24 Metaphors for jewel

The jewels she wore were evidence, and Linforth began to speculate which of the party was her husband.

Or were I in the wildest waste, Sae black and bare, sae black and bare, The desert were a paradise If thou wert there, if thou wert there; Or were I monarch of the globe, Wi' thee to reign, wi' thee to reign, The brightest jewel in my crown Wad be my queen, wad be my queen.

My jewels are, my glorious dress, Wherein before my God I'll stand When I shall reach the heavenly land.

Richest jewels are her earrings, If a thief comes, he will take them, If they're lost, who'll find them ever? RACHEL (taking off an earring).

His jewels were the wonder of the world, and one of the legends says that he inherited them from the gods.

A jewel, now in the museum at Oxford, undoubtedly made by command of, and worn by Alfred the Great, is an existing witness of the height to which the art was carried.

These jewels were chiefly pearls, brilliants, rubies and emeralds.

Any other jewel would have been a useless ornament, these pearls would be the fitting symbol of her youth.

Women whose costly jewels and magnificent robes were the livery of sin, the outside garnishing of moral death; the flush upon whose cheek, was not the flush of happiness, and the light in their eyes was not the sparkle of innocent joy,women whose laughter was sadder than their tears, and who were dead while they lived.

Our jewel, as freemen, is the right of self-government; the form of government is a mere conveniencea machine, which may be dismembered, destroyed, remodelled a thousand times, without detriment to the great principle of which it is the outward sign.

He gathered from the remarks of those about him that her jewels were a regular feature upon the first nights of new plays.

Those glittering jewels sparkled in constellations, six or more at a time, and there was never a minute without the glint of them.

He saw that the actual crimes were not the only evils: that stolen jewels and poisoned wine and obscene pictures were merely the symptoms; that the disease was the complete dependence upon jewels and wine and pictures.

Many, however, asserted, that her jewels were glass; her gold, tinsel, and her glittering ornaments, beads sewed upon pasteboard.

Women whose costly jewels and magnificent robes were the livery of sin, the outside garnishing of moral death; the flush upon whose cheek, was not the flush of happiness, and the light in their eyes was not the sparkle of innocent joy,women whose laughter was sadder than their tears, and who were dead while they lived.

No, believe me, dearest Katy, the true jewel of life is a spirit that can rule itself, that can subject even the strongest, dearest impulses to reason and duty.

"These jewels are a passion with him; he worships them; he never has parted with them, even for a day; where he goes, they have gone.

Now the jewel has been the pattern young lady's mother's; and here comes an opening for that appeal to the filial love of Frenchmen which is never touched in vain.

Thus he scorned it, and the most beautiful jewel of his collection was a remarkable staphylin from New Zealand.

Jewels are baubles; 'tis a sin To care for such unfruitful things; One good-sized diamond in a pin, Some, not so large, in rings, A ruby, and a pearl, or so, Will do for me;I laugh at show.

Thirteen's crest-jewel was an old roan Jezebel that smothered with hatred at the approach of the least or greatest of her slaves.

My jewels are the drops of dew That sparkle on the grass, Or break into a thousand bits When ruthless footsteps pass.

these jewels are so many tokens of thy pale but happy countenance; thou felt a mother's joy at that sacred moment, and could even smile on me!"

thou art precious to my soul, My transport and my trust; Jewels to Thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust.

24 Metaphors for  jewel