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Literary notes about Sumptuous (AI summary)

Writers deploy the adjective “sumptuous” to evoke an immediate sense of lavishness and refined abundance, whether describing palatial architecture, delectable feasts, or richly appointed interiors. In some works, the word paints a picture of grand residences and stately courts—for instance, a royal palace is depicted as moving with sumptuous allure [1, 2, 3]—while in others it designates scenes of extraordinary dining and celebration, where banquets glisten with opulent detail [4, 5, 6]. In addition to physical settings, “sumptuous” is also applied to everyday objects and moments imbued with sensory pleasure, highlighting both material richness and an elevated aesthetic that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary [7, 8, 9].
  1. They to the sumptuous palace hied That Janak's care had seen supplied.
    — from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
  2. in a sumptuous sepulture and chapel before specified, and Elizabeth his wife; Edward VI.
    — from The Survey of London by John Stow
  3. I arrived at Paris on February 10th, and took sumptuous apartments near the Rue Montorgueil.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
  4. My heart is set to entertain This monarch and his mighty train With sumptuous meal and worthy fare; Be thine the banquet to prepare.
    — from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
  5. There they have been received into the most splendid apartments, and regaled with the most sumptuous banquets and delicious wines.
    — from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott
  6. A sumptuous breakfast of bacon and fish was shortly provided, and as the boys set to work upon it, Tom recounted (and adorned) his adventures.
    — from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain
  7. The cups and dishes had been laid from an early hour, and needless to say the wines were luscious; the fare sumptuous.
    — from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao
  8. The provision for his table was, however, so elegant and sumptuous, that the young philosopher rejected it with disdain.
    — from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
  9. We then sat down to a plentiful repast, which had been previously spread out for us, and made a sumptuous meal.
    — from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

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