| 单词 | lapidary |
| 例句 | It would have been too much to hope for names from the lapidary in Paris. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Bernabe rolled the concept of painted cattleguards around in his brain the way a lapidary rolls a rough stone around in a rock tumbler to make it smooth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the past weeks in Paris, in the hours between other tasks, he has narrowed a list of seven lapidaries to three, then to one: a half-Algerian named Dupont who came of age cutting opal. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Bernabe never could take the rough edges off that concept, though, the way a lapidary’s tumbler could take the rough edges off his rock, making almost any mineral chunk shine like a jewel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The man-to-man intimacy of Ovid's voice is astonishingly modern in its urbanity and hedonism, but the poem's most seductive quality resides in the voluptuous lapidary quality of Latin into Elizabethan English via bold Marlowe. Love poems: writers choose their favourites for Valentine's Day 2012-02-10T22:52:01Z Zimmerman's narrative framework may provide sufficient excuse to revisit hit tunes, but its basic structure is flimsy -- more a cardboard box than the elegant scaffolding required for the Brothers' lapidary music. 'That Lovin' Feelin' ': Jukebox musical plays like a love song to the Righteous Brothers 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Eleey has arranged the show with lapidary precision and enough space to create an implicitly contemplative environment. Critic?s Notebook: 9/11 Exhibitions Rekindle Grief in 3 Ways 2011-09-10T00:00:13Z In other words, it’s an Almodóvar movie with all the attendant gifts that implies: lapidary technique, calculated perversity, intelligent wit. | 'The Skin I Live In': ?The Skin I Live In,? Directed by Pedro Almod?var ? Review 2011-10-13T17:05:56Z Regardless, Schack has plans to enter stage two of its construction within the next two years, a project that will include a cafe, a lapidary studio and additional gallery space. Everett arts center revitalizes downtown, artists 2012-02-15T23:05:05Z Its strongest entries, however, reflect the same subtleties of thought, laid down in his lapidary, crystalline prose. Review: ‘Discontent and Its Civilizations’: Mohsin Hamid at Home in Three Lands 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z His books, most written in the first person, are lapidary, intricate, Nabokovian. With His New Mystery Novel, John Banville Kills Off a Pen Name 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Each chapter is devoted to an encounter with one of the fantastical inhabitants of Yong’an, an industrial city, flanked with a description of the beasts written in the lapidary language of the “Classic.” Review | Yan Ge’s ‘Strange Beasts of China’ is a luminous, beguiling chronicle of fantastical beings 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Rock and Gem Show: East Kingco Rock Club lapidary demonstrations and displays, children's activities, vendors, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Community Corner: Dr. Seuss celebration, volunteer fair 2012-03-02T21:32:05Z Her disparagement is catnip to those many critics who like to view “Mrs. Dalloway” — that other uber-famous, if more lapidary, modernist novel that spans the course of a single day — as Woolf’s rejoinder to Joyce. Was 1925 Literary Modernism’s Most Important Year? 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Davis is often called on to go big in her roles, to let the emotion and snot flow, so it’s a pleasure watching her hold back and change it up with lapidary, minimalist precision. ‘Air’ Review: The Game Changers 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Very little is forgettable in these lapidary stories. In Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' wistfulness is an anthem of displacement 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z He was a grand cutter of clutter and reiteration, praiser of the lapidary phrase. Les Plesko to be celebrated at UCLA 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z SAT Sell or trade rocks, minerals, fossils, lapidary equipment, rock crafts, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-08-14T20:33:42Z In another piece, he foreshadowed something of Mr. Williams’s lapidary refinement by publishing a booklet that listed all the Modern’s deacquisitions. ‘Production Line of Happiness’ Is a ‘Making Of’ Special 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z She compared Strout’s writing process to Picasso’s Blue Period painting, Woman Ironing: “It’s this lapidary folding and flattening out. These sentences seem simple; they’re just so pared down.” At 66, Elizabeth Strout Has Reached Maximum Productivity 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Absent any saying-so, I began a lapidary process, chipping away at our history in a search for enlightenment. Modern Love: Exit Left, Wordlessly 2012-01-12T21:14:33Z What remained in his playing was startling: a smooth legato in his improvising, dynamically even, almost lapidary; a manner of accompanying soloists so silky it was almost provocative. Peter Bernstein Quartet at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z The new songs thoroughly recast her style, exchanging the rock beat and oceanic billows of her band, My Brightest Diamond, for lapidary chamber-pop. Music Review: Oceanic Passions in a Chamber Setting 2011-01-28T23:52:56Z And the British director Katie Mitchell’s mixed-media interpretation of Virginia Woolf’s “Waves,” which used digital simulcasts to summon subjective points of view, often captured the lapidary impressionism of Woolf’s prose. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: When Page Meets Stage 2010-10-13T22:20:00Z The Good Man Jesus is a fascinating story, told in the same kind of spare, lapidary prose as the Gospels themselves or a Grimm brothers fairytale. The Gospels, according to Philip Pullman 2010-03-29T15:14:00Z SAT-SUN Everett Rock and Gem Club display of crystals, minerals, fossils, lapidary demonstrations, kids' activities, gemstone identification, educational materials, vendors, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar 2012-05-30T20:57:04Z Here was a writer who, at his best, wrote with panache, lapidary refinement and a wide tonal range. The Orwell prize gets Hitched 2012-05-28T09:34:25Z There’s much to love and admire about this haunting movie, including its lapidary visuals. The Best Movies of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z This meant that it had been given a certain look: monumental, monolithic, luminous, lapidary, imbued with the moody stillness of Stoller’s stated influence, the pioneering French documentary photographer Eugène Atget. Ezra Stoller Turned Buildings Into Monuments 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Neither would crack my personal Top 100 now, but they’ve stuck with me more than a lot of allegedly “stunning” and “lapidary” novels I read two years ago. Perspective | What’s the best American novel? A PBS vote is a revealing look at our (limited) taste. 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Maya used to read the dictionary with her beloved grandfather, something we're reminded of when she drops words such as "lapidary" and "telluric". Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende – review 2013-05-30T07:01:01Z They leaned in for gentle, perfectly blended harmonies from their debut album, “See You Around”; they fingerpicked and fiddled in lapidary counterpoint. In Its Own Quiet Way, I’m With Her Is a Supergroup 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z On an up-tempo version of “This Is New,” the Kurt Weill song, Mr. Kuhn’s solo begins with lapidary eloquence and edges out onto a limb, teetering precariously before regaining balance. Review: The Steve Kuhn Trio’s New Album Offers Heat and Intimacy 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Their combination of lapidary detail and casual process reveals the intensity of Mr. Johns’s mind with unusual clarity. Art Review: Sculpture in High Relief 2011-05-19T22:00:20Z “Roma” is a big movie and to appreciate its panoramic splendor and lapidary details you need a big bright screen. What ‘Green Book’ Says About the Academy. Our Critics on the Oscars. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z They had developed kindred styles on their solo albums, absorbing lapidary Laurel Canyon folk-pop, punky electric-guitar drive, glimmers of electronics and psychedelia, and lyrics that mix confession and fantasy, the diaristic and the surreal. The Indie-Rock Trio boygenius Returns, Confident and Connected 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “In other words, it’s an Almodóvar movie with all the attendant gifts that implies: lapidary technique, calculated perversity, intelligent wit.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ and ‘The Lodge’ 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z You can almost always feel the straining for lapidary brilliance while you listen, especially when he crams the rhymes together, as in this from How Long Has This Been Going On?: Stephen Sondheim: Gershwin great? It ain't necessarily so 2010-11-24T21:31:00Z “The Turin Horse,” a slow and solemn black-and-white film set in a 19th-century wilderness and inspired by an anecdote involving Friedrich Nietzsche, displays Mr. Tarr’s uncompromising, atavistic commitment to darkness, difficulty and lapidary pictorial sublimity. Movie Review: Bela Tarr?s Final Film, ?The Turin Horse? 2012-02-09T22:58:40Z The quick-fingered musical gamesmanship and lapidary counterpoint of Vampire Weekend’s songs weren’t originally made for the stadium scale of festival shows. Jack White and Vampire Weekend at Governors Ball 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Her singing voice — high, plain and sweet — was always perfectly supported by Mr. Frisell’s lapidary fretwork and Mr. Blade’s whispery pulse. Jenny Scheinman Features Her Own Songs at Le Poisson Rouge 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z It is in the modern era that this book loses its lapidary elegance. Here’s Looking at You, Grid: A History of Crosswords and Their Fans 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z So it is that a story that, in other hands, might sink with the weight of its own angst, becomes a page-turner with intervals of lapidary prose and dazzling human comprehension. Review: ‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage,’ by Haruki Murakami I’m not a big horror reader, and his prose isn’t unmissably lapidary or anything. In Stephen King?s Latest, Trying to Stop Lee Harvey Oswald 2011-11-02T15:57:51Z There's often a sense in the US that it's either/or, that you're doing some very lapidary, disengaged thing, or you're doing politics without any sense of aesthetics about the writing. Rebecca Solnit: California dreaming 2013-06-29T07:00:45Z "The Turin Horse," a slow and solemn black-and-white film set in a 19th-century wilderness and inspired by an anecdote involving philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, displays Tarr's uncompromising, atavistic commitment to darkness, difficulty and lapidary pictorial sublimity. 'The Turin Horse': Facing the abyss in slow, black-and-white film 2012-04-19T20:22:06Z When you conduct your search, look for a digital jewelry scale that has the ability to weigh gemstones, lapidary materials and jewelry. How To Figure Pennyweight Of Gold 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Its heyday was in the 1950s, when there were an estimated 2 million home lapidary shops in operation across the nation, and rockhounding was encouraged by the U.S. Rockhounds fight for access to their jewel in the desert: Mojave Trails National Monument 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Nor are they much concerned with irony, lapidary prose, etc. What happened to all the war vet novelists? They've moved on, and so have we 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Outside of science, his interests included winemaking, lapidary work and cultivating orchids. SETI Pioneer Frank Drake Leaves a Legacy of Searching for Voices in the Void 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Twitter is good for witty banter; the lapidary concision of a tweet makes any putdown seem brutally decisive. The machine always wins: what drives our addiction to social media 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The lapidary haiku, the still, clear perception and celebration of things as they are, will be the only necessary form. Man, Woman, and Robot in Ian McEwan’s New Novel 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Owner Jason Martin tells The Charlotte Observer the lapidary, where gems are cut and polished, was hit hardest. Jewel thieves rob North Carolina mine of $100K in rare gems 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Readers were clamoring for literary works that deployed irony, lapidary prose and an artful yet steely-eyed glimpse into the conflict. What happened to all the war vet novelists? They've moved on, and so have we 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z In a letter he sent me, he explained that he was rekindling an interest he had developed from his grandfather, a “Rockhound-Extraordinaire,” who had a lapidary shop in his basement. The unlikely story of the meteorite feud that ended up a fugitive from the law 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The idea that the constitution, in its lapidary formulations, offers clear instruction is utterly fatuous. Trump's disgraceful assault on the DOJ is an attack on the rule of law | Lawrence Douglas 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z In both areas, not surprisingly, McEwan's brilliant, lapidary style carries the day. Saoirse Ronan and Ian McEwan reunite for tragic romance 'On Chesil Beach' 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z With these lapidary words, Mr. McCain entered a debate as old as the American republic: When we say “we,” what do we mean? How to Become an American 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Then he dropped turtles and Ice Age fossils and became obsessed with lapidary, and then after a while he dropped lapidary and got into collecting and resilvering old mirrors. Orchid Fever 1995-01-15T05:00:00Z When, however, he addressed his institution’s class of 2016, it heard him distill into a few lapidary paragraphs a stance toward life that illuminates this political season. Purdue has the president America needs 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z In metro driving it’s a serene and refined sport coupe with lapidary cabin details, lovely full-stitched dash, spar-epoxy carbon fiber trim, indirect lighting and accents. BMW X6 M: A Powerful Sports Car That Fails to Deliver 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z His book compiles 130 of the Sun’s lapidary editorials on this topic. Book Review: The Floating Kilogram, "The Federalist Papers For A Gold Standard" 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Behind that lapidary phrase is a human reality of joblessness, stagnant wages and frustrated hopes. We need U.S. leadership to boost a mediocre recovery A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; - called by lapidaries moonstone. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Its high polish and convexity has often induced lapidaries to have it set in rings and other jewels, to which marvellous powers were attached. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In this sophisticated trifling—this lapidary's mosaic—this pastry-cook's decoration—this child's puzzle of coloured earth, substituted for coloured living flowers—he pushes Art farther than the plain Englishman approves. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Technically, short of anxious lapidary work, these verses are excellent. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z They faked a story that they were representatives of a big Manhattan lapidary. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z There are also great lapidaries, and imitators of precious stones of all kinds, and makers of false pearls which seem real. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z This art was known to and practised by the ancient lapidaries, and it has been revived in recent times. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z There were mountebanks and quacksalvers, lapidaries at work, and astrologers in their tents. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z It will not be the author's fault if the lapidary sequel of the great War is not better than that of the South African Campaign. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z But you said you were—" "No, we don't represent a lapidary. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z These lapidaries whom the king has near him, on seeing a stone before it is cut, say: this ruby will endure so many hours of fire, and will remain very good. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z The lapidary recognizes a “grain” in the stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The lapidaries therefore treat each stone confided to them with this object mainly in view. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Secondly, the Countess's magnificent brilliants were examined by a lapidary, and pronounced to be worth about five pounds to a tragedy-queen, who happened to be in want of a suite of paste. In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 2011-08-25T02:00:28.717Z The prefacer of Dickinson's Speech had inserted in his introduction a lapidary memorial of William Penn made up of tessellated bits of eulogy, extracted from the various addresses of the Assembly itself. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The men of the country are very skilful lapidaries who know and cut them well. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z Sapphire, again, is often parti-coloured, one portion of the stone being blue and other portions white or yellow; and the skilful lapidary, in cutting the stone, will take advantage of the blue portion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z In a word, lapidaries and all those who understand the subject of Pearls said in order to express its value that it outweighed by twenty-four carats every other pearl in the world. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z The lapidary day by day Brightened the sparkling gem, And then that diamond flashed each ray Fit for a diadem. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z The river behind the camp ran mightily strong, yet for the most part glassy and green like the precious green-stone the lapidaries call verd-antique. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z Dennis was on the spot and I could hear him giving his orders in sharp, lapidary phrases. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Apart from the use of intaglios for sealing, the excavations have shown that the Cretan lapidaries were largely employed in the working of gems for purposes of decoration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Now Charles the Bold had three diamonds which were famous throughout Europe as well for their size as for the fact that they were cut by a European lapidary. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z All the pieces found in this dispersed state are harder than the imbedded species, and are with difficulty cut by the lapidary. h. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z This lapidary monument is to be erected at Ily before the eyes of the Torgouths, that it may be seen by all those nations I have named. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z I shall never cease to think of this word on the wax-tablet of the snow; it was beautifully engraved in the lapidary style with a bamboo-cane. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z The degree of hardness of a precious stone is soon ascertained by the lapidary when cutting it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The Duke confided his three great diamonds to the hands of this cutter and was so delighted with the result that he rewarded the clever lapidary with three thousand ducats. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z At the same time I think it right to caution the reader, that he need not assume lapidary inscriptions to mark the first stage. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z The prose of Poe and Baudelaire is clear, sober, rhythmic; Baudelaire's is more lapidary, finer in contour, richer coloured, more supple, though without the "honey and tiger's blood" of Barbey d'Aurevilly. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z But such work is rather that of the lapidary than of the cabinetmaker. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z This lapidary does his work admirably, and his cement is practically invisible. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Their powder is the best for the lapidary, and they are used for jewelling watches, and in the cutting of window- and plate-glass. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z A diamond of the ‘first water,’ slightly encrusted with quartz, needing but the chisel of the lapidary to lay bare its brilliant beauties to the gaze of an admiring world. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z His first attempt produced a red ware, like jasper, which was cut and polished by the lapidary and gilt by the goldsmith. The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods 2011-02-28T03:00:33.843Z This polishing and filing was such severe work, in the lapidary department, in former days, that the nervous energy of a man's arm was destroyed—a serious grief to both worker and employer. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Such wheels are not only used by dentists and lapidaries but are employed on a large scale in mechanical workshops for grinding, shaping and polishing steel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Doublet, in lapidary work, a counterfeit stone composed of two pieces of crystal, with a colour between them, so that they have the same appearance as if the whole substance of the crystal were coloured. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The eyes and claws were of polished quartz, and were bright as when the ornament left the hands of the Mexican lapidary who fashioned it. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z His first attempt was a red ware, like jasper, which was cut and polished by the lapidary, and ornamented by gilding; it was a fine stoneware, having the opacity, grain, and toughness of pottery. The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods 2011-02-28T03:00:33.843Z At this day, it is understood that the lapidary is past work at forty, from the contraction of the sinews of the wrist, consequent on the nature of his labor. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z He was a lapidary and had once served in the establishment of a great jeweller in Delhi. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z This endows his narrative with a lapidary tone that is mercifully free of the breathless sensationalism of recent campaign books, but it also results, at times, in a somewhat cloistered quality. Book Review - The Promise - President Obama, Year One - By Jonathan Alter 2010-05-28T17:05:00Z Mountain bleakness, the lapidary rhythms of the water, the vast schizophrenic skies: these weren’t inspiring poetry in me; they were inspiring hopeless lust and negative thought patterns. 2010-01-25T05:00:00Z If this argument holds good, it accounts not only for the scarcity of Old English lapidary remains, but also for their peculiar character. Cathedral Cities of England It may be asked how there comes to be any lapidary department here? The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Adula′ria, a very pure, limpid, translucent variety of the common felspar, called by lapidaries moonstone, on account of the play of light exhibited by the arrangement of its crystalline structure. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The back of the cameo side would then have to be ground away, probably at a lapidary's wheel, until the back of the black pattern in cameo should be reached. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. Reference is made to the magnetic and electric properties of stones in three early Persian lapidaries. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments When the doctor entered, Morel was sitting at a table, imitating the movements of a lapidary at his wheel. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 But, now I think of it, Louise Morel gave me back yesterday the thirteen hundred francs in gold she received from Germain, to pay the lapidary's debt, which I had already discharged. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 Reassured by his preserver, the lapidary and Louise, astonished and uneasy, did as the commissary desired them. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 The lapidary hastily followed the child back to his chamber. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 This bort is crushed in steel mortars to form diamond powder, which is largely used in lapidaries’ work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" And as she said these words she threw herself on the lapidary's neck, while the doctor motioned for the rest of the group to advance. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Besides, the heavy costs of the writ would have been added to the expenses of the lapidary. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 You will, therefore, find the lapidary, and possibly his daughter, in my rooms. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 There, Madame Morel!" said Rigolette, endeavouring to draw the wife of the lapidary from the state of gloomy abstraction into which she had fallen, "do you hear that? The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Culture had done all for her that the lapidary does for the diamond; travel and social advantages had added to the gem a golden setting. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story They are Morel, the lapidary, and Jeanne Duport, a worthy creature whom I met in prison when I went there to visit my dear Germain, and whom the marquise afterwards took out of the hospital. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 When my work was done I opened the drawer to put it away, when, mechanically, my eyes were attracted by an open letter, on which I read the name of J�rome Morel, the lapidary. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 "Go on, go on; your parents have been your executioners, and we are far more guilty than yourself of all the fearful consequences!" exclaimed the lapidary, concealing his face with his hands. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Here the poor lapidary wiped away the tears which filled his eyes at the recollection of his lost darling. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 He was a finished scholar, and very successful in lapidary verses. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 "Come!" called out the doctor, in considerable trepidation, for well he knew the success of his experiment depended on the manner in which the mind of the lapidary received its first shock. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 The first to come before Solomon with his complaint was one Achior, a lapidary by trade. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity Louise!—my daughter!" cried the lapidary, rising, "but what can justice—the law—do against that? The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 What goodness," exclaimed the lapidary, "thus to remember all,—to think of all! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 His red ware is of such hardness that it was cut and polished on the lapidary’s wheel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The lapidary, pressing his two hands on his breast, again commenced examining the individual before him from head to foot, as if determined to satisfy his mind as to her identity. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 To a lapidary they would have suggested gems. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes "Thirteen hundred francs!" said the lapidary, not attending to Rodolph, but going on with his sham employment. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 "He is both rich and hypocritical!" cried the lapidary. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The lapidaries and painters are also very clever, and the sculptors produce astonishing works of art with their emeralds and fine steel instruments. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. "My dear Morel,—my dear husband!" exclaimed the lapidary's wife, mingling her caresses with those of her daughter. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 In India, where the native lapidaries use corundum-sticks and rubbers formed of the powdered mineral cemented with lac, it occurs in the Salem district, Madras, in Mysore and in Rewa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" "Does one J�rome Morel, a working lapidary, live in this house?" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 "Let him ruin and dishonour my child, I suppose?" burst from the pale lips of the lapidary, with violent and impatient energy. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The work was like that of a lapidary who, day by day, cuts and polishes a gem of great value. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Galle has a large population of Moormen among its residents, who are generally dealers in gems, or engaged as manufacturing jewelers and practical lapidaries. The Pearl of India A specimen of the lava of 1535 found near Borello, was ground by a lapidary until it was sufficiently transparent to be examined under the microscope by polarised light. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions "Oh, Louise, this, this will be the heaviest bitter in my cup for the rest of my life,—all my life long," replied the lapidary, weeping terribly. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 So they said he was a lapidary of sham stones; if they were mock he would not be afraid of being robbed; this is a good thing to know. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Besides this universal rotundity, the qualities of stones which rendered them valuable to the lapidary were forced on the painter's attention by the familiar arts of inlaying and mosaic. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) Along the south of White Horse Beach the lapidary surf had strewn quartz pebbles that gleamed in the clear sun like precious stones. Old Plymouth Trails We speak sometimes of "diamonds in the rough"; the value of these precious stones increases as the art of the lapidary is carefully exercised upon them. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching Morel, the lapidary!" said the porteress, excessively surprised; "why, he is the mildest lambkin in the world. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 I say, friend," said Malicorne to the lapidary, "your child is dead, and there's an end of it! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 From this the grindstone and the lapidary wheel developed for working metal and stone. The Four-Faced Visitors of Ezekiel The joiner, the woodcarver, the lapidary, and the goldsmith all worked together on such things. Intarsia and Marquetry No doubt Dr. Johnson was right in calling it a waste of time to carve cherrystones, but precious stones are the more valued and admired for the art of the lapidary. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) Where shall we go," exclaimed the lapidary, with a bitter irony, "where shall we go? The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 "I shall wait now for the daylight before I go back to work," said the lapidary, seating himself beside his wife's paillasse, and leaning his forehead upon his two hands. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Man's mind is like a diamond, and experience is the lapidary. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts Just those he held there now were such as a lapidary would spend his life willingly in the getting. The Web of the Golden Spider Hence even the blunders made by an ignorant lapidary in cutting an inscription are often a source of information to us. Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method The lapidary did not withdraw it, and then his daughter, sobbing as if her heart would burst, covered it with kisses, and felt it slightly pressed against her lips. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Taking advantage of the instant when no one was observing him, the lapidary profited by it to steal from the room. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Professor Long was like a precious stone kept long in the lapidary's hands before its brilliancy met the public gaze. The History of Dartmouth College Portsoy is peculiarly rich in minerals; and hence it reckons among its mechanics of the ordinary class, what perhaps no other village in Scotland of the same size and population possesses,—a skilful lapidary. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Guido took the stone to a skilful lapidary, who had no sooner inspected it than he knew its virtues, and would willingly have paid him a hundred florins for it. Mediaeval Tales You hear! you hear!" exclaimed the lapidary, raising his clasped hands towards heaven, "and are crimes like this to go unpunished? The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 The reader has probably not forgotten that the garret in the Rue du Temple was occupied by an unfortunate family, the father of whom was a working lapidary, named Morel. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 I have seen a lapidary, who was having no success at polishing an emerald, get very good results by using a stick as a brake and slowing down his lap. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature At times we encounter splendours which the imagination of a lapidary would not venture to depict. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles "This conversation is ended, sir," replied Rodolph, bitterly, and pointing to the lapidary. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Slowly and cautiously the idiot approached the lapidary's work-table, like a child about to commit some forbidden act. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Other lapidaries produce very fine results by purely hand methods. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public It is really only one word: the greatest word ever uttered; we must examine it for a moment as a lapidary examines under a powerful glass a rare and costly gem. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds The metallic marvels of the Buprestis and the Ground-beetle; the amethyst, ruby, sapphire, emerald and topaz of the Humming-bird; glories which would exhaust the language of the lapidary jeweller: what are they in reality? The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles At this spectacle, the anger and indignation of the lapidary subsided, and were changed to inexpressible bitterness; his energy left him, and he was utterly prostrated beneath this fresh blow. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 The curiosity of the idiot was excited by observing the pertinacity with which the bailiffs kept close to the lapidary, who would not part with the body of his child. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 These details have been gone into to give an idea of the methods of the lapidary and of the many variations in method. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Two necklaces lay among the rubies, alike as lapidary’s art could make them. In Her Own Right But there is indirect lapidary or monumental evidence of its propagation in another manner. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 They both ascended to the landing-place on the fourth story, at the door of the chamber in which the lapidary and his family had been temporarily established. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 The lapidary, much astonished, rose and opened the door. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Having now had a glimpse of the methods of the lapidaries, let us briefly consider what constitutes good "make" in stones other than diamond. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public He ignored her and carried his prize to a lapidary’s bench. The Pagan Madonna Fragments, however, of lapidary sculpture have been found among the ruins of Egyptian pyramids supposed to be older than those of Gizeh, or than their builders, the Memphite kings of the fourth dynasty. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 Rodolph seized the lapidary by the arm, and said to him: "Be calm, and hope for the best; your daughter will be restored to you; her innocence must be proved; she cannot be guilty." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 "Rather a ragged recruit to march with," added he, beckoning to the lapidary to follow him. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The precious stone lapidary cuts every species of stone except diamond. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public He says they were industrious, orderly, and intelligent, and that they worked metals, and were skillful artists and lapidaries. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology Hence among the very earliest Egyptian lapidary decorations we have, as in other countries, the appearance of the simple circular ornamentation. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 Absolutely unconscious of what was said or passing around him, for some time the lapidary had become quite insane. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 "Louise!" exclaimed the lapidary, raising his hands towards heaven in a transport of gratitude; "thank God I shall be able to embrace you before I go!" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Some lapidaries rub down the harder and more valuable gems such as ruby upon diamond charged laps of brass or other metal. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The experts were three of the most skilful lapidaries of Naples, where the art of engraving on stone had reached the greatest excellence. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 British antiquarian and topographical works abound with descriptions and drawings of these Roman lapidary writings. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 Sure of the lapidary's honesty, he was certain of being repaid in full some day or other. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Such was the picture presented in the humble garret of the poor lapidary, when the eye was enabled to pierce the gloomy penumbra caused by the flickering rays of the candle. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 In small shops, however, the same lapidary performs all the parts of the work. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The result was the colossal statue by Chantrey which bears the following inscription, pronounced to be beyond comparison "the finest lapidary inscription in the English language." James Watt In consequence of this literary dearth, the roughest lapidary inscriptions, belonging to these dark periods of our history, come to be invested with an interest much beyond their mere intrinsic value. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 "Certainly, sir; and there is no instance of a lapidary having ever pilfered anything, however miserable and destitute his condition." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 To be sure," replied the lapidary; "that is only fair. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Various sizes of grain, and various degrees of hardness of the binding material, as well as various speeds, are needed to suit the many different materials rubbed down by the lapidary. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Thus the wayfarer may step from Broadway into the graveyard of a British colony, and forget, in contemplating the familiar examples of a lapidary style, that there was a tea-party at Boston. American Sketches 1908 Yes, there was no mistake, the emerald had been fashioned into the form of a perfect crocodile, with open jaws, even the teeth being finely chiselled, a veritable marvel of the lapidary's art. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason Alas, sir!" said the jeweller, "I employed in this work one of the most skilful lapidaries in Paris, named Morel; but, unfortunately, he has become insane, and I shall never find such another workman. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Awaking with a sudden start, the lapidary found himself directly opposite to the poor idiot. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The troubles of the lapidary in getting the keen polish that is so much admired on fine gems are many. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The Roman lapidaries were not nice workmen, and their imitations are most palpable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 As to beauty, indeed, they put the work of the lapidary to shame, while as to accuracy they render concrete the abstractions of the geometer. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The father of the unhappy girl, a hard-working, honest lapidary, has gone mad with grief on hearing his daughter's shame. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 So saying, the heart-broken lapidary threw himself on his stool, and covered his face with his hands. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Frequently the lapidary bevels the edge so as to bring the line of junction between real and false material at the sharp edge of the bevel. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public If this care is given to the less important part of the stone, what may we not expect from the intaglii which make the more important objects of the lapidary's work! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 Upon his pipe he lavished all the skill he possessed, in the lapidary's art. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce On the previous evening, her jeweller had advanced her a considerable sum on her jewels, some of which had been confided to Morel, the lapidary. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 I will directly," said the lapidary; "only let me first get mother back to bed. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 In Canton there are numerous lapidaries and merchants, whose main business is to make and sell ornaments of this species of stone, which is often valued higher than true precious stones. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Ask Domenico there if the lapidaries can always tell a gem by the sight alone. Romola The bowl and stem piece wrought from a single block, are as accurately drilled as they could be at this day, by the lapidary's art. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce The lapidary was subtle; his work sustains closer analysis. The Flaw in the Sapphire "What do you want?" inquired the lapidary, abruptly, disgusted at the coarseness of these fellows. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The modern lapidary must have a perfect knowledge of optics and be a skilful stone-cutter. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania What radiant glory the lapidary can see in the rough, unpolished gem! My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year I ought to have set it in silver, but was always afraid to trust it to a lapidary. Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston But the conciseness of the lapidary style and the constant repetition of stereotyped formulas naturally render that kind of text hardly explicit and sometimes enigmatical. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism The lapidary possessed only a thin mattress and a portion of a blanket appropriated to the old grandmother, who, in her stupid and ferocious selfishness, would not allow any person to share them with her. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The lapidary must study the individual character of each stone and determine whether to cleave or grind off the superfluous matter so as to correct flaws and imperfections. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania On the fourth night after he received the cut ruby from the Dutch lapidaries, Paternostro was murdered and the gem stolen from his apartments in Hatton Gardens. The Paternoster Ruby I have known for thirty years, in a lapidary's window in Perth, a large piece of conglomerate, where all is hard and flinty, taking a beautiful polish. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author The cutting of these stones is the work of Italian lapidaries," he said, "and they were set in Genoa. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People They were all there, with tiny little pink-lined shells, and pebbles of marvellous transparency which must surely, surely, be worth taking to a lapidary to examine! More About Peggy She was lapidary more than painter or sculptor. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets The lapidary cuts them with a steel wheel, about eight inches in diameter, using oil and diamond-dust in cutting and polishing. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 Through him, music has become again cubical, lapidary, massive, mechanistic. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers The magnitude of this great country is like the rough gem in the hands of the lapidary. Sixty Years of California Song Superior spirits must look on a corrupted human soul with a sorrow similar, though infinitely profounder, to that with which the lapidary contemplates a splendid pearl with a dark flaw in its centre. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The auxiliary verbs which eke out and enervate the phrases in modern languages, still render the French tongue little suited to the concise lapidary style. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary A friend here has about sixty pounds of agates, for which he was offered by a lapidary in New York five dollars a pound. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 Thereupon, he improvised a second lecture on lapidary archæology, even more brilliant than the first, transformed the history of Pascal's life into a terrible yet amusing drama, and vanished. A Mummer's Tale The art of the lapidary, or science of glyptics, is a most interesting study, and it would be a mistake not to consider it for a few moments on its technical side. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance I do not know if the best among them have suffered anything from the lack of the human lapidary's skill. Medoline Selwyn's Work Overhead each star was hard and bright, as though a lapidary had been at work in the heavens, and never had the Great Bear seemed so brilliant. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Frederick and Willy both marvelled at the lapidary style of this metal work, in which the artist with the finest understanding of his art displayed a wealth of composition within the smallest space. Atlantis When compelled to speak, L'Isle distinguished himself by giving admirable specimens of the lapidary style, not one spare word. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters The Italians certainly succeeded in performing feats of lapidary art at a later period. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance If thou measurest my thoughts by my countenance, thou mayest prove as ill a physiognomer, as the lapidary that aims at the secret virtues of the topaz by the exterior shadow of the stone. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy They headed for the jewelry district and called upon several of the most prominent importers and lapidaries, from whom they gained some very valuable information. The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler or, Working for the Custom House At other times they have crystallised in transparent spar, and then they form very beautiful objects, as smooth and polished as the best lapidary could possibly make them. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Nor is it impossible but that M. le Comte de Buffon instinctively foresaw, with some repugnance, his approaching confraternity with a man formerly a lapidary; but was not Maury the son of a shoemaker? Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Another famous lapidary was Valerio Vicentino, who carved a set of crystals which were made into a casket for Pope Clement VII., while for Paul III. he made a carved crystal cross and chandelier. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance An armed watchman stood before the tightly closed front of the lapidary's booth, above the portal of which a flaring torch was stuck in a sconce. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt A good lapidary might find perpetual amusement in adjusting the claims of superiority to these precious columns of jasper, granite, alabaster, &c. Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I The lapidary would listen to nothing; but at every look he gave the gem, he darted at him a fresh glance of angry contempt. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 422 Volume 17, New Series, January 31, 1852 Were the wealth of princes bestowed on the most skilful lapidaries, with the view of rivaling the splendors of this single chamber, the attempt would be vain. Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 By a Visiter On it one sees bas-relief carving, intaglios, statuettes, mosaic, the lapidary's art in agate; enamels, and gilded glass, and yet all in good taste and harmony. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance These can certainly not have been cut without emery, and scarcely without such devices as rapidly revolving points, or discs, of the kind used by modern lapidaries. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. He's dead—and upper earth with him has done; He's buried; save the undertaker's bill, Or lapidary's scrawl, the world has gone For him, unless he left a German will. English Satires In "Rose Mary," which employs the superstition in the old lapidaries as to the prophetic powers of the beryl-stone, the colouring and imagery are equally opulent, and, in passages, Oriental. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century They were even more capable than of old, because of the exquisite work they had been trained to accomplish, work to which only the most skilled lapidary's is comparable. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man The Cup of the Ptolemies, a celebrated onyx cup in Paris, is over fifteen inches in circumference, and is a fine specimen of early lapidary's work. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Many more must have been employed as lapidaries in the execution of those delicate engravings on hard stone, wherewith the seal, which every Babylonian carried, was as a matter of course adorned. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. He speaks of his 'formidable tendency to the lapidary style.' An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Universality, clarity, incisive lapidary diction—these qualities may be somewhat staled in praise of the "classical" style, yet it is precisely in these traits that the "Elegy" proves most nobly. An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript Time and patience change the mulberry-leaf To shining silk; the lapidary's skill Makes the rough diamond sparkle at his will, And cuts a gem from quartz or coral-reef. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems Many, no doubt, will afford serviceable gem material, but their resources have not yet been tested by the lapidary. Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 In vain I mumbled something touching my love of mineralogy, and that a lapidary had offered I knew not what for my collection. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841 Runes were the Scandinavian alphabet, used for lapidary inscriptions, a thousand of which have been discovered in Sweden, and three or four hundred in Denmark and Norway, mostly on tombstones. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology An excellent lapidary set these stones sure, Do you mark their waters? Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10) As yet we have found neither the diamond, the ruby, nor the sapphire; but with these exceptions, the domain of the lapidary was almost as extensive as at the present day. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt There was nearly a peck of stones, most of which were as smooth and as highly polished as if they had passed through the hands of the lapidary; a sample of which I enclose you. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 574, November 3, 1832 Title Stone cutting is performed as by lapidaries every where with small wheels covered with diamond dust or emery. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The hulk, once gaudy with paint and gilding, has come under the skill of the lapidary and sea-artist. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 It belongs to the realm of the lapidary, and its facets can not be transferred. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors I fancy I need more than another to speak, with such a formidable tendency to the lapidary style. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I The lapidaries who cut and polish the stones are chiefly Moors, but their tools are so primitive, and their skill so deficient, that a gem generally loses in value by having passed through their hands. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 Another became a glass-blower, another a lapidary, another a musician, and so on through all the trades. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Associated words: epitaph, lapidary. mood, n. humor. moon, n. satellite; Luna, Cynthia. Putnam's Word Book The King's palace was then remembered in all its costliness, to be as much inferior to the present scene as could be detected by the lapidary's correct eye, when comparing the diamond with the pebble. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society But, as I have said, these are mere lapidaries' work. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Now he felt, however, like a lapidary who, while gloating over a precious stone, is suddenly shown that it is worthless paste. A Young Girl's Wooing Now, what a profusion of this species of fossil wood is to be found in the cabinets of collectors, and even in the hands of lapidaries, and such artificers of polished stones! Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) Writing by the aid of this, it is natural enough that he should speak of his "lapidary style" and say "I build my house of boulders." Ralph Waldo Emerson In them the fabric was a framework for the display of the lapidary or the ceramic art—a garment destroyed, rent, or tattered by time and chance, leaving the bones still strong, but bare. Architecture and Democracy He immediately collected a few, and sent them to Holland, where, to the astonishment of the lapidaries, they were found to be brilliants of the finest water. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 542, April 14, 1832 Their lapidaries or engravers on precious stones, especially emeralds, execute the nicest representations of the holy acts and passion of our blessed Saviour, in such a manner as could not be believed from Indians. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 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 I heard that they had a collection of such things from the lapidary at Rockpier.” The Three Brides Jasper, an opaque quartz found in all colours, and spotted, striped, and clouded; is valued in ornamental lapidary work because of the polish it takes. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge “Ask him in,” he said, for he recalled having given his address to a lapidary for the delivery of a purchase. Against the Grain Course garnets are used as emery for polishing metals, and by lapidaries. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 560, August 4, 1832 And of that a very large part must go to the lapidary to pay for the stone and for his work in cutting it to an even round disk. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 The delight of Runjeet was extreme, but of short duration,—the lapidary to whom he gave orders to mount his new acquisition pronouncing it to be merely a bit of crystal. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 The rough diamond cried out under the blow of the lapidary: "I am content; let me alone." Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers The lapidary made a note of the places where the stones were to be inlaid. Against the Grain The Herricks were not a family of goldsmiths and lapidaries for nothing. Ponkapog Papers "Eh, madonna, I wish that you could see his jewels," cried Guido, growing fervent; and he lovingly catalogued a host of lapidary marvels. The Certain Hour Blank verse makes some approach to that which is called the lapidary style; has neither the easiness of prose, nor the melody of numbers, and, therefore, tires by long continuance. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 But fate failed to do for them the work of the polishing lapidary that we all need. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers The tortoise, just returned by the lapidary, shone brilliantly, softening the tones of the rug and casting on it a gorgeous reflection which resembled the irradiations from the scales of a barbaric Visigoth shield. Against the Grain Secondly, the Countess's magnificent brilliants were examined by a lapidary, and pronounced to be worth about five pounds to a tragedy queen who happened to be in want of a suite of paste. The Room in the Dragon Volant The Laureate, Southey, had first tried the lapidary style in "Gooseberry Pie"; later, without rhymes, in "Thalaba." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 People that had lighted on a new thought or a thought that they fancied new, came to Emerson, as the finder of a glittering gem hastens to a lapidary, to ascertain its quality and value. The Old Manse (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") Since then I have changed a little, but I still have a great liking for that gloomy workshop in which we joyous lapidaries of art cut the precious stones supplied to us by the poets. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt The work is done by the piece, and the whole family of the lapidary is generally employed. Holidays in Eastern France I doubt, if one educated American in twenty could, even at this moment, tell a sapphire from an amethyst, or a turquoise from a garnet; though the women are rather more expert as lapidaries. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale By the way, tell me candidly how you relish This, which they call The lapidary style? The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Moreover there is in this Sacristy a precious stone of great size, black and sparkling; no lapidary hath yet known its name. Chronicle of the Cid They went likewise to see the drawing of metals, or the casting of great ordnance; how the lapidaries did work; as also the goldsmiths and cutters of precious stones. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 He is as deliberate as Thomas Hardy, and cultivates the lapidary style. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century Well, Major Hockin," the lapidary answered, "I beg your pardon, if I said harm. Erema — My Father's Sin The first shoot of the rapid is smooth and polished like a gem by the lapidary's art, rounded and smooth as a fragment of torso, and this convex undulation maintains a solid outline. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies In the tiny Gem Room at the end of the corridor are wonders of the lapidary's art—and here is the famous intaglio portrait of Savonarola—but they want better treatment. A Wanderer in Florence He is a lapidary polishing pebbles,—a pretty art, but not vested with the glories of sculpture, nor the mathematical magnitude of architecture. The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan Through the years many English speaking believers in the Word adopted and loved the 'Authorised' version of the New Testament, and surely it includes Phrases of lapidary beauty that have been admired : The first New Testament printed in English He took it as the harbinger of countless agates, and resolved to set up a lapidary, with a tent, or even a shop, perhaps—not to pay, but to be advertised, and catch distinguished visitors. Erema — My Father's Sin He doubted no more when the lapidary laid his ring in the scales against another of the same size and make, and pointed to the inequality of the balance. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales While the façade of S. Lorenzo is still neglected and the cornice of Brunelleschi's dome is still unfinished, this lapidary's show-room is being completed at a cost of millions of lire. A Wanderer in Florence Rome is preëminently the city of monuments and inscriptions, and the lapidary style is the one most familiar to her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 Oh, look here, my friend," said Malicorne to the lapidary, "your child is dead; it is unfortunate, but we are all mortal; we cannot help it, nor can you, so there's an end of it. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 "I never overcharge, and I never depart from my figures," the lapidary answered. Erema — My Father's Sin The grey-headed, spectacled lapidary sat at a bench within, sedulously polishing a streaked pebble by the light of a small lamp. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales The Elizabethan age, so splendid in great poetry, was apt to be tortured and affected in what Dr. Johnson called "lapidary inscriptions." The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography She chose the latter; leaning on the arm of her son, and continuing to converse with the wife of the lapidary, she walked in the garden, Louise and Rigolette following at a short distance. Mysteries of Paris, V3 "You will be ashamed of me, doubtless," said the lapidary, bitterly. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 But the lapidary seemed to pay no attention, only to be calling down to some one far below. Erema — My Father's Sin In that piece of lapidary work, "How Sandro Botticelli Saw Simonetta in the Spring," is a bit of heart psychology which, I believe, has never been surpassed in English. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists I think it was said that if you want such a hole bored in a piece of jade now, you must send it to London or Amsterdam where the lapidaries are. Following the Equator, Part 4 Louise Morel, after a rigid examination and autopsy of her child, had been set at liberty; the beautiful features of the daughter of the lapidary expressed a kind of sad and melancholy resignation. Mysteries of Paris, V3 "What do you want?" challenged the lapidary, roughly, disgusted with the rudeness of the two men. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Wait half a minute," said the lapidary; "it is so far opened that the hoop spins round, but it must not be taken off until it cools. Erema — My Father's Sin I thought that here was the most wonderful example of the lapidary's art which I had ever met with, east or west. Tales of Chinatown The lapidary would not look at it; nevertheless, it is the only article of jewellery I possess, and I value it accordingly. Afoot in England "My husband! my poor Morel!" cried the wife of the lapidary, running to join Louise. Mysteries of Paris, V3 Stupefied by surprise, she looked alternately at the lapidary, his wife, and the bailiffs. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 And so was Lockwood, the lapidary, famous as a designer of medals and seals; and many more such oddities. Felix O'Day A finer exhibition of the lapidary's skill than has yet been furnished by the Stone Age of either continent. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel Take the ring to a lapidary; but don't let him cut it. The Blind Spot "Come!" cried the doctor, with a lively anxiety, for the instantaneous cure of the lapidary might depend upon this first impression. Mysteries of Paris, V3 An instant after, the lapidary's daughter was in her father's arms. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Pliny's injunction to lapidaries to spare the smooth surface of emeralds seems to have been forgotten when this ring was fashioned. St. Elmo Ah! you thought I had heard nothing of those famous lapidaries in St. Germain, who cut diamonds from glass, and cook up in their laboratories the rarest jewels! Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends I have taken that jewel to the greatest lapidaries and they have one and all been startled. The Blind Spot Louise, trembling with emotion, with difficulty restrained her tears, while the doctor, recommending her, by a sign, to remain silent, watched attentively the smallest movements of the lapidary's countenance. Mysteries of Paris, V3 The lapidary believed himself under the influence of a dream. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Accordingly they went and brought him and set him before the Sovran who asked him, "O man, art thou a lapidary?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 In fact, because of this concise, lapidary style, his commentaries called into existence other commentaries, which set out to interpret his ideas, - and frequently found ideas that did not belong there. Rashi Fitzhugh would stand over the lapidary and see this added, and bring it back. The Caged Lion Without replying to the encomiums of the abbé he hastened to give him in treasury bonds the considerable sum necessary for the establishment of this institution and for the annuity of Morel the lapidary. Mysteries of Paris, V3 Louise, the lapidary's daughter, was possessed of remarkable loveliness; tall and graceful, she resembled the classic Juno for regularity of features, and the huntress Diana for the finish of her tall figure. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Even in the Schools these scraps of Greek lapidary's work seem beautiful to us, in their sober and cheerful acceptance of life and death. Oxford The king on hearing this was delighted, although his suspicions were not satisfied; and, having bestowed a robe of honour upon the lapidary, dismissed him. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance A bell rung by the opening of a glass door, on the third story where the lapidary lived warned the residents on that and the fourth floors when a visitor was coming to them. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Let his rage be imagined at being forced to dispose so liberally of his fortune in favor of a class whom he had so unmercifully persecuted in the person of Morel the lapidary. Mysteries of Paris, V3 "Come, march, old fellow!" said he, beginning to descend the stair, and making a sign to the lapidary to follow. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath.' Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood In the latter city, the Regio Herculanensium, or Quarter of the Herculaneans, an inscription marked on several lapidary monuments, indicates the part devoted to the population driven from the doomed city. Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. The grocer's family, kitchen, and counter-jumpers occupied the first floor and the entresol; the landlord inhabited the second floor; and the third had been let for twenty years past to a lapidary. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life The idiot's curiosity was excited by the haste with which the two bailiffs approached the lapidary, who would not part with the body of his infant. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 "True, true," replied the lapidary, "each in turn, that is but fair!" Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Taking advantage of a moment when none belonging to him were observing his actions, the lapidary cautiously left the room. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Here the poor lapidary brushed the tears from his eyes. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 "Does Jerome Morel, working lapidary, live in this house?" Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 "Morel, the lapidary!" resumed the portress, quite surprised; "he is as gentle as a lamb, and incapable of—" "Does Jerome Morel live here or not?" Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 The surprised lapidary rose and opened the door. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 |
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