Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. (1874)
Dieulafait, Louis, b. 1830, Sanford, Fanchon, tr · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and Company · leaf 84
discovery acted like a curse; and tothe bitter sorrows of persecution were added thehorrors of earthquake and drought. It seemed asif the genii, says Emmanuel, guardians of thetreasure, were indignant at the presumption ofman, and tried by every means to prevent the dis-persion of the buried… … DIAMOND MINES OF BRAZIL. 65 diverted to diamond finding; care was taken evento examine the crops of all kinds of killed fowls,for diamonds had been found in this way; a negrofound a gem of five carats adhering to a cabbagewhich he had plucked for his dinner. As the search became organized, the…
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