relique
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reliques
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The King of Pegu was, however, informed by a crafty minister of the King of Ceylon that only a sham tooth had been destroyed by the Portuguese, and that the real relique was still safe.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
The416 money and the relique arrived in Italy and were intercepted by the partisans of Giuliano della Rovere.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds
The Porte d'Orange, in the Grande Rue, is the only relique left at Carpentras of the ancient city ramparts built in the fourteenth century by Pope Innocent VI.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
He was at length rescued, but lost his sword; which Froissart afterwards saw preserved, as a relique, in the monastery of Honycourt.—Vol.
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Sir Walter Scott
Tha'z mo' suit' for a relique than to live in, especially for Tantine--ha, ha!--tha'z auntie, yet tha'z what we call our niece.
From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
Said critics: Last year the city of Copenhagen paid a graceful compliment to the Gothic intellect by holding a memorial exhibit of reliques, papers, letters, reminiscent of the life of Wolfgang Goethe.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Duke put certaine reliques about his necke, vpon which King Harold had sworne vnto him.
From The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First by John Hayward
A remarkable collection of reliques is shown by the sacristan, in the Chapelle des Reliques.
From The Cathedrals of Northern France by Blanche McManus
Bigotry persecuted to the grave the lifeless reliques of the man of genius.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
Among the few reliques of my Indian life, was a bear-skin cap and hood, which I prised highly.
From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Charles James Lever
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