Shakespeare and Precious Stones
Diana. O behold this ring
Whose high respect and rich validity Did lack a parallel; yet for all that He gave it to a commoner of the camp, If I be one.
Count. He blushes, and 'tis it:
Of six preceding ancestors, that gem, Conferr'd by testament to the sequent issue, Hath it been owned and worn.
All's Well That Ends Well, Act v, sc. 3, l. 191-198. "Comedies," p. 253, col. A, lines 1-8.
My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats and my daughter! A sealed bag, two sealed bags of ducats, Of double ducats, stolen from me by my daughter! And jewels, two stones, two rich and precious stones, Stolen by my daughter! Justice! find the girl; She hath the stones upon her, and the ducats.
Merchant of Venice, Act ii, sc. 8, l. 15-22. "Comedies," p. 171, col. B, lines 23-30.
I woula my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear!
Merchant of Venice, Act iii, sc. 1, l. 92. "Comedies," p. 173, col. B, lines 1, 2.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
As You Like It, Act ii, sc. 1, l. 13-15. " Comedies," p. 190, col. A, lines 10 12. 98
