prunelles

Vos prunelles ont bu la lumière et la vie; telle une mer sans fond boit l'infini des cieux, car rien ne peut remplir l'abîme de vos yeux, où, comme en un lotus, dort votre âme assouvie.

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

Le propre de certaines prunelles ardentes est de franchir du regard les intervalles et de les supprimer.

On Compromise John Morley 1880

J'ai des onyx semblables aux prunelles d'une morte.

Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde 1877

Take them up with a skimmer, strain their juice, return it to the fire with four ounces of loaf sugar, (cost four cents,) the yellow rind and juice of one lemon, (cost two cents,) and a glass of wine; skim until clear, add the prunelles, and stew again for one hour.

Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six Juliet Corson 1869

Take up the prunelles in a glass dish, cool the syrup a little, and strain it over them.

Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six Juliet Corson 1869

= -- Put a pound of prunelles, (cost fifteen cents,) in enough boiling water to cover them, and stew them gently for one hour.

Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six Juliet Corson 1869