The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... 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 , could have a chance of shelter and safety from the machi- nations of ...
... 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 , could have a chance of shelter and safety from the machi- nations of ...
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... 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 a dalmatic robe or a purple colobio . This is perhaps one of ...
... 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 a dalmatic robe or a purple colobio . This is perhaps one of ...
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... reigns of the Plantagenets in the dramas of Shakspeare , or the tales of later times in the inge- nious fictions of the author of Waverley . those who would draw historical facts from their hiding - places must be content to plod ...
... reigns of the Plantagenets in the dramas of Shakspeare , or the tales of later times in the inge- nious fictions of the author of Waverley . those who would draw historical facts from their hiding - places must be content to plod ...
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... one to give his hawk even as a part of his ransom . In the reign of Edward the Third it was made felony to steal a hawk ; and to take its eggs , even in a As symbols of high person's own ground , was punishable 92 THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY .
... one to give his hawk even as a part of his ransom . In the reign of Edward the Third it was made felony to steal a hawk ; and to take its eggs , even in a As symbols of high person's own ground , was punishable 92 THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY .
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... reign of the Norman conqueror . The drinking horns had frequently a screw at the end , which being taken off at once converted them into hunting horns , which circumstance will account for persons of distinction frequently carrying ...
... reign of the Norman conqueror . The drinking horns had frequently a screw at the end , which being taken off at once converted them into hunting horns , which circumstance will account for persons of distinction frequently carrying ...
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