The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical TapestriesHenry Colburn, 1841 - Всего страниц: 405 |
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... interesting incidents in Holy Writ turn on the occupation of needlework ; slight sketches , nay , hardly so much , but mere touches which engage all the gentler , and purer , and holier emotions of our nature . For instance : the ...
... interesting incidents in Holy Writ turn on the occupation of needlework ; slight sketches , nay , hardly so much , but mere touches which engage all the gentler , and purer , and holier emotions of our nature . For instance : the ...
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... In the Book of Samuel we read , " And Hannah his mother , made him a little coat . " This seems a trivial incident enough , yet how interesting is the ; scene which this simple mention conjures up ! With 16 EARLY NEEDLEWORK .
... In the Book of Samuel we read , " And Hannah his mother , made him a little coat . " This seems a trivial incident enough , yet how interesting is the ; scene which this simple mention conjures up ! With 16 EARLY NEEDLEWORK .
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... interesting museum of the United Service Club . Alexander had a double thorax of linen ; and Iphicrates ordered his soldiers to lay aside their heavy metal cuirass , and go to battle in hempen armour . And among the arms painted in the ...
... interesting museum of the United Service Club . Alexander had a double thorax of linen ; and Iphicrates ordered his soldiers to lay aside their heavy metal cuirass , and go to battle in hempen armour . And among the arms painted in the ...
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... interesting to our readers . There is enough said of them , however , to attest their variety , their beauty , their magnificence ; and to impress one with a very favourable idea of the female ingenuity and perseverance of those days ...
... interesting to our readers . There is enough said of them , however , to attest their variety , their beauty , their magnificence ; and to impress one with a very favourable idea of the female ingenuity and perseverance of those days ...
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... interesting cha- racter . † This excellent and amiable princess was a most highly accomplished woman , and remarkable for her learning ; she was the affectionate mother of a large family , the faithful wife of an enterprising monarch ...
... interesting cha- racter . † This excellent and amiable princess was a most highly accomplished woman , and remarkable for her learning ; she was the affectionate mother of a large family , the faithful wife of an enterprising monarch ...
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