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The cornice, the bed-head, the pedestals and pillars supporting the cornice were all richly carved.— Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today
Yes, the cornice was there!— The Adventures of Akbar
[335] "Around the exterior of the Dewan Khafs (a building of Shah Allum's) in the cornice are the following lines in letters of gold upon a ground of white marble -- '_If there be a paradise upon earth, it is this, it is this.'"— The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes
Sometimes this cornice has been abraded by the weather, and fallen away; in which case these cave-dwellings can be reached only by a ladder.— Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
On the south side of the cornice are angels, the hart -- badge of Richard II., the martyrdom of St. Alban, Time the reaper, and the seasons; on the north the months of the year are represented.— Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey
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