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DIAMONDS [ Also see Jewels ] She who from April dates her years,   Diamonds should wear, lest bitter tears     For vain repentance flow; this stone,       Emblem of innocence is known.       - Unattributed Author, April,         in "Notes and Queries", May 11, 1889, p. 371 The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls.   [Fr., Apres l'esprit de discernement, ce qu'il y a au monde de plus rare, ce sont les diamants et les perles.]       - Jean de la Bruyere, Les Caracteres (XII) The lively Diamond drinks thy purest rays,   Collected light, compact.       - James Thomson (1), Seasons--Summer          (l. 142) Last Revised: 2008 June 30 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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