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that part of the river which flows near the domain 

 of Gwydir. 



The Arabia?t Pearl, i< 

 Aceph Ben Ah', prince of Nolenna, Arabia, 

 possessed a Pearl to which Tavernier awards 

 the palm for perfection in beauty, but not in 

 magnitude. Its weight was only I2j\ carats, 48 J 

 grains, so that many others far surpassed it in 

 that respect. But such was the fame of its per- 

 fection that ;^ 1 40, 000 is said to have been offered 

 in vain for it by Aurungzeb. 



La Pellegrina^ 1830. 



There is in the Zosima Museum at Moscow, a 

 Pearl of exceptional beauty, which has been called 

 " La Pellegrina," and is sometimes confounded with 

 " La Peregrina " already described. It is said that 

 the Moscow Pearl was purchased by Zosima in the 

 early part of this century from the captain of an 

 Indian ship, at Leghorn, in Italy. The Pearl weighs 

 about 90 grains, and is described as being perfectly 

 spherical and of surpassing lustre. 



The Hope Pearly 1839. 

 In the collection formed by the late Mr. Henry 

 Philip Hope, and arranged by Hertz, were several 

 Pearls of unusual magnitude and beauty. The largest 



