The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... hair , and sad - coloured garment of serge , and looks like a November day , hemming the bands of a Roundhead , and withal adding numerous layers of starch . With grave and sedate aspect she would shape and sew the uncomely raiment of a ...
... hair , and sad - coloured garment of serge , and looks like a November day , hemming the bands of a Roundhead , and withal adding numerous layers of starch . With grave and sedate aspect she would shape and sew the uncomely raiment of a ...
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... hair , and red skins of rams , and badgers ' skins , brought them . Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord's offering and every man with whom was found shittim - wood for any work of the service ...
... hair , and red skins of rams , and badgers ' skins , brought them . Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord's offering and every man with whom was found shittim - wood for any work of the service ...
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... hair , such as is still used in the tents of the Bedouin Arabs , had been spun and woven by the matrons of the congregation , to hang over the skins ; and these substantial dra- peries were beautifully concealed by a first or inner ...
... hair , such as is still used in the tents of the Bedouin Arabs , had been spun and woven by the matrons of the congregation , to hang over the skins ; and these substantial dra- peries were beautifully concealed by a first or inner ...
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... hairs lay on his shoulders , whose snow - white beard flowed upon his breast , who as he leaned upon his staff was recounting to his rapt au- ditors the dealing of Jehovah with his people in ancient days ; how the Most High visited his ...
... hairs lay on his shoulders , whose snow - white beard flowed upon his breast , who as he leaned upon his staff was recounting to his rapt au- ditors the dealing of Jehovah with his people in ancient days ; how the Most High visited his ...
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... hair . " We are too much indebted to this author's in- teresting volumes to quarrel with him for his ungal- lant exposition of a very simple painting ; but we beg to place in juxta position with the above ( though otherwise somewhat out ...
... hair . " We are too much indebted to this author's in- teresting volumes to quarrel with him for his ungal- lant exposition of a very simple painting ; but we beg to place in juxta position with the above ( though otherwise somewhat out ...
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