Gems

Examples

• The art of manufacturing gems synthetically, that is, by the combination of chemical elements present in the real stone, has reached a high degree of success. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The cold hoar frost glistened on the tombstones, and sparkled like rows of gems, among the stone carvings of the old church. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Where are the gems? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Men made perilous journies to possess themselves of earth's splendid trifles, gems and gold. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• No, only the trade of cutting gems and shaping mirrors. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I have lost my honour, my gems, and my son in one night. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Not if she were dressed in gems. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It must have been he who wore those boots and retained the missing gems. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• At one side of the coronet was a cracked edge, where a corner holding three gems had been torn away. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I shall never let it drop until the gems are found--never, Mary! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• He sees her dress, her gems, and her steed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• His collection contained many unique gems, both classical and Oriental, of the highest value. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Holmes walked over to his desk, took out a little triangular piece of gold with three gems in it, and threw it down upon the table. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The pictures take people’s attention from the gems, and so hurt my business. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The reaction of joy was as passionate as his grief had been, and he hugged his recovered gems to his bosom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• But the gems, Mr. Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• How very beautiful these gems are! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• These locks were braided with gems, and, being worn at full length, intimated the noble birth and free-born condition of the maiden. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• What did they say, then, of the disappearance of these gems? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The world wore a North Pole colouring; all its lights and tints looked like the _reflets_[A] of white, or violet, or pale green gems. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• LAMBETH--Shortly before the closing of the court, Mr. Septimus Luker, the well-known dealer in ancient gems, carvings, intagli, &c. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Pearls were the first gems discovered and used as ornaments in prehistoric ages. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Nature provides for the denizens of the deep that make these beautiful gems. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Within lay the body, robed in costly habiliments covered with gold embroidery and starred with scintillating gems. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• My thoughts were gems to enrich the treasure house of man's intellectual possessions; each sentiment was a precious gift I bestowed on them. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• To be distinguished from synthetic gems are reconstructed stones, which (as yet only done with the ruby) are pieces of the natural stone fused together. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The happy do not feel poverty--for delight is as a gold-tissued robe, and crowns them with priceless gems. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Living in the midst of its grandeur are most marvelous and delicate creatures that ceaselessly toil to strew the ocean’s bed with lustrous gems--pearls. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A few days later it happened that several people, calling at the shop to buy gems, chose to purchase pictures instead. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I suppose that is the reason why gems are used as spiritual emblems in the Revelation of St. John. George Eliot. Middlemarch.

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