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«And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.»
«And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.»
«And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.»
«He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.»
«And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: / And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.»
Author: Bible
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arrayed, colour, decked, filthiness, forehead, golden cup, harlots, mother Earth, pearls, precious stones, purple, scarlet
«And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, / And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, / And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, / Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, / Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.»
«Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.»
«But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? / Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.»
«Don't order any black things. Rejoice in his memory; and be radiant: leave grief to the children. Wear violet and purple. Be patient with the poor people who will snivel: they don't know; and they think they will live for ever, which makes death a division instead of a bond.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
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Black Death, bond, division, purple, radiant, snivel, sniveling, violet, violets