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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... mean by the term " needlework ; " or else , when we assert that Eve was the first sempstress , we may be taken to task by some critical antiquarian , because we may not be able precisely to prove that the frail and beautiful mother of ...
... mean by the term " needlework ; " or else , when we assert that Eve was the first sempstress , we may be taken to task by some critical antiquarian , because we may not be able precisely to prove that the frail and beautiful mother of ...
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... says , as proof of the gorge- ousness of her attire , her clothing is of wrought gold . " This is supposed to mean a garment richly embroidered with the needle in figures in gold thread , 34 NEEDLEWORK OF THE EGYPTIANS .
... says , as proof of the gorge- ousness of her attire , her clothing is of wrought gold . " This is supposed to mean a garment richly embroidered with the needle in figures in gold thread , 34 NEEDLEWORK OF THE EGYPTIANS .
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... means characterised by unnecessary complacency to the fair sex . " Cet homme passe sa vie à forger des nouvelles , ' me dit alors un gros Athénien qui était assis auprès de moi . Il ne s'occupe que de choses qui ne le touchent point ...
... means characterised by unnecessary complacency to the fair sex . " Cet homme passe sa vie à forger des nouvelles , ' me dit alors un gros Athénien qui était assis auprès de moi . Il ne s'occupe que de choses qui ne le touchent point ...
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... , proper to be shot out of cross- bows , which he and his courtiers threw , by this means , upon every terrace of the city where he saw garments spread to dry . 56 CHAPTER VI . THE DARK AGES . " SHEE NEEDLEWORK OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS .
... , proper to be shot out of cross- bows , which he and his courtiers threw , by this means , upon every terrace of the city where he saw garments spread to dry . 56 CHAPTER VI . THE DARK AGES . " SHEE NEEDLEWORK OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS .
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... means of escaping from a forced marriage ; and in the subsequent reign , that of Stephen , so little regard was paid to law or de- corum , that a convent was the only place where a maiden , even of gentle birth , if she had riches ...
... means of escaping from a forced marriage ; and in the subsequent reign , that of Stephen , so little regard was paid to law or de- corum , that a convent was the only place where a maiden , even of gentle birth , if she had riches ...
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