Gorgeous were the lilies of France, and for centuries had the privilege to spread their beauty over land and sea, until, in another century, the wrath of God and man combined to wither them; but well Joanna knew, early at Domrémy she had read that bitter truth, that the lilies of France would decorate no garland for her.

The ladies had now arranged themselves in tiers, one above the other, and most gorgeous was the sight.

" But the most gorgeous of all flowering trees, as distinguished from creepers, is the sea-loving pohutu kawa.

His dress was as rich as barbaric taste could make it,for the more barbarous the age, the more gorgeous is the attire of great dignitaries.

The display of uniforms, medals and decorations was dazzling, while the decorations of the hall were as gorgeous as splendour-loving Orientals could devise.

When you see everybody wearing clothes that are more gorgeous than yours, and diamonds bigger, and limousines longer and blacker and quieter, it gives you a kind of fever.