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  • KRISTOPHER DUKES is wanting Rimowa special-edition "Topas" suitcase.

    The Latest Scoop from StyleBakery.com 2010

  • The new Mayor, Luis Villareal, was installed Friday and already what we called "The Mother of All Topas" has been removed and smoothed out so that the main SMA street on the road to Celaya is now much more navigable.

    No more Mother of All Topas! 2003

  • Topas, do not think I am mad: they have laid me here in hideous darkness.

    Twelfth Night; or, What You Will 2004

  • The two next the tryumph did beare in their handes, two vesselles of an olde fashion, of the Topas of Arabia, of a bright golden collour, gratefull to _Lucina_, and to the which, the waues will be calme: slender at the bottom, bigge swelling in the belly, and lessening small vp towardes the

    Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna

  • The bodie of this vessell was all run ouer with a Vine, the stringes and vaines whereof, and small curling twists, were of Topas, farre better then is founde in the Ilande Ophiadis, the leaues of fine smaragd, and the braunches of Amethist, to the sight most beautifull, and to the vnderstanding woonderfull contemplable.

    Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna

  • Topas of an auncient forme, the bowle whereof in the bottome was broad, and swelling out with rigges in the opening, rarely bewtified with a coronice, and put vnder with another.

    Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna

  • A certaine great Sultan of Persia called _Ribuska_, entertaynes in loue the Lady _Selamour_, sent her this triquet reuest pitiously bemoaning his estate, all set in merquetry with letters of blew Saphire and Topas artificially cut and entermingled.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • Miss Topas switched on the light in the passage, shut the front door and led the way to her sitting-room.

    Laurels are Poison Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1942

  • Miss Topas put the car in reverse, and, thankful that she had come, comparatively speaking, so short a distance off the main thoroughfare, backed carefully, sounding her horn.

    Laurels are Poison Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1942

  • Miss Topas took her feet down and put slippers on them, hitched her chair closer to the fire, flung away the stub of her cigarette and observed:

    Laurels are Poison Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1942

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