The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... gather'd , broad as Amazonian targe , And , with what skill they had , together sew'd , To gird their waist . " It is supposed that the leaves alluded to here were those of the banian - tree , of which the EARLY NEEDLEWORK . 13.
... gather'd , broad as Amazonian targe , And , with what skill they had , together sew'd , To gird their waist . " It is supposed that the leaves alluded to here were those of the banian - tree , of which the EARLY NEEDLEWORK . 13.
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... supposed to have been Pharaoh's daughter , and that she shall be brought to the king " in raiment of needlework , " he says , as proof of the gorge- ousness of her attire , her clothing is of wrought gold . " This is supposed to mean a ...
... supposed to have been Pharaoh's daughter , and that she shall be brought to the king " in raiment of needlework , " he says , as proof of the gorge- ousness of her attire , her clothing is of wrought gold . " This is supposed to mean a ...
Page 35
... supposed to have made the canal , had ar- ranged the sluices for the introduction of the water , and established everything connected with it , he as- signed the sum annually derived from this source as a dowry to the queen for the ...
... supposed to have made the canal , had ar- ranged the sluices for the introduction of the water , and established everything connected with it , he as- signed the sum annually derived from this source as a dowry to the queen for the ...
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... supposed that the famous Median vest , invented by Semiramis , was silken , which might account for its great fame in the west . Be this as it Be this as it may , it was so very graceful , that the Medes adopted it after they had ...
... supposed that the famous Median vest , invented by Semiramis , was silken , which might account for its great fame in the west . Be this as it Be this as it may , it was so very graceful , that the Medes adopted it after they had ...
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... supposed to be the one so often referred to by this name in the writings of the ancients , is found now on the coasts of Guayaquil and Guatima . The dye is very beautiful , and is easily transferred . The royal purple so much esteemed ...
... supposed to be the one so often referred to by this name in the writings of the ancients , is found now on the coasts of Guayaquil and Guatima . The dye is very beautiful , and is easily transferred . The royal purple so much esteemed ...
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