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Shakespeare and Precious Stones - Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Sto by George Frederick Kunz
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I must go seek some dewdrops here
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.
_Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act ii, sc. 1, l. 15.
"Comedies", p. 148, col. A, line 38.

PEARLS

That same dew, which sometime in the buds
Was wont to swell like round and orient pearls.
_Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act iv, sc. 1, l. 57.
"Comedies", p. 157, col. B, lines 9, 10.

PEARLS

Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house; as
your pearl in your foul oyster.
_As You Like It_, Act v, sc. 4, l. 63.
"Comedies", p. 206, col. A, line 12.

PEARLS

Their harness studded all with gold and pearl.
_Taming of the Shrew_, Introd., sc. 2, l. 44.