Caplan, the place where the rubies, sapphires and spinels are found, is six days journey from Ava in the kingdom of Pegu.
Twenty-four gold chains hang from the lower border of the crown, concluding in pyriform sapphires of large size.
When she renewed her attendance at the Imperial College the third finger of her left hand was adorned with a very fine old ring with dark blue sapphires that had once belonged to a great-aunt of Manning's.
We saw two goodly gowns, which were as heavy as a man could easily carry, all set with pearls over and over; the guards or borders round about them were garnished with sapphires and other good stones abundantly.
Her eyes aresapphires set in snow, Resembling heaven by every wink; The gods do fear whenas they glow, And I do tremble when I think Heigh ho, would she were mine!
That land to human spirits given, The lowermost vales of the storied heaven; From thence they can view the world below, And heaven's blue gates with sapphires glow, More glory yet unmeet to know.
Mooni HE that is by Mooni now Sees the water-sapphires gleaming Where the River Spirit, dreaming, Sleeps by fall and fountain streaming Under lute of leaf and bough!
And beautiful, wondrously, incredibly beautiful it was--an immense bubble of froth of molten sapphires and turquoises.
Over all flickered the wavering shimmer of opal and blood-stones, mingling with the violet, lilac, and purple rays of sapphires and amethysts.
Her large, sky-blue eyes, reflected the objects in the room and shone like sapphires when they caught the sunlight that beamed in, from the outside.
Above the band are eight sapphires surmounted by eight diamonds, between which are eight festoons consisting of one hundred and forty-eight diamonds.
Above and below the seven sapphires are fourteen diamonds, and around the eight emeralds one hundred and twenty-eight diamonds.
Between the emeralds and sapphires are sixteen trefoil ornaments, containing one hundred and sixty diamonds.
At the back is a sapphire of smaller size, and six other sapphires (three on each side), between which are eight emeralds.
Between the emeralds and sapphires are sixteen ornaments, containing one hundred and sixty diamonds.
Above and below the sapphiresare fourteen diamonds, and around the eight emeralds are one hundred and twenty-eight diamonds.
Blue as sapphires were the eyes of Elaine, and her fair cheek was like that of an apple-blossom.
VIII More Blue assapphires were the eyes of Elaine, and her fair cheek was like that of an apple blossom.
Give it to me, and I will get thee a ring worth wearing,--sapphires or rubies.
I would not part with it for loops and hoops of sapphires and rubies.
The stones are not very fine; I have sapphires of far finer colour.
The statue was dressed like a queen: she wore a golden crown on her head, and upon her body hung golden robes, set with diamonds and emeralds and rubies and sapphires and pearls and all sorts of precious stones.
The sapphires will have to be produced, identified, revalued.
It must have been on the last occasion of her wearing the sapphires in London.
The sapphires thus become loosened and can be readily separated.
The world's supply of sapphires comes chiefly from Siam.
Together with the sapphires occur some rubies, especially in the southern part of the district.
Sapphires have at the present time not over half the value of a ruby of the same size.
Among the Montana sapphires an occasional red stone is found, but they do not have the choicest red color.
These sapphires are well crystallized and are of good average size, though few gems exceed six carats in weight.
The sapphires occur in a sandy clay out of which they are washed.
The Montana sapphires are said to be especially hard.
Sapphires also occur among the rubies of Burmah, but in small numbers.
Such stones are called star or asteriated sapphires or rubies, and are highly prized.
All and each of the letters were actual jewels set in a vitreous substance, like enamel sockets, attached to which are brilliants, pearls, and pear-shaped sapphires hanging from each other in the order mentioned.
The votive crown of the Abbot Theodosius (N2) is of less elaborate workmanship and design; seven of its eight pendants of gold, pearls, and sapphires remain.
He stopped and fumbled in his pockets, producing at last the cross of sapphires and diamonds.
They must be--the sapphires are of a very good colour and the brilliants are large," said Diana, humouring him.
There was a strange old Maltese cross of diamonds and sapphires among them, mounted in silver.
A photograph of My Lady of the Sapphiresis hung immediately opposite to the writing-table in my private office.
First there were great sapphires roughly squared, and two enormous round star rubies: these had formed the eyes of the colossus, which were removed on the morrow of their arrival, the star rubies representing the blood-red pupils.
Sapphires probably," said Leonard to himself: "they generally go together.
Her robe of lace rippled about her little feet, and the band of sapphires which held back her yellow hair were not as blue as her eyes.
She rode a great white horse, and she was robed in cream velvet and white furs, while about her slender waist was a girdle of gold set with sapphires which were as blue as her eyes.
We found footing upon some far land and passed a marvelous white city wherein were buildings with domes of crystal and alabaster, in the latter of which were set windows made of great jewels; sapphires or rubies they seemed to me.
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