The first woman was heaven-born: vast was the heart whence gushed the well-spring of the blood of nations; and grand the undegenerate head where rested the consort-crown of creation.'...

Come I as consort hither?

London Compared with Krishna's life among the cowherds, his adventures as a prince were only scantily illustrated in Indian paintinghis consort Rukmini being totally eclipsed in courtly favour by the adored cowgirl, Radha.

" They saw his ship and her small consort sweep undestroyed over the dead-line, the Brooklyn follow with hers, the Mobile gunboats rake the four with a fire they could not return, and behind them Fort Morgan and the other ships rend and shatter each other, shroud the air with smoke and thresh the waters white with shot and shell, shrapnel, canister and grape.