Shakespeare and Precious Stones / Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from

by George Frederick Kunz

Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels. Richard III, Act i, sc. 4, l. 26.
"Histories", p. 180, col. A, line 12.

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The liquid drops of tears that you have shed Shall come again, transform'd to orient pearl. Richard III, Act iv, sc. 4, l. 322.
"Histories", p. 198, col. A, lines 16, 17.

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Her bed is India; there she lies, a pearl. Troilus and Cressida, Act i, sc. 1, l. 103.
"Histories", page irregularly numbered 79,
col. A, line 8. P. 589 of facsimile.

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She is a pearl Whose price hath launch'd above a thousand ships. Troilus and Cressida, Act ii, sc. 2, l. 81.
Unnumbered page, 596 of facsimile, col. A, line 19.

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I will be bright, and shine in pearl and gold. Titus Andronicus, Act ii, sc. 1, l, 19.
"Tragedies", p. 35, col. B, line 30.

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