They are really not only beauty, loveliness, and winningness, in my opinions, but also cleanness, concinnity, and holiness just as I show the candock is.
His writing is elegant and urbane, full of paradoxes, aphorisms and conceits: The sky has powdered the taiga, shaking velvety down over the vert-de-bronze of the cedars.
Among the treasure trove were marble statues, elegant vases, glistening jewelry and ancient coins and what looked to be a hunk of corroded metal that no one knew quite what to do with.
Among the treasure trove were marble statues, elegant vases, glistening jewellery and ancient coins and what looked to be a hunk of corroded metal that no one knew quite what to do with.
It was no surprise, they said, that such a lady should choose the Hotel Lotus. It was the most desirable and the most restful place in America during the heat of summer.
Chinese characters once cast on ancient bronzes are simple yet solemn, calligraphy written on bamboo slips and paintings on silk have a graceful sophistication, while hand-copied and printed books are both refined and steadfast.
Quality food, served in refined gathering spots, has been such a winning formula that Durst is replicating it in its building at 825 Third Avenue, which is also undergoing a $150 million renovation.
She had a plaintive way of saying, " When Papa was rich we did so–and–so, " which was very touching, and her long words were considered 'perfectly elegant' by the girls.
The revamped city centre, reopened that year, is tasteful and modern; the nearby Albert Dock, once teeming with stevedores, bustles with bars and restaurants.