tweaked versions of ambrosia in some of her books, including one with coconut, cherries and bananas. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Gingered Winter Fruit Ambrosia: An old fashioned fruit ambrosia with a gingery kick. Well: Adding Citrus to Salads and Desserts 2013-12-27T18:45:08Z Note: For a lower-calorie version of this fruit ambrosia, omit the dates and reduce the number of grapes by half. Recipes for Health: Gingered Winter Fruit Ambrosia 2013-12-23T17:18:58Z Rival gods and demons churn the oceans in search of heavenly ambrosia, but the process yields poison. India and China Lock Horns in the Indian Ocean 2013-05-17T04:35:27Z The ambrosia is apparently on another level of the Underworld that even Hades doesn't go to. 'Once Upon a Time': Finally escaping the Underworld, but one must stay behind 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Jamie Johnston, who runs the food blog My Baking Addiction, recreated her childhood ambrosia salad for the site. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z And there are other ways to save your bodily ambrosia. Breast Milk Jewelry 2013-04-14T05:10:00Z Modesty is their raison d’être, but don’t expect ambrosia and streamers in a church basement. Welcome to Christian Fashion Week 2013-02-07T18:43:00Z It takes the subtle interventions of the Lord Vishnu to first deal with the poison and then help manage the discovery of ambrosia. India and China Lock Horns in the Indian Ocean 2013-05-17T04:35:27Z Emma decides to go down the elevator to get the ambrosia with Hook. 'Once Upon a Time': Finally escaping the Underworld, but one must stay behind 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The 83-year-old’s strongest girlhood ambrosia memories are from the fall and winter holidays, when it was served as a side dish. Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z For Johnson, the Funky Chicken was football ambrosia. Ray Lewis Follows in Fancy Footsteps, but Few Can Follow in His 2013-01-10T03:43:29Z But Mr. Rosenbaum did reveal that the ambrosia includes 60 percent fresh papaya purée imported from Hawaii, water and a “small proportion” of sugar. Debating the Proposed City Regulation on Drink Size 2012-06-05T20:37:41Z They were monomaniacs, all of them, and they sold their birthright of decency for a mess of ambrosia; too blinded to know or care how much they were losing, and for how barren a price. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z This was the test, and it opens the door to ... rotted ambrosia? 'Once Upon a Time': Finally escaping the Underworld, but one must stay behind 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Shields sees original ambrosia, without a binder or a riot of ingredients, as the gold standard: “There is a simplicity to it that’s just so elegant.” Coconut? Marshmallows? Feelings run hot for ambrosia salad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z During nine years following he was deprived of his office, banished from Olympus, and not allowed to taste of the life-giving nectar and ambrosia. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z And I know a way of broiling them on oak twigs that will make you think you’re eating ambrosia. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z He stays down below where the ambrosia tree is. 'Once Upon a Time': Finally escaping the Underworld, but one must stay behind 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Nothing but nectar and ambrosia will do to celebrate our meeting. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z Tiptree devotes all its energy and intelligence to jam, and the result is a divine confection, pure ambrosia. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The ambrosia fungi have evolved the ability to get beetles carry them from one piece of dead wood to another. Five Kinds of Fungus Discovered to Be Capable of Farming Animals! 2012-02-20T19:45:00.537Z The flavour of the pine is exquisite, not to be described, but eaten to have its excellences fully appreciated; it forms, indeed, a perfect ambrosia not to be surpassed by that of Mount Olympus. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z He will be as sweet as honey and ambrosia, and as pure as the lamb without spot, or as the lips of a virgin. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Look and see if there’s any nectar and ambrosia on your menu card, will you, Katherine dear? The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z Yet they, too, soon confess themselves astray, For in his flesh they find ambrosia. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z But the ambrosia fungi have bent the beetles to their needs more than have other fungi. Five Kinds of Fungus Discovered to Be Capable of Farming Animals! 2012-02-20T19:45:00.537Z The coffee was not good, really; but she found it amusing, and he thought it was ambrosia—Mars and Venus at breakfast in an Olympian dining-room. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Her family hails from a village overlooking Delphi, home of the Oracle and the secret formula for her ambrosia dessert: a 9 euro pistachio cream soup that demands a second portion. Greek Chef Finds Meatballs Sad, Fields Job Requests: Interview 2011-12-13T00:23:36Z The dumplings were light and fairly melted in our mouths; the red peppers were hot; the aroma of onions was just of that degree to suggest the ambrosia of the gods; but the swan! Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z "If it's as good in its way as the claret, it will be ambrosia." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z By riding beetles, ambrosia fungi have colonized most of the world, in some cases traveling from one continent by taking advantage of the beetles who, in turn, take advantage of us. Five Kinds of Fungus Discovered to Be Capable of Farming Animals! 2012-02-20T19:45:00.537Z And he took a cigar from the case as tenderly as if it were forbidden ambrosia. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z We have Nature’s appetizer to season our dish, so that it becomes nectar and ambrosia in this camp,” explained the Captain, smilingly. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z Man cannot live on air alone—even though it be flavored by the ambrosia of sweet compliments and the hypnosis of applause. How to Collect a Doctor Bill 2011-10-15T02:00:30.593Z Hesitantly, she then approached the king's throne with a golden chalice filled with the ambrosia of eternal life. Bhutan's King Marries Commoner Bride 2011-10-13T07:45:09Z Before him are the vase of nectar, the table of ambrosia, the great serpent, and the lotus of knowledge—the emblems of Paradise. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z I know that wine, it's King's Tokay; smell it, taste it--it's ambrosia, nectar!' Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z They discovered that ambrosia beetles had a highly socialized system for doling out chores in their societies. Observatory: Researchers Devise a Method to Meet the Beetles 2011-10-03T21:30:31Z The belles filled the plates of the beaux, and poured out the wine for them; and many pretty things were said about ambrosia and nectar. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Many of these poor refugees, deprived of shelter and ambrosia, were now forced to work at some plebeian trade in order to earn a livelihood. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z And if her drink had seemed nectar, what was more substantial appeared to her to be ambrosia! and her little waiters became Hebes and Ganymedes. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z One of the female cousins," he said, "is a warm widow, who has a fat fortune from her husband, and the other is a budding muse, who ought to be satisfied with ambrosia. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The study illustrates that ambrosia beetle colonies are similar to other insect societies, like those of wasps, bees and ants, which have long been known to divvy up chores. Observatory: Researchers Devise a Method to Meet the Beetles 2011-10-03T21:30:31Z Here they feasted on ambrosia and nectar, discoursed upon the affairs of heaven and earth, and were delighted at intervals by the music of Apollo’s lyre, and the songs of the Muses. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The young Catullus of 1825, with his fiery passions crushed in the wine-press of life and yielding such divine ambrosia, soon lost his faith in passion. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z So the butcher dressed the butler, and he was stewed for his master’s breakfast with sauce of pearls powdered in ambrosia. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The Welsh make no less account of metheglin than the Greeks did of their ambrosia or nectar, which for the pleasantness thereof was supposed to be such as the gods themselves did delight in. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The researchers noticed that ambrosia larvae hinder the spread of mold. Observatory: Researchers Devise a Method to Meet the Beetles 2011-10-03T21:30:31Z According to one account, his mother designed to make him immortal, and for that purpose anointed him with ambrosia during the day, and laid him in the fire at night. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Pink carnations, roses of every hue, sweetbriar, ambrosia, balsams, forget-me-nots, and every flower sacred to the great god, Love, grew in profusion, to make his bower into a resting-place worthy of him. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z The royal sturgeon led the second band, Towards whom, though nearly full, I stretch'd my hand; He like ambrosia to my senses look'd, Which I had always thought for gods alone was cook'd. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z His winter may come hoar with ideas, and brown October shall be his golden age of orchards and their ambrosia. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Two pouting rosebuds were thrust upwards into the husband's face, upon which he settled like a bee upon a flower extracting nectar and ambrosia; and thus we will leave them. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z And she enjoyed the forgotten ambrosia of the Welsh butter, and the family tea to which they all sat down about the family table, and the family jokes—all as old as her beloved hills. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z And they will escort us into the diamond banqueting hall of the King of Kings, and we shall feast on angels' food, and sip nectar and ambrosia from the table of the God of Gods. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z And Sappho says— The goblets rich were with ambrosia crown'd, Which Hermes bore to all the gods around. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z For Lonnie Franklin, a longtime fan doing more than his share, it was aural ambrosia. Stoking Excitement, Arenas Pump Up the Volume 2011-06-06T15:30:29Z Meanwhile beneath an Angel's care unseen The child disowned grows drunken with the sun; His food and drink, though they be poor and mean, With streams of nectar and ambrosia run. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z I was in hopes of seeing you, to thank you vivâ voce for the ambrosia you sent me from Italy. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z The evening of nectar and ambrosia came duly on, and was quite without a rival among all evenings that had gone before it. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z And Ibycus says that ambrosia is nine times as sweet as honey; stating expressly that honey has just one-ninth part of the power of ambrosia as far as sweetness goes. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z They were not very good, Mr. Digby said; he would bring better next time; though to the sick woman they were ambrosia, and to Rotha an unknown, most exquisite dainty. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Yet 'neath th' invisible shelter of an Angel's wing This sunlight-loving infant disinherited, Exhales from all he eats and drinks, and everything The ever sweet ambrosia and the nectar red. The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z Apollo ordered the Hours to harness the horses and they led the steeds, full fed with ambrosia, from the stalls, and attached the reins. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z He breathed in with wide nostrils the morning ambrosia of the woods, the fields and the flowers. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z You must simply let me browse around the edges as a neophyte while you and the master quaff the nectar and ambrosia of the gods.” The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z He seems to distill manna and ambrosia from his lips, but is all the while firing whole broadsides of hot shot. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Of the insects directly attacking wood, the most important are the ambrosia or timber beetles, the borers, the ants, and the carpenter bees. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z They thought mainly of how to wrest riches and nectar and ambrosia from the gods, and they decided to try and kill Apollo and the Muses first of all. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Unknown to the parents Demeter used to anoint Demophon by day with ambrosia, and hide him by night in the fire like a firebrand. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z "Frieda represents the lovely goddess, Hebe, who served nectar and ambrosia to the high gods on Mount Olympus," she explained. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z Disguised as a nurse, she fed the child upon ambrosia, held him in her bosom, and at night covered him in a bed of coals. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Behind them, at the center of the park, was a circular fountain atop which stood a bronze statue of Hebe, the cup bearer of the gods, who plied the Olympians with nectar and ambrosia. How Rand Paul became the Tea Party's Obama 2010-05-14T12:01:00Z The ambrosia beetle targets the ubiquitous red bay and close relatives in the laurel family, such as sassafras. Tree Disease Hits Gulf Coast Swamps 2010-04-12T16:00:00Z It is betting heavily on the industry’s new divine ambrosia: a fake sugar that is natural. 2010-01-28T10:40:00Z There were brown bread Joes–only rival of Rhode Island Johnny cake for the title of the lost ambrosia of Olympus. The Idyl of Twin Fires His head was imparting some of its ambrosia to the light chintz chair-cover, for he had impatiently thrown the antimacassar under the table. By Birth a Lady The nectar and ambrosia of Olympian feasts may have their human counterpart in an “eternal debauch.” Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Afterward, when it appears in sober decorum, surrounded by all the appurtenances of civilization, it is a very commonplace affair; out under the apple tree it is ambrosia. The Jonathan Papers Bringing from, they knew not whence, some fragrant ambrosia, the food of the immortals, she placed it beneath their nostrils and its sweet perfume made them forget the loathsome coverings with which they were concealed. In Story-land Had I been a man, I should have done as you have done, drunk the ambrosia without heeding its cost. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories You know we have the wagon and plenty of horses already, and with a hundred dollars a month—why, we can feed on nectar and ambrosia! The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold They ate and drank too, as if anxious to show their appreciation of Mrs. Benson's table; she certainly made a point of placing the best of nectar and ambrosia before the gods, her guests. Fragments of an Autobiography The gods were supposed to love the smell of fried meat, while their nectar and ambrosia represented an ideal, which, though preserved as a phrase, would hardly satisfy a modern epicure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Their complexions especially were so tender and delicate that one might have supposed they lived on ambrosia. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun After nine months' confinement in a dungeon, four feet square, when it is opened for her release, the air is perfumed with the ambrosia which exhales from her sweet person. Olla Podrida Food that would have disgusted us when we lived and worked in the Central Station, now was ambrosia to our sharpened appetites. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 But the hearty appetites of the Tribe were never dismayed at anything, and the spaghetti and unsweetened, black coffee disappeared as if it had been nectar and ambrosia. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars All the twelve greater gods had palaces on Olympus, and met every day in Jupiter’s hall to feast on ambrosia, a sort of food of life which made them immortal. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Rescued an orphan babe from common sense, I gave his mother’s milk to Confidence; She with her own ambrosia bronz’d his face, And changed his skin to monumental brass. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Wine and rusks were brought in, both delicious,—the latter seeming like ambrosia, after the dough cannon-balls with which our "head cook at the Tremont House" had regaled us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 In the same way we have in the Indian myth the gods regaining the ambrosia from the Asouras or demons that had stolen it. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 What, then, is the Soma, or Homa, of the Hindu mythology—the ambrosia of the Indian gods? Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore They gave him some ambrosia to make him immortal, and established him as their cupbearer. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Rescued an orphan babe from common sense, I gave his mother’s milk to Confidence; She with her own ambrosia bronz’d his face, And changed his skin to monumental brass.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors They eat, it is true, ambrosia, and drink nectar, which give immortality; and they have in their veins not human blood but divine ichor. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems But I say, Scorn not the sentimental, though it be barley-sugar to ambrosia, a canary's flight to a skylark's. Love and Lucy The Immortals, in their golden halls of 'many-topped Olympus,' seem to have led a merry-enough life of it over their nectar and ambrosia, their laughter and intrigues. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The goddess, speaking thus, before him placed A table where the heaped ambrosia lay, And mingled the red nectar. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition The Heathens placed Pallas and Bacchus in the same temple, to shew, that wine increased their wisdom, and that the Gods were represented wiser than men, only because they drank nectar and ambrosia.” Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness This will be found a dish rivalling the ambrosia of high Olympus. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society He knew that when he had kissed the river goddess whose eyes were blue, whose flesh was fair, whose grace was lovely, he had tasted that nectar and sniffed that ambrosia. The River Prophet The rapid steeds “Of Phœbus pasture 'neath the western sky; “Not grass, ambrosia, eating; heavenly food, “Which nerves their limbs, faint with diurnal toil, “Restoring all their ardor. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II After their long diet of shrimps, it tasted like ambrosia to the two men. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 In place of syllabub or boiled custard, there were bowls of ambrosia—oranges in sections, freed of skin and seed, and smothered in grated fresh cocoanut and sugar. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South A dose of senna would have been ambrosia compared to it. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months A shield to guard his aged breast With its enchanted mesh When he his nectar and ambrosia took To strengthen and refresh. Three Unpublished Poems A more refined period demanded more refined food for the gods, such as ambrosia and nectar, but these also were finally given up. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV It is to be hoped indeed that country sweets shall not lose their delights; that the farmer himself may find in his surroundings spiritual and mental ambrosia. Chapters in Rural Progress "By one of them no winged thing can pass—not even the wild doves that bring ambrosia to their father Jove—but the smooth rock seizes its sacrifice of them." The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing She lives, I think, On heavenly drink Dawn-dew, which Hebe pours for her; Else—when I sip At her soft lip How smells it of ambrosia? Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature Those felled in late fall and winter will generally remain attractive to ambrosia beetles, and to the adults of round- and flat-headed borers during March, April, and May. Seasoning of Wood I was about to observe that it isn’t ambrosia.” The Place of Honeymoons In winter, ambrosia—a mixture of cut-up banana, grated cocoa-nut, orange quarters, etc.—may be served in them, or a mixture of preserved fruits that are firm, such as Chinese oranges, limes, ginger, etc. Choice Cookery Olympus, in the eyes of the Church, still existed, and Zeus, the man-god, still quaffed the sacred ambrosia in its shady groves. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire They led forth from the lofty stalls the steeds full fed with ambrosia, and attached the reins. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Some ambrosia and timber worms will, however, attack barked logs, especially those in close piles, and others shaded and protected from rapid drying. Seasoning of Wood At dinner that day the rice pudding had the flavor of ambrosia. Explorers of the Dawn Even the oriental imagination fails to describe the glories of this paradise—its fountains and flowers, pearls and gems, nectar and ambrosia, all in unmeasured profusion. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The meal was more or less the usual midday repast, but to Isabelle and Larry it might have been ambrosia, or sawdust. The Cricket "An honest hearty welcome to a guest works miracles with the fare, and is capable of turning the coarsest food to nectar and ambrosia." Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The sapwood of pine, spruce, fir, cedar, cypress, and the like softwoods is especially liable to injury by ambrosia beetles, while the heartwood is sometimes ruined by a class of round-headed borers, known as "sawyers." Seasoning of Wood Can we therefore surfeit on this delicate ambrosia? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 But by noon my hunger was such that any state of anything edible was as nectar and ambrosia. Working With the Working Woman She bade him sit down on a throne dazzling with jewels, and, placing a table before him laden with nectar and ambrosia, invited him to eat and drink. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece To this end she buried him in fire by night to burn out his human elements, and anointed him with ambrosia by day. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Work of ambrosia beetles in tulip or yellow poplar 100 23. Seasoning of Wood Well," said the man reflectively, "I don't suppose you could fix me up some ambrosia—that's sliced oranges with grated cocoanut on top. Cobb's Bill-of-Fare I knew hundreds of lines long before I knew how to read; and it is thus that my ears, accustomed betimes to this ambrosia, have never since been able to endure any sourer draught.’ Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre The smell was sickening and beyond endurance, so the goddess put ambrosia under our noses. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece There are elegant young men and diaphanous fairies; there is music and dancing; there is nectar and ambrosia and general satisfaction. Floyd Grandon's Honor Work of ambrosia beetles in oak 100 24. Seasoning of Wood She did so breathe ambrosia; so immerse My fine existence in a golden clime. Endymion A Poetic Romance We Cyclops own A bounteous soil, which yields us also wine From clusters large, nourish’d by show’rs from Jove; But this—this is from above—a stream Of nectar and ambrosia, all divine! The Odyssey of Homer Would it not be easier to discern the real flavour of the heavenly ambrosia, if we might have it served without Italian cookery? For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary To subdue the audience and blend mind with mind affords an intoxication beyond the ambrosia of Elysium. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators An example of the latter was found in a valuable lot of mahogany lumber of first grade, the value of which was reduced two thirds by injury from a native ambrosia beetle. Seasoning of Wood What she wanted was the nectar and ambrosia of life, the color and glow—the companionship of young things like herself! Mistress Anne She opposite to the illustrious Chief Reposed, by her attendant maidens served With nectar and ambrosia. The Odyssey of Homer I will teach her—teach her more than she will ever learn at the great mess table of knowledge where the genius must take his treacle and the blacksmith his ambrosia! Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet After nine months’ confinement in a dungeon, four feet square, when it is opened for her release, the air is perfumed with the ambrosia which exhales from her sweet person. Olla Podrida To hungry and thirsty climbers black bread and vin ordinaire taste like nectar and ambrosia. Julian Home So he does our bit of marketing and comes home triumphant with his basket innocent of birds or beasts, and we live on ambrosia and nectar or the modern equivalent. Mistress Anne I never shall forget my sensations as I stood with face upturned, while the big drops, more delicious than ambrosia, came pelting down. The Island Home Balmier breath than was ever borne by blossom is to me the pure pungent perfume of ambrosia, rightly named, as fit for the gods. Home Life in Colonial Days In the presence of all these emanations of genius, the wise reader may feed on nectar and ambrosia, and forget the petty cares and vexations of to-day. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries This Venus bore down, her shape girt in a dim halo; this she steeps with secret healing in the river-water poured out and sparkling abrim, and sprinkles life-giving juice of ambrosia and scented balm. The Aeneid of Virgil Thus, therefore, having spoken, she infused into him the most daring courage, and then instilled into Patroclus, through the nostrils, ambrosia and ruby nectar, 620 that his body might be uncorrupted. The Iliad of Homer (1873) She is often depicted pouring out nectar from an upraised vessel, or bearing in her hand a shallow dish, supposed to contain ambrosia, the ever youth-renewing food of the immortals. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome For the magic draught of the fairy-story appears to be closely connected with the Greek ambrosia, the Vedic soma or amrita, the Zend haoma. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore She drank in the trills and flourishes of the selection which her friend had chosen as though the notes were golden ambrosia. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge The dispensers of nectar and ambrosia loved them all, sped them on to Manassas with many a prayer and God bless you! The Long Roll The Greeks, however, were then arming themselves throughout the camp, when she instilled into the bosom of Achilles nectar and delightful ambrosia, that unpleasant hunger might not come upon his limbs. The Iliad of Homer (1873) The elixir soon became something more than a rejuvenator: it was transformed into the food of the gods, the ambrosia that gave them their immortality, and distinguished them from mere mortals. The Evolution of the Dragon Steve asked, passing his cup along, for he certainly had a weakness for the "ambrosia" as he often called it, though never allowed more than one helping at home, and then only at breakfast. Chums of the Camp Fire Nectar and ambrosia, served from jewelled plate, could not have offered more temptation to the appetite of the weary group. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes Ambrose had no idea what ambrosia could be, but he at once concluded that it was something poisonous. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children “I suppose this is what they call nectar and ambrosia,” said Magnus. Boycotted And Other Stories These are cherubs rioting in health, smiling old men, benignant matrons, radiant maidens, all feasting on nectar and ambrosia. By the Christmas Fire By day she fed him with ambrosia, and by night covered him with celestial fire, to render him immortal. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) In the world it is necessary to have the appearance of living on ambrosia and of being acquainted with only noble cares. Girls and Women Nectar and ambrosia mean to them only meanness, larceny, sacrilege, and bread and butter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 “I say,” said he, in the midst of his fourth helping of ambrosia, “which is the fellow who once kicked the other fellow downstairs?” Boycotted And Other Stories What services will they give me in exchange for this ambrosia, which has cost me so much labor? Sophisms of the Protectionists He's quite exalté; living on nectar and ambrosia—what he has to spare for us poor crawling things on earth is only a few dry crumbs. The Tragic Muse And there in this dim, ghostly Walhalla they sit like the Grecian gods, and drink mead instead of ambrosia and nectar. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The Pagan deities have ambrosia for their food, and nectar for their drink, both of which have the property of giving immortality to those who partake of them. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales He is a spiritualised being, fit only to live upon ambrosia, and slumber in an imaginary paradise. Henrietta Temple A Love Story He understands their change of manner, calmly tells them not to mock him by calling him "the venerable Gotama"; that he has found the ambrosia of truth and can lead them to it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" "Evidently a semi-angelic people, living on nectar and ambrosia, with nectar very like our own," he said, as he filled the glasses. A Honeymoon in Space Thither came the women of the Court of Queen Astarte, and she spoke to them, and dressed their hair, pouring upon it deliciously perfumed ambrosia. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry They set off firecrackers, not by the bunch but by the bushel; kerosene and dynamite were their ambrosia and nectar. The Making of Mary To Bud Sellers its sickening odor was the bouquet of ambrosia. A Pagan of the Hills Hence the picture of her weeping over a broken column torn from the palace, while Horus, god of Time, stands behind her pouring ambrosia on her hair. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry The worn agate coffee-pot seemed transformed to classic outline, and the nectar it contained to ambrosia. Flood Tide Horus, the God of Time, pours ambrosia on the hair of Isis, 379-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Advancing near me, she inclined her head in reverence, and, as if pouring ambrosia into my ears, pronounced in softest tones, 'Glory to the deity of love!' Tales from the Hindu Dramatists The ambrosia and nectar of the feasts of the deities of fable are overshadowed by the fragrance and sweetness of your worshippers. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 "Follow thy life," he says, "be true to thy best self, then Hebe will bring her choicest ambrosia." The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, PH.D. This will give you a delicious drink of ambrosia that will delight the heart of true lovers of a good cup of tea. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions That’s the worst of it; a clay-fed mortal is lifted to Elysium and forgets at the end of a week that he ever tasted coarser food than ambrosia! The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher Here," he tells Robertson, "I feed on ambrosia, drink nothing but nectar, breathe incense only, and walk on flowers. Life of Adam Smith She took ambrosia and set it beneath each man's nostril, so that what came to us was not the smell of the sea-beasts but a divine savour. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Even the gods required water and food; they were immortal because they had drunk ambrosia and eaten from the plant of life. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Thereafter for nine days did Lady Deo roam the earth, with torches burning in her hands, nor ever in her sorrow tasted she of ambrosia and sweet nectar, nor laved her body in the baths. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological Only those whom the Powers have furnished with small travelling cases of ambrosia can take exercise all day, and be happy without even bread morning or night. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe The cabbage, fried in a skillet, tasted like ambrosia. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Monsieur de Lamartine, like a god descended upon earth and astounded to find himself at home, let fall from his divine lips compliments perfumed with ambrosia, sparkling with poetry, and glittering with indifference. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 The ambrosia of sentiment lies in our path. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three For Demeter anointed him with ambrosia as though he had been a son of a God, breathing sweetness over him, and keeping him in her bosom. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological I ascended the hill, crossed the torrent in the waterfall, first drinking some of the water, which was as good at that time as ambrosia. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe The ambrosia of which he had so happily dreamt!—and this gall and wormwood! The Ragged Edge He lives in such felicity for a thousand Kalpas subsisting upon the succulence of ambrosia that is as sweet as nectar itself. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Those regions also are likened to the navel of ambrosia. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Thatcher has filled me amply with expensive urban food in this sylvan retreat—nectar and ambrosia. A Hoosier Chronicle This, then, Venus, having hidden her face, brought and dipped into the water, and sprinkled there with ambrosia and sweet-smelling panacea. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) They feed on nectar and ambrosia, which makes them immortal; just as the Amrita makes the Hindoo gods so. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Thou art of the form of ambrosia or nectar. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Thus addressed, O king, Gautama cheerfully set out from that place, eating on the way, to his fill, fruits sweet as ambrosia. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 He addresses Wind as 'father and brother and friend,' asking the power that blows to bring him ambrosia, of which Wind has a store. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow “An honest, hearty welcome to a guest works miracles with the fare, and is capable of turning the coarsest food to nectar and ambrosia.” The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) Look, said I to myself, what nectar and ambrosia this poet gives me; for that is the food on which they say these sons of Apollo are nourished. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes As long as the Sun and the Moon move in firmament, so long does that man of wisdom reside in those regions of felicity, subsisting upon the succulence of ambrosia and nectar. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 The remnants of a Brahmana's dish are like ambrosia. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Any creamy Petit Suisse will do as well as the Neufchâtel, but nothing will take the place of the honey to make this heavenly sandwich that must have been the original ambrosia. The Complete Book of Cheese Each one of these sordid sons of men—is he not a new-born Apollo, who waits only for the ambrosia from Olympus, to spring forth in divineness of beauty and strength? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 They spoke not only of his mind, but even of his physical characteristics—his voice and his hair—as though these belonged to the one man of his time whose food was ambrosia. The Art of Letters There he subsists upon the succulence of ambrosia. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 He will become an eater always of ambrosia, and an adorer always of gods and guests. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Calypso greeted her visitor kindly, bade him be seated, and set nectar and ambrosia before him. Stories from the Odyssey But she was too much in love with him to salt their ambrosia with common sense or suggest economy in their use of the nectar bottle. The Tracer of Lost Persons I ascended the hill, crossed the torrent, in the waterfall, first drinking some of the water, which was as good at that time as ambrosia. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II That thick bread with its generous anointing of apple butter discounted all the nectar and ambrosia of the books and left its marks upon the character as well as the features of the recipient. Reveries of a Schoolmaster He that has understood the truths of things becomes gratified with even disregard as if it were ambrosia. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 But the goddess saw our distress, and found a remedy; for she brought ambrosia and set it beneath our nostrils, and that heavenly perfume overpowered the noisome stench. Stories from the Odyssey I was very warm, and Halicarnassus said he was tired; so we went into a restaurant and ordered strawberries,—that luscious fruit, quivering on the border-land of ambrosia and nectar. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 If they cast us, now, Amid the furies, shall we not go down With rich ambrosia clinging to our lips, And richer memories settled in our hearts? Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini The Thirty Years' brand smells of nectar and ambrosia. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 In that case he attains to the ambrosia of ambrosia, to a state free from desire and destitute of separate consciousness. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Only the doves which bear ambrosia to Father Zeus can pass that awful strait, and one of these pays toll with her life as she passes, but Zeus sends another to fill her place. Stories from the Odyssey See how hungry and weak he is,—go and feed him with ambrosia.' The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm Manufactured unseasoned products are subject to damage from ambrosia beetles and other wood borers. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing Nay, not I; 'twill be the elixir of ambrosia to breathe salt air again, and the stronger and more mist-laden the better to knock out foul exhalations sucked in these nine years from musty walls. Mistress Penwick Know, O Yudhishthira, that that man who eats only after having fed his servants and guests becomes an eater always of ambrosia. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 In the world of society one must seem to live on ambrosia and to know none but noble thoughts. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters In my cylinders I consumed nectar vapour, in my goo-cups ambrosia, in my radiator flowed the crystal waters of the Fount of Bandusia. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Toni and the other officers by this time would be chewing away with heads down, only interrupting their feast to regret that the old Ganymede should have skimped them when measuring the ambrosia. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel These indispensable ceremonies being over, the Blackwood council proceeds to discuss men and things over nectar and ambrosia. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 He awoke in the "ambrosia of dawn"; in that strange hush which lies upon the world before fall the floods of rosy red…. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel I had heard of it as I had of manna or of ambrosia, but no further. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters While the Mighty Folk were spending their time in idleness, drinking nectar and eating ambrosia, he was intent upon plans for making the world wiser and better than it had ever been before. Old Greek Stories Only those whom the Powers have furnished small travelling cases of ambrosia, can take exercise all day, and be happy without even bread morning or night. Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 Also Fairies with wings are quite comprehensible creatures; for one fancies them so light and airy and transparent, living upon honey dew and ambrosia, that wings wherewith to fly seem their natural appendages. The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales There the Russian cookery will give place to the Chinese, and although the name does not recall the nectar and ambrosia of Olympus, it is probable that we shall not lose by the change. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent "You really ought to have it nectar; with whipped ambrosia on top." The Bent Twig And as I sat I fell into conversation with a god-like stranger who sipped some golden ambrosia. Ballads of a Bohemian Not the ambrosia I'm sure Zeus serves, but quite tasty. The Tarn of Eternity After the stifling swamp hunting, after the long exciting flight, to rock on this swaying corn and drink the rich milk of the grain, was to the Cardinal his first taste of nectar and ambrosia. The Song of the Cardinal She looked with wonder as at evening he guided his steeds downward to their many-colored pastures under the western sky, where they fed all night on ambrosia. Good Stories for Holidays Mrs. Draper troweled this statement on with a dashing smear, saving Sylvia from being forced to answer, by adding lightly to the man, "Is ambrosia anything that will whip, do you suppose?" The Bent Twig He peered in every corner of the great dwelling and, taking a bright key, he opened three closets full of nectar and lovely ambrosia. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica At first he wanted ambrosia, wine, women - for fertilizer! The Tarn of Eternity According to one of these stories Thetis used to lay the infant Achilles every night under live coals, anointing him by day with ambrosia, in order to make him immortal. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 It was his crime that, being admitted to the assemblies of Olympus, he brought away the nectar and ambrosia of the gods, and gave them unto mortals. Philothea A Grecian Romance Now, make some decision, and were it ambrosia I will get it for you if it is to be had in the city…. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories Then for nine days queenly Deo wandered over the earth with flaming torches in her hands, so grieved that she never tasted ambrosia and the sweet draught of nectar, nor sprinkled her body with water. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica If," she said, when her husband had told her, "he feeds on such ambrosial nuts, this monkey's heart must be ambrosia itself. The Book of Delight and Other Papers The gods and goddesses never drink wine or water, but ambrosia from golden goblets. Classic Myths His fellow-aldermen would believe in anything rather than an heretical distaste for the city ambrosia of the soup tureen. Lady Audley's Secret They experience hunger, but feed on ambrosia and nectar. Outline of Universal History No, for she would neither touch bread nor cake; she is used to licking ambrosia at the table of the gods. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 The neighbors declared she could make pudding and cake better than any girl of her age; but stale bread from Prue's hand was ambrosia to my palate. Prue and I She brought a golden goblet of ambrosia to Tithonus on the earth, and, after he had taken a drink, told him the happy news that now he should live forever. Classic Myths To our excited imaginations, they equalled the nectar and ambrosia which furnished the feasts on Mount Olympus. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale In society people are expected to behave as if they lived on ambrosia and concerned themselves with nothing but the loftiest interests. Amiel's Journal It has the aroma of nectar and ambrosia; this does not say to us, "Provision yourselves for three days." The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 We do not get invited to nectar and ambrosia so often that we think of grumbling and saying we have better at home. Among My Books First Series The Robinson Crusoe is like the vision of a happy night-mair, such as a denizen of Elysium might be supposed to have from a little excess in his nectar and ambrosia supper. Literary Remains, Volume 1 The 'strengthening kumis', the ambrosia of the Yakut gods, does not run dry in the wooden vessels, for luxuriant grass covers the ground, and cows and mares give abundant milk. Selected Polish Tales On the other hand, beauty restores and fortifies me like some miraculous food, like Olympian ambrosia. Amiel's Journal I too have seen the goddess, descending from the Acropolis with an owl perched upon her helmet; on your head she was pouring out ambrosia, on that of Cleon garlic pickle. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 She ate nothing but celestial ambrosia, and drank nothing but divine nectar. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 It is a decoction of nectar and ambrosia. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 When Sir Miles called the King's health, and smacked his jolly lips over his wine, he eyed it and the company as if the liquor was ambrosia. The Virginians No commentator has been able to explain the nature of ambrosia. Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. They enjoy the banquet, where they feast on nectar and ambrosia; they take part in the struggles of the battle field; they marry and are given in marriage. Early European History It was as though all the goddesses of heaven were inviting him to come and eat ambrosia with them on a rosy-tinted cloud. The Three Clerks Causal-bodied beings feast only on the ambrosia of eternally new knowledge. Autobiography of a Yogi The coffee was nectar, the flute was ambrosia, the brioche was more than good enough for the Olympians. Our Hundred Days in Europe I had heard of it as I had heard of manna or of ambrosia, but no further. The Opium Habit The two wardens proved very pleasant fellows indeed; and declared that the cup of coffee which was brewed for them was nectar, "ambrosia," Mr. Lawrence called it. The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island And then, as if the secret of this delightful ambrosia had just dawned upon him, his bright little eyes fixed themselves covetously upon the tin basin. The Grizzly King The meal is all nectar and ambrosia, and now, filled and contented, we subside into sleep on comfortable couches. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain The gods themselves were fed on nectar and ambrosia, that they might not die like ordinary mortals. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations On sweet ambrosia is not my food, Nectar is not my drink: as to the rest Of all the gods: I drink the lover's blood. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 The Tamarindus Indica is in Ceylon dedicated to Siva, the god of destruction; and in Thibet, the jambu or rose-apple is believed to be the representative of the divine amarita-tree which bears ambrosia. The Folk-lore of Plants I shall be waiting there, I promise you, and we shall drink some corked ambrosia. The Unspeakable Gentleman All was silent in those immense courts, vacant of everything save here and there some rusty thunderbolt or mouldering crumb of ambrosia. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales Julian was upon the horse,—as a king; Una at his side, presenting ambrosia. Memories of Hawthorne If they could but know what we have to put up with on men's account, they would not envy us our nectar and our ambrosia. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Of the many legendary origins of the fairy tribe, there is a popular one abroad that mortals have frequently been transformed into these little beings through "eating of ambrosia or some peculiar kind of herb." The Folk-lore of Plants Their food is ambrosia and nectar; their movements are swift as light. General History for Colleges and High Schools Strawberries, as I live! the very ambrosia of the gods. Barriers Burned Away You know the gods who ate ambrosia would live forever and are living still; we have seen some of them ourselves up among the stars. The Wagner Story Book I should like to ask those philosophers who assign us the monopoly of blessedness, when they suppose we find time for nectar and ambrosia among our ceaseless occupations. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Then they two went to the cave and sat down to meat, and she set before him food such as mortal men eat, but she herself ate ambrosia and drank nectar. The Story of the Odyssey Each mouthful had the taste of nectar and ambrosia to her. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites Once on that subject, he gave free expression to his sentiments; and, I assure you, 'twas a veritable feast of ambrosia to me. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 She in Patroclus' nostrils, to preserve His flesh, red nectar and ambrosia pour'd. The Iliad If I were to command you to believe that Mount Olympus was once tenanted by blue-eyed gods and their consorts,—sipping nectar and ambrosia the live-long day,—you will answer, "Oh, that is only mythology." The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? They could not long dwell, like the immortal gods, on the Mount Olympus of their exalted feeling, subsisting on the nectar and ambrosia of tones and glances. From Jest to Earnest Edith soon had the pleasure of seeing her mother and Laura enjoying some, and, as Malcom said, there were plenty for her, and they tasted like the ambrosia of the gods. What Can She Do? All that you said of ambrosia and lotus is true; I little knew how sumptuous had been your feast. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 Besides, even the simplest food-offerings might be transmuted, by force of prayer, into celestial nectar and ambrosia. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Counting from the TOP of the page downward the first two words were "Anagraph ambrosia." In Secret She gave me a glass of milk and some fried bacon and corn-bread, and I then learned all about the nectar and ambrosia of the gods. An Original Belle While the vigorous appetites of the growing boys and girls were disposing of the supper, Arnold and Mildred rather neglected their plates, finding ambrosia in each other's eyes, words, and even intonations. Without a Home Yonder in Heaven, all's bright, with plenty of ambrosia, and no end of nectar. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 No such concentrated ambrosia ever graced the feasts of the Olympian gods, for they were restricted to the humble Fragaria vesca, or Alpine species. The Home Acre Nature offers us nectar and ambrosia every day, and everywhere we go the rose and lily await us. The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan And the whole air was laden with the hint of sweet scents; tinged with the perfume of attar and myrrh—of a most delicate ambrosia. The Blind Spot There was nothing gross in the action, but it might have been ambrosia. Uncle William: the man who was shif'less There would be nothing to live for; we should sit about drinking nectar and gorging ourselves with ambrosia. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 But ended for them are the days of May honey, the wine-flower of lime trees and fragrant ambrosia of thyme and sage, of marjoram and white clover. The Life of the Bee Barney Bill slid off the footboard, and, looking neither to right nor left, bolted like a belated crab into the cool recesses of the bar in search of ambrosia from the blue-and-white china mug. The Fortunate Youth Excelsior would taste like ambrosia to him if Mary sat opposite—all of which is very much as it should be, I know. Sowing Seeds in Danny Perchance it is a letter with a foreign postmark, but in it is nectar and ambrosia for a drooping spirit. The Heart-Cry of Jesus You are never cold; you need no artificial light; nor is ambrosia improved by boiling. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 The poet's body even is not fed like other men's, but he sometimes tastes the genuine nectar and ambrosia of the gods, and lives a divine life. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Nectar was probably a fermented intoxicating liquor, and ambrosia bread made from wheat. Atlantis : the antediluvian world "Feminine nectar and ambrosia, I imagine," muttered Malcolm to himself, for he had partaken frequently of these schoolroom feasts. Herb of Grace Nay—you need not frown like Jupiter Tonans—you must go with me to eat earthly food, before I taste your nectar and ambrosia. Joseph II. and His Court If they are dining at home, nectar and ambrosia is the bill of fare. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 It dissolved itself like ambrosia over her palate and even relieved her parched throat in some slight degree by the saliva it excited. Foul Play The Nymphs of Grecian mythology were a kind of middle beings between the gods and men, communicating with both, loved and respected by both; . . . living like the gods on ambrosia. Atlantis : the antediluvian world They are just prime!" exclaimed Cedric—"food for the Olympian gods, ambrosia and nectar too. Herb of Grace Kathleen stood up and brushed the crumbs of ambrosia from her marble lap. The Enchanted Castle "How eagerly mankind withdraws from the poor artist what it has once given him;—and Zeus, from whom one might ask an invitation to sup on ambrosia, lives no longer." Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words Evil cooks, taking service with her, became virtuous, dealt with nectar and ambrosia, and grew fit to pander to Olympus, learning of their mistress secrets to make the ill-disposed as genial gods ere they departed. The Two Vanrevels It was dreadful to be thus dissevered from his dryad and sent howling back to a Barchester pandemonium just as the nectar and ambrosia were about to descend on the fields of asphodel. Barchester Towers Thus saying she filled him with adventurous might, while on Patroklos she shed ambrosia and red nectar through his nostrils, that his flesh might abide the same continually. The Iliad Homer very neatly expresses the difference of these two habits, where he brings in Juno dressing herself:— With sweet ambrosia first she washed her skin, And after did anoint herself with oil. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies And though our tropes of fairyland be mixed with those of entomology they shall not spill one drop of ambrosia from the rose-crowned melody of Maggie's one perfect night. The Four Million He had planted forests round his house, and had employed Verrio to decorate the interior with gorgeous frescoes which represented the gods at their banquet of ambrosia. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 Diana and Venus, no doubt, abused the beautiful Alcmena and poor Io, when they condescended for distraction's sake, to speak, amidst nectar and ambrosia, of mortal beauties, at the table of Jupiter. The Vicomte De Bragelonne I feed on ambrosia, drink nothing but nectar, breathe incense only and walk on flowers. The Ancient Regime I am tired of wearing such an ugly mug; I am going to the heavens, to scrape it all off with ambrosia. Amphitryon They writhed in their chairs to gaze around and over the impending form of Tildy, that Aileen's pulchritude might season and make ambrosia of their bacon and eggs. The Four Million "After sitting so near me at the table all summer you must have noticed that nothing but ambrosia and nectar will serve my purpose." A Face Illumined "The very ambrosia that the governor's wife longed for in Gogol's 'Revisor'!" Virgin Soil Goodly shares of the nectar and ambrosia of this feast had fallen to his lot, and Bertuccio in his own way was almost as happy as the lovers. Daphne, an autumn pastoral It was dreadful to be thus dissevered from the dryad, and sent howling back to a Barchester pandemonium just as the nectar and ambrosia were about to descend on the fields of asphodel. Barchester Towers Her eyes were those of the timid antelope; her lips were as red as those of the pomegranate's bud, and when they opened, from them distilled a fountain of ambrosia. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance I was very warm, and Halicarnassus said he was tired; so he went into a restaurant and ordered strawberries,—that luscious fruit, quivering on the border-land of ambrosia and nectar. Gala-days In what apartment is he to be placed, sir; and at what table is he to receive his nectar and ambrosia?” The Pioneers As she spoke she put strength and courage into his heart, and she then dropped ambrosia and red nectar into the wounds of Patroclus, that his body might suffer no change. The Iliad I had heard of it as I had of manna or of ambrosia, but no further. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater As for her she sat over against divine Odysseus, and the handmaids placed by her ambrosia and nectar. The Odyssey Done into English prose Here the Graces bathed her, and anointed her with oil of ambrosia such as the immortal gods make use of, and they clothed her in raiment of the most enchanting beauty. The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original Bath tubs are a thing totally unknown, as mythical as the ambrosia of the gods. The People of the Abyss She hid them in a thick cloud, and Simois made ambrosia spring up for them to eat; the two goddesses then went on, flying like turtledoves in their eagerness to help the Argives. The Iliad When fulfilled with the sight of them she returns home, and the charioteer puts up the horses in their stable, and gives them ambrosia to eat and nectar to drink. Phaedrus She took ambrosia of a very sweet savour, and set it beneath each man's nostril, and did away with the stench of the beast. The Odyssey Done into English prose Calypso set meat and drink before him of the food that mortals eat; but her maids brought ambrosia and nectar for herself, and they laid their hands on the good things that were before them. The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original Diana and Venus, no doubt, abused the beautiful Alcmena and poor Io, when they condescended, for distraction's sake, to speak, amidst nectar and ambrosia, of mortal beauties, at the table of Jupiter. Ten Years Later "Well, then, that green preserve is nothing less than the ambrosia which Hebe served at the table of Jupiter." The Count of Monte Cristo To make frozen ambrosia, pare and slice a dozen sour oranges; lay in a bowl; sprinkle with sugar; cover with grated cocoanut; let stand two hours; mix all together; freeze. Recipes Tried and True |
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