The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... century , ―nay , not even to " keep warm , " for we did not allow either great - coat or comforter . See then what was required merely to " cover , " and then say whether the art of needlework is a trivial one . Could we , as in days of ...
... century , ―nay , not even to " keep warm , " for we did not allow either great - coat or comforter . See then what was required merely to " cover , " and then say whether the art of needlework is a trivial one . Could we , as in days of ...
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... century , Bokteri , an illustrious poet of Cufah , had so many presents made him , that at his death he was found possessed of a hundred complete suits of clothes , two hundred shirts , and five hun- dred turbans . * Horace , speaking ...
... century , Bokteri , an illustrious poet of Cufah , had so many presents made him , that at his death he was found possessed of a hundred complete suits of clothes , two hundred shirts , and five hun- dred turbans . * Horace , speaking ...
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... centuries afterwards , and when the world was comparatively civilized . Our own " good Queen Maude " assumed the veil in the convent of Romsey , without however taking the vows , as the only means of escaping from a forced marriage ...
... centuries afterwards , and when the world was comparatively civilized . Our own " good Queen Maude " assumed the veil in the convent of Romsey , without however taking the vows , as the only means of escaping from a forced marriage ...
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... century , adds , " Ma non per questo s'hanno a credere cosi rozzi e nemici del Lussa que ' Secoli . A buon conto anche in Italia qui non era cieco , sovente potea mirare i più delicati lavori di Seta , che servivano di ornamenti alle ...
... century , adds , " Ma non per questo s'hanno a credere cosi rozzi e nemici del Lussa que ' Secoli . A buon conto anche in Italia qui non era cieco , sovente potea mirare i più delicati lavori di Seta , che servivano di ornamenti alle ...
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... century . We are told that Pope Eutychianus , who lived in the reign of the Emperor Aurelian , buried in dif- ferent places 342 martyrs with his own hands ; and he ordained that a faithful martyr should on no account be interred without ...
... century . We are told that Pope Eutychianus , who lived in the reign of the Emperor Aurelian , buried in dif- ferent places 342 martyrs with his own hands ; and he ordained that a faithful martyr should on no account be interred without ...
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