10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LACHRYMA CHRISTI»
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lachryma Christi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lachryma Christi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
Inside information. Language like a knife. Lachryma Christi, n. Substitute for def.:
A white, red, or pink Italian wine, either still or sparkling, orig. made from grapes
grown on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius but now produced in other regions of Italy.
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
2
The Works of Francis Rabelais
Lans tringue; to thee countryman, I drink to thee, good fellow, comraden t0 1' thee
, lusty, lively! Ha, la, la, that was drunk to some _P1l{pose, and bravely gulped
over. 0 lachryma Christi,l3 1t 18 of the best grape? 1' faith, pure Greek, 1' Greek!
François Rabelais, Jacob Le Duchat, Mr. Ozell (John), 1854
3
The Chemistry of Wine. ... Edited by H. B. Jones
Chloride of barium in white wines—Champagne is least precipitated by it; next
come Muscadel, Madeira, Tenerifi'e, Bordeaux-Sauterne, Lachryma Christi,
Rhine wine, and white Cotes, and white Bergerac. Among red wines, Port,
Bordeaux, ...
Gerrit Jan Mulder, Henry Bence JONES, 1857
4
Lorenzo Benoni: or, Passages in the life of an Italian
My uncle uncorked the bottle and filled two glasses — "Lachryma Christi, my boy,
true Lachryma Christi. Tell me if you like it better than the Malaga of the Reverend
Fathers. Here is success to your wishes !" So saying , he- tossed off his glass ...
5
A pictorial geography of the world: comprising a system of ...
The Neapolitan territory produces the Vino Greco, a sweet wine ; the Lachryma
Christi, sweet and luscious ; and a muscadine wine, very aromatic. The
Gragnano, is an agreeable red wine, produced at Castellamare, in the vicinity of
Pompeii.
Samuel Griswold Goodrich, 1841
6
Letters from Spain, Italy and Germany: During a Residence on ...
The Neapolitan wines are of a much higher character ; especially the sweet
wines which grow on the volcanic soils of Vesuvius, of which there are three
principal sorts : the Lachryma Christi, a red luscious wine, better known by name
than in ...
Tokay is a white Hungarian wine : Lachryma Christi is a red Italian wine : Hock is
a white German wine. The Cape of Good Hope affords red and white Constantia,
wines much in request : they are the only good wines produced by that country.
8
A System of Universal Geography: Popular and Scientific, ...
The Neapolitan territory produces the Vino Greco, a sweet wine, the Lachryma
Christi, sweet and luscious, and a muscadine wine, very aromatic The Gragnano
is an agreeable red wine produced at Castellamare in the vicinity of Pompeii.
Samuel Griswold Goodrich, 1832
9
The feast of the poets, with notes, and other pieces in ...
The wines were all nectar of different smack, To which Muskat was nothing, nor
Virginis Lac, No, nor Lachryma Christi, though clearly divine, Nor Montepulciano,
though King of all Wine. I do not profess to have tasted these foreign luxuries, ...
Then will we triumph, banquet, and carouse; Cooks shall have pensions to
provide us cates And glut us with the dainties of the world: 220 Lachryma Christi
and Calabrian wines Shall common soldiers drink in quaffing bowls — Ay, liquid
gold ...
Christopher Marlowe, J. S. Cunningham, 1999
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LACHRYMA CHRISTI»
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lachryma Christi is used in the context of the following news items.
The Braggs' spectrometer
He wrote home laconically that the local curate with whom he was billeted had opened a bottle of Lachryma Christi wine by way of celebration. «Chemistry World, Dec 13»
Chasing Cherries in Cesanese of Ciociaria
... was the real discovery of the visit although Olivella is also grown in Campania, Italy and used in the Lachryma Christi del Vesuvio Neapolitan ... «Indian Wine Academy, May 12»
Wine Focus on Southern Italy
One of Campania's most famous wines is Lachryma Christi del Vesuvio (red and white), but serious wine enthusiasts will probably find more joy ... «Wine Lovers' Page, Jan 12»
