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Quotes About Burnished

Like Alec, his complexion was almost swarthy. But the Indian sun had darkened Aidan's still more, so that his skin was a dark, burnished hue that made him appear almost a foreigner- particularly when combined with the beard he'd grown, the patch he'd still worn over one eye upon his return home.
~ Samantha James
Hector hastened to relieve his boy;Dismiss'd his burnish'd helm that shone afar,The pride of warriours, and the pomp of war.Dryd.3. From
~ Samuel Johnson
This earth, burnished by hearing the name, is so certain of love, that the sky bends unceasingly down, to greet its own light.
~ Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
Like ashes, grey and tarnished, My sins are sifting down: I'll have a heart fire-burnished To carry back to town!
~ Karle Wilson Baker
In the spring, Jeeves, a livelier iris gleams upon the burnished dove.' 'So
~ P.G. Wodehouse
I know, lacquer and tumble and glow , burnished and fired and hazed ) it's because what else Lord to wear? Every sequin's an act of praise.
~ Mark Doty