Careful Words

wand (n.)

Rich and rare were the gems she wore,

And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore.

Thomas Moore (1779-1852): Rich and rare were the Gems she wore.

His spear, to equal which the tallest pine

Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast

Of some great ammiral were but a wand,

He walk'd with to support uneasy steps

Over the burning marle.

John Milton (1608-1674): Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 292.