OPAL
CLOWN: “_Now, the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy
doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal._”
(Twelfth Night, Act II, Sc. 4.)
PEARL
ARIEL: “_Those are pearls that were his eyes._” (See CORAL.)
(Tempest, Act I, Sc. 1.)
MACDUFF: “_I see thee encompass’d with thy kingdom’s pearl
That speak my salutation in their minds._”
(Macbeth, Act V, Sc. 8.)
CONSTANCE: “_Those heaven-moving pearls._” (See CRYSTAL.)
(King John, Act II, Sc. 1.)
OTHELLO: ... “_Of one whose hand,
Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away
Richer than all his tribe._”
(Othello, Act V, Sc. 2.)
KING: “_Hamlet, this pearl is thine:
Here’s to thy health._”
(Hamlet, Act V, Sc. 2.)
LEAR: “_As pearls from diamonds dropped._” (See #DIAMOND:DIAMOND.)
(King Lear, Act IV, Sc. 3.)
QUICKLY: “_Like sapphire, pearl and rich embroidery._” (See EMERALD.)
(Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V, Sc. 5.)
VALENTINE: “_And I, as rich in having such a jewel
As twenty seas, if all their sand were pearl,
The water nectar and the rocks pure gold._”
(Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, Sc. 4.)
PROTEUS: “_A sea of melting pearl which some call tears._”
(Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act III, Sc. 1.)
PROTEUS: “_But pearls are fair: and the old saying is,
Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies’ eyes._”
JULIA (aside): “_’Tis true: such pearls as put out ladies’ eyes:
For I had rather wink than look on them._”
(Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act V, Sc. 2.)
LORD: “_Or wilt thou ride? thy horses shall be trapped,
Their harness studded all with gold and pearl._”
(Taming of the Shrew, Induction, Sc. 2.)
GREMIO: “_In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns:
.... Fine linen, Turkey cushions bossed with pearl._”
(Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Sc. 1.)
TRANIO: “_Why, sir, what ’cerns it you if I wear pearl and gold?_”
(Taming of the Shrew, Act V, Sc. 1.)
TOUCHSTONE: “_Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a rich house:
as your pearl in your foul oyster._”
(As You Like It, Act V, Sc. 4.)
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