Repeating it like a student telling himself that the jewel is in the lotus he sank into nirvana.

Although its function is unknown, it has been often suggested that the jewel was one of the æstels — pointers for reading — that Alfred ordered sent to every bishopric accompanying a copy of his translation of the Pastoral Care.

A gemstone or gem ( also called a precious or semi-precious stone, a fine gem, or jewel ) is a piece of mineral, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.

The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicized from the Old French " jouel ", and beyond that, to the Latin word " jocale ", meaning plaything.

* The Preakness Stakes is run, second jewel in the triple crown of horse racing.

After a suspenseful scene in the well where the jewel is hidden, they succeed and escape to Holland where they try to sell it to a Jewish diamond merchant named Crispin Aldobrand.

This research became the science of particle physics, the crown jewel of which is the standard model of particle physics which describes the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces.

The background of the painting is depicted in lighter jewel tones dissected with linear black ink.

In the opinion of Piat, however, Offenbach's Orphée is, like most of his major operettas, a bijou ( jewel ) that only snobs will fail to appreciate.

This is a little jewel of history and art for a café open for almost two centuries.

Facing the ribbon and the paper is a small guide plate ( often made of an artificial jewel such as sapphire or ruby ) pierced with holes to serve as guides for the pins.

The theme of " Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations " is symbolized by the Vulcans in a Kol-Ut-Shan, represented as a pendant of yellow and white gold with a circle and triangle resting upon each other, and adorned with a white jewel in the center.

The Hope Diamond is the most popular jewel on display and the collection's centerpiece.

In 2005, the Smithsonian published a year-long computer-aided geometry research which officially acknowledged that the Hope Diamond is, in fact, part of the stolen French Blue crown jewel.

There are also two different packaging editions for retail, one being in a 4-disc sized jewel case with a simple white cover and the Love Symbol in a colored circle ; the other is all four discs in a round translucent snap jewel case.

In the same book it is revealed that the demon can inhabit either the black sword or the black jewel, the jewel which was once embedded in the skull of Dorian Hawkmoon.

Susan possesses a small tear-shaped jewel held in a bracelet: unknown to her, this is the Weirdstone of the title.

The course, which is considered to be the jewel of Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, has hosted a number of national tournaments, including the 1997 Nike Tour championship, the 1998 LPGA Tournament of Champions, and the 2000 NCAA Men's Division 1 National Championship.

Corte Madera is tucked away in the green Marin countryside, and is known as " The hidden jewel of Marin ".

* Amusing story about Emperor Bokassa's " crown jewel "

A song about Tacoma, " Thrice All American ", by American singer-songwriter and former resident Neko Case, describes it as " a dusty old jewel in the South Puget Sound / where the factories churn / and the timber's all cut down ".

The film, a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of Crete, based upon a suspense novel by Mary Stewart.

On seeing this jewel, the French soldier who was about to kill him changed his mind, deciding that this man could be worth more alive than dead.

The film is about a jewel heist and its aftermath.

Robert E. Howard wrote a short story entitled " The Fire of Asshurbanipal " ( sic ), first published in the December 1936 issue of Weird Tales magazine, about an " accursed jewel belonging to a king of long ago, whom the Grecians called Sardanapalus and the Semitic peoples Asshurbanipal ".

Watson arrives at 221B Baker Street to find Holmes in bed at seven in the evening while Billy the page explains that Holmes has been hot on the trail of a missing jewel, a Crown diamond no less, worth about £ 100, 000.

The folklore professor tells Alex about the jewel, the djinn and its evil history.

When the city suffers from a dangerous set of crimes by a gang of jewel thieves, the Metropolitan Police Academy graduates are brought in to do something about it.

Some of van Rensselaer's success as a jewel merchant came about due to trade made possible by the Dutch East India Company.

: Cartoons from the next to last page of The Saturday Evening Post, in which Hazel, a slightly dimmed jewel of a domestic, puts her employers and their friends through their paces with no hesitation about taking the center of the stage.

The medieval theologian and philosopher Albert the Great wrote about it in 1250: The orphan is a jewel in the crown of the Roman emperor.

Besides some literary cameos in renowned movies ( an example of which is Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief, at the start of which an issue of Paris Herald-Tribune is shown in close-up to highlight a column bylined by Buchwald about jewel thefts on the French Riviera setting up the plot ) Buchwald also participated to the English dialogues of Jacques Tati's Play Time.

In her book Eucharist: true jewel of eucharistic spirituality Maria Candida of the Eucharist ( who was beatified by Pope John Paul II ) wrote about her own personal experiences and reflections on eucharistic meditation.

The film is about a group of criminals who committed a jewel robbery and put their money in an old house over a railway leading to the English Channel, the film's title being derived from the house's street number.

Trademarks of dollar watches were their simple, rugged design, movement ( usually with a pin-pallet escapement, although sometimes with duplex escapements ) which has either no jewels or just one jewel, width of about eighteen size ( two inches ), and sale price of about a dollar from 1892 until the mid 1950s.

Similarly, in her book Eucharist: true jewel of eucharistic spirituality Maria Candida of the Eucharist ( who was beatified by Pope John Paul II ) wrote about her own personal experiences and reflections on eucharistic meditation.

His friend Jo approaches Tony about another jewel heist in which they and Mario would stealthily cut the glass on a Parisian jeweler's front window and grab some gems.

Unfortunately the boys are captured before they can tell any one, but luckily the jewel thief likes to brag so he tells them all about how the gang has used the freeze ray guns to stun security guards and steal the jewels.

The comments made about the suggestiveness of people prompted him tell Carol that the jewel was loose and fix it back into place when, in fact, he was taking it from her.

A meticulous plan is put in place, but there are obstacles: the driver of the getaway car identified in an identity parade and arrested ( but refuses to name accomplices to police ); gang member Robinson ( Frank Finlay ) has to be broken out of prison ; and Inspector George Langdon ( James Booth ) is hot on the trail of the jewel robbers, and finds out through informers about plans for an even bigger heist.

The film was " conceived as a sophisticated comedy about a charming, urbane jewel thief, Sir Charles Lytton " ( played by Niven ); Peter Ustinov was " originally cast as Clouseau, with Ava Gardner as his faithless wife in league with Lytton.

Sam asks Korda about a man who deals in stolen jewellery, because Sam suspects that some of the dealer's jewels came from Korda, who is a professional jewel thief.