At Ascension the heavy and clear crystals of Saint Ambrose filled with their luminous water the tiny basin of the catkins; the fire of rubies and garnets lighted up again with the crimson hymn and scarlet sequence of Pentecost the "Veni Creator" and "Veni Spiritus."
"En Route"
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
She took out another box and, ah, what a charming necklace appeared, brilliant with gems which outshone completely the three little garnets.
"Jewel's Story Book"
Clara Louise Burnham
All the garnets had an awkward manner with me.
"Youth and the Bright Medusa"
Willa Cather