"About thy neck a carcanet is bound, Made of the ruby, pearl and diämond: A golden ring that shines upon thy thumb: Ab…"

"When your spirit no longer shines, you crave gems."

"An emerald is as green as grass; A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven; A lies in the mud.A diamon…"

"Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels, All scattered in the bottom of the sea. Some lay in dead men’s skulls, and in th…"

"My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats an…"

"Why there, there, there, there! A diamond gone cost me two thousand ducats in Frankfort! The curse never fell upon ou…"

"Any life form in any realm – mineral, vegetable, animal, or human – can be said to undergo “enlightenment.” It is, ho…"

"“The emerald is a natural emerald, which makes it slightly more valuable than an artificial one.” “How do you know?” …"

"Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up …"

"I come from the elfin king’s demesne With chrysolite, hyacinth, tourmaline; I have emeralds here of living green; I h…"