The fireplace, where she had expected the ample width and ponderous carving of former times, was contracted to a Rumford, with slabs of plain though handsome marble, and ornaments over it of the prettiest English china.
Here, a little in advance, ever and again with his head to the ground listening, his great arms bare, pieces of eight in his ears as ornaments, is the handsome Italian Cecco, who cut his name in letters of blood on the back of the governor of the prison at Gao.
Every year, families across the US and the UK hang up quirky little pickle-shaped ornaments when it comes time to trim their Christmas trees.
It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea, that clenches a writer's meaning: ,,; as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; ,,; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere showy, unsubstantial ornaments.
I took the large ornaments off next.
In ancient times, jade was only used for personal ornaments.
Within hours, and over the course of three weeks in February and March 2014, she issued a series of cheques—splashing out on perfumes, jewellery, clothes and ornaments to celebrate her good fortune.
You see the irony in guitars used as ornaments Anyone who struggles with gathering enough money for gear like I do will feel the pain of seeing a guitar hung on a wall with no intention of ever using it to play something.
Ethnic Clothing and Silver Ornaments Entitled "Silver Art-Costumes of China's Ethnic Minorities" ,the exhibition features over 100 pieces of clothing and silver ornaments, including those of southern ethnic groups such as the Miao and the Zhuang,and those of northern ethnic groups such as the Mongol and the Uygur.
Women's long hair had to be put in a knot type bun thing that the Chinese called a topknot that was held in place by hair pins and other fancy hair ornaments.
Styles have ranged from straight hair (Zhang Lihua), curly hair (Zhao Hede), ornate hairdos (Zhao Feiyan) to hair that is gathered up on top of the head and decorated with various ornaments.
Besides meat and fish, people also start to purchase cigarettes, wines, fruits, gifts and festive ornaments on the day.
shall I grow faster here, and keep on all these ornaments summer and winter?
I took the large ornaments off next.
Catherine though she must use her new things, and as she had no lack in the kitchen already without these, she knocked the bottom out of every pot, and set them all as ornaments on the paling which went round about the house.
So the man went, and when he came to the palace, the castle had become much larger, and had a great tower and magnificent ornaments, and the sentinel was standing before the door, and there were numbers of soldiers with kettle-drums and trumpets.
Then she took a skull with grinning teeth, put some ornaments on it and a wreath of flowers, carried it upstairs to the garret-window, and let it look out from thence.
The slaves polished the old shields that served as ornaments; cushions were placed on the seats, and dry wood laid on the fireplaces in the centre of the hall, so that the flames might be fanned up at a moment's notice.
" Then he comforted her, and showed her how to place her little foot on the carved edge and gilt-leaf ornaments of the table.
shall I grow faster here, and keep on all these ornaments summer and winter?
