35 Metaphors for treasured

My father used to say that the golden treasure at the end of the rainbow in every human life was happiness, and that is something which you cannot buy.

Because this poor Prince of a tiny country does not begrudge the heir to a World-Power his fleet, his army, nor his treasures; but he refuses to yield one treasure to him except at the price of his heart's bloodand that treasure is the hand of Princess Wilhelmine, whom he loves.

His treasure was a collection, locked in a cupboard at home, of eggs, skeletons, butterflies, beetles, and I know not what.

" Hopeful was willing to wait for his fellow-townsmen, but Christian told him that, having entered the mine, they would never come out; and, besides, that treasure is a snare to them that seek it, for it hindereth their pilgrimage.

At a corner of a street, some rich men had got together and left unguarded all the gold, diamonds, and rubies of the East; but when you came near you saw that this treasure was only a gathering of goldfish in glass globesyellow, white, and red fish, with from three to five forked tails apiece and eyes that bulged far beyond their heads.

If there be truth in tears, in prayers of penitence that fall from him who stand upon the borders of eternitywho can gain nothing by hypocrisy, and may lose by it the priceless treasure of an immortal soulif serenity and joy are signs of a repentance spoken, a forgiveness felt, then Heaven had assuredly been merciful with the culprit, and had remitted his offences, as Heaven can, and will, remit the vilest.

"What a heavenly treasure is imagination," I exclaimed.

The chief treasure is the very ancient gold statue of St. Foy (Sancta Fides) virgin and martyr, the patron saint of Conques.

One treasure alone remained, the cross which her mother had given her on her death-bed.

The Christian's treasure is the current coin of eternity.

But if the imperial treasure was a matter of indifference to us, it did not seem to be so to Faruskiar.

"Where your treasure is": twelve Masonic plays.

Treasure was their quest.

"I repeat," he interrupts vehemently, "that the treasures stored here are the price of my invention.

Our greatest heart-treasure is a knowledge that there is in creation an individual to whom our existence is necessarysome one who is part of our life as we are part of theirs, some one in whose life we feel assured our death would leave a gap for a day or two.

"Your ill-gotten treasure is gonewhither, you will never know.

The chief archaeological treasure, however, of Lescure is a church on a little hill above the village, and overlooking the Tarn.

The best treasure of the church is, however, the great spoilt Rood, with figures of our Lady and St John, upon the outside of the west wall of the Saxon nave, to preserve which, in the fifteenth century, the western chamber was built.

The particular treasure of the church is the extremely ornate chapel of the Virgin, containing a picture of the Virgin displayed once a year on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25th, in the painting of which the Virgin herself took part, descending from heaven for that purpose.

Then I wandered, sad and lone, Where I'd once a flock to feed; All the treasure now my own Was my simple pipe of reed.

The dearest treasure of my childhood was a tiny gold locket, shaped, and even engraved, like a watch.

Her wealth brought her no comfort, her only treasures were the two portraits left in her charge.

All this treasure Sir Launcelot divided among those ladies who were prisoners, and a share of the treasure he gave to the damsel Croisette, because that they two were such good friends and because Croisette had brought him thither to that adventure, and thereof Croisette was very glad.

The chief treasures are the Titians, the Giorgiones, the Mantegnas, the Carpaccio, and the Bellini allegory.

By tacit consent the treasure had long been a forbidden subject, and even when the news of Selina's promissory note reached Dialstone Lane he had refused to discuss it.

35 Metaphors for  treasured