stones

• “Some signs of adoration are at this day paid to such stones, in the Scottish Western Isles; they are called _bowing stones_.”

  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 394, October 17, 1829

• “Now, just as salt and sugar have properties, so have all _precious stones_, and while, as was the case with salt and sugar, many precious stones have properties in common, yet each has also some properties which are distinctive, and which can be relied upon as differentiating the particular stone from other stones.”

  A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public

• “(skins) of the coffee berries from those found in the liquor made from the beans themselves, which he calls the stones of the coffee fruit.”

  All About Coffee

• “The main task of the POWs in this camp was to pick rocks and stones from a vast area of old dried river-bottom land near the camp so that the land could be made ready to plant sugar cane.”

  The Story of the Taiwan POW's

• “The name of him on the pile of stones is Uk, the name of his mate, Ala; and of those at his right and left, Ok and Un. Uk:”

  THE FIRST POET

• “Into this, as it gained strength, he placed many stones from a convenient pile, each fire-blackened in token that it had been similarly used many times.”

  CHAPTER XIII

• “He wrapped the pigeon in green leaves, and, surrounding it with the hot stones from the fire, covered pigeon and stones with earth.”

  CHAPTER XIII

• “When Jesus Christ spoke of throwing stones is for the sinless …”

  Think Progress » Conservative Catholic League President Bill Donohue Defends Beck: Many Of His Critics Are ‘Phonies’

• “The beauty and indescribable colors of the countryside, shopping at outdoor markets, spending hours over lunch and a bottle of wine in the company of friends, and touching those old, old stones is a joyful part of my life.”

  lumiere - French Word-A-Day

• “The Church is built from rough mountain stones and has the kind of clear, projecting acoustics that simulate mountains echoing up to the heavens.”

  The Huffington Post: Laurence Vittes: The Musical Beauty of Zakopane

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