"Conserves" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of the people. The Church is Brahmanic, contemplating only its own navel. Its influence is specially restrictive in Rome, because it is also the State there. It restrains not only trade, but education; it conserves exploded ideas and usages; it prefers not to grow, and ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. IV, No. 22, Aug., 1859 • Various
... periods, with each its chants and ritual of observances,—with the preparation for meals, and the clearing away thereafter,—with the care of the chapel, shrine, sacred gifts, drapery, and ornaments,—with embroidering altar-cloths and making sacred tapers,—with preparing conserves of rose-leaves and curious spiceries,—with mixing drugs for the sick,—with all those mutual offices and services to each other which their relations in one family gave rise to,—and with divers feminine gossipries and harmless chatterings and cooings, one can ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 44, June, 1861 • Various
... Anthony, for thy honey'd tongue Washed in a syrup of sweet conserves[109], Driveth confused thoughts through Sylla's mind: Therefore suffice thee, I may nor will not hear. So farewell, Anthony; honour calls me hence: Sylla will fight ...
— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VII (4th edition) • Various
... as of hellebore, bugloss, tamarisk, &c. Syrups of borage, bugloss, hops, epithyme, endive, succory, &c. or consisting. Conserves of violets, maidenhair, borage, bugloss, roses, &c. Confections; treacle, mithridate, eclegms ...
— The Anatomy of Melancholy • Democritus Junior
... Napoleon et le roi Louis d'apres les documents conserves aux archives nationales. ...
— History of Holland • George Edmundson |
