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

That sweet coral mouth Whose precious taste her thirsty lips well knew. "Venus and Adonis", l. 542.
D iv, l. 20, 21.

CORAL

Her alabaster skin, Her coral lips, her snow white dimpled chin. "Lucrece", l. 420.
D 3, l. 7.

CORAL

Like ivory conduits coral cisterns filling. Idem, l. 1234.
I 2, verso, l. 2.

CORAL

Coral is far more red than her lips' red. Sonnet CXXX, l. 2.
H 4,1. 2.

CORAL

A belt of straw and ivy buds. With coral clasps and amber studs. "Passionate Pilgrim", 1. 366. D 4, verso, l. 1, 2. [33]

[33] References are here given to the original editions of "Venus and Adonis", 1593 (unique copy in the Malone Collection in the Bodleian Library, Oxford); "Lucrece", 1594; "Passionate Pilgrim", 1599, and Sonnets, 1609. As there is no continuous pagination, the letters and numbers refer to the page signatures and to the line of the page.