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I know not whether the damascenes, or the reverence and indistinct fear for this old man produced the greatest effect on my memory.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

A. Listen—There came up to me, While still within th' arena's spacious bounds, One of my rivals, bringing me a crown— A ripe revolving crown of damascenes.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

And many writers speak of them, and Hipponax says— I have a garland of damascenes and mint.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

B. Oh Hercules! and were the damascenes ripe?

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us