Behold this cup within whose bowl, Upon a ground of deepest blue With yellow-Lustred stars o'erlaid, Colors of every tint and hue Mingle in one harmonious whole!
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Near her head curtains of crimson brocade swept down the wall to the floor from the golden-Lustred window cornices.
"Bride of the Mistletoe"
James Lane Allen
It proved to be by far the finest example yet discovered of Minoan domestic architecture on a moderate scale, and contained a finely preserved double staircase; while among the relics found within its walls were some very beautiful examples of the ceramic art, including a fine 'stirrup' or 'false-necked' vase of the Later Palace style, decorated in lustrous orange-brown on a paler Lustred ground.
"The Sea-Kings of Crete"
James Baikie