The two men had unfortunately gained nothing; for Amru was absent, reviewing the troops between Heliopolis and ONIX, and was not expected home till night or even next morning.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
These observations appear unanswerable to Lutesio, and the husband would share his conviction if he did not reflect that "the ONIX is inwardly most cold, when it is outwardly most hot."
"The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare"
J. J. Jusserand