Gorgeous

Examples

• Now the two great fleets closed in a titanic struggle far above the fiendish din of battle in the gorgeous gardens of the therns. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• But in spite of the comical red imps, sparkling elves, and the gorgeous princes and princesses, Jo's pleasure had a drop of bitterness in it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Inured now for so long a time to rooms with bare boards, black benchesdesks, and stoves, the blue saloon seemed to me gorgeous. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Octavian took the hardier west, and consolidated his power; Antony had the more gorgeous east--and Cleopatra. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The farewell banquet was of a gorgeous nature, and wound up his visit in a most brilliant manner. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• There are statues of serpentine marble, gifts of the late Tsar of Russia, whose admiration is also represented by a gorgeous inlaid and enamelled cigar-case. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The combined languages of Earth men hold no words to convey to the mind the gorgeous beauties of the scene. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• It was the one season of the year, and the one weather of the season, in which the heath was gorgeous. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• But now, about our marriage---- And Versailles--the King's Gallery is some such gorgeous room, is it not? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• These were indescribably gorgeous. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The leaves were more gorgeous than ever; the first touch of frost would lay them all low on the ground. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• But what's the use of talking of gorgeous rooms? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• As one man we moved, an irresistible fighting mass, over the bodies of dead and dying foes toward the gorgeous throne of the Martian deity. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The declining sun lighted brilliantly the eastern banks of Korus, the crimson sward, the gorgeous forest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• This the famed gondola and this the gorgeous gondolier! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• She is in a gorgeous oriental costume; the black braided locks are twined with innumerable jewels; her dress is covered over with gold piastres. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• They were looking at some Indian silk shirts, gorgeous and sensual in themselves, their shape, their almost corrupt gorgeousness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The great variety of elaborate designs of delicate tracery in silk, rich patterns in brocades, and gorgeous figures in carpets, attest the value of Jacquard’s important step in this art. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Its altar, like that of all the Greek churches, is a lofty screen that extends clear across the chapel, and is gorgeous with gilding and pictures. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Kantos Kan led me to one of these gorgeous eating places where we were served entirely by mechanical apparatus. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• I growled out my curses on the monster sitting opposite us on the gorgeous throne. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Another gorgeous dinner awaits them on their return to the Veneering halls, and Lady Tippins awaits them, and Boots and Brewer await them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He came in gorgeous array, with plumed cap, red cloak, chestnut lovelocks, a guitar, and the boots, of course. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• As far as the eye could reach gorgeous forest and crimson sward skirted a silent sea, and about all towered the brilliant monster guardian cliffs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• So also in invention is its warp and woof made up of a multitude of little threads behind the gorgeous patterns of meteoric genius. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Let a man jump in, and instantly he is cased in an armor more gorgeous than ever kingly Crusader wore. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The dripping leaves and branches, and the moist petals of gorgeous flowers glistened in the splendor of the returning day. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Massive gates gave egress upon a small plain, surrounded by the same gorgeous forests that I had seen at the foot of the Golden Cliffs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Very gorgeous seemed the effect of the whole to me, as I well remember. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Where, even in the gorgeous East, will you see such splendor? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.

Typist: Stacey