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... considered as more favorable than some others to meditation ; but per- haps its literary productiveness has arisen quite as much from the circumstance of its being a trade of light labor , and therefore resorted to , in preference to ...
... considered as more favorable than some others to meditation ; but per- haps its literary productiveness has arisen quite as much from the circumstance of its being a trade of light labor , and therefore resorted to , in preference to ...
Page 17
... considered analogous to that which pre- vailed in the middle ages , of giving a glove as a token of investiture , when bestowing lands and dignities . It should be observed that the same Hebrew word ( naal ) , signifies both a sandal ...
... considered analogous to that which pre- vailed in the middle ages , of giving a glove as a token of investiture , when bestowing lands and dignities . It should be observed that the same Hebrew word ( naal ) , signifies both a sandal ...
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... considered as a mark of rusticity to wear shoes larger than the foot , or which fitted in a loose and slovenly manner . The toes in this instance are left perfectly free ; the upper leather is secured round the ankle by a tie , while a ...
... considered as a mark of rusticity to wear shoes larger than the foot , or which fitted in a loose and slovenly manner . The toes in this instance are left perfectly free ; the upper leather is secured round the ankle by a tie , while a ...
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... considered as a species of half - boots , were in use in this country as early as the tenth century ; and the only apparent dif- ference between the high shoes of the ancients and the moderns , seems to have been that the former laced ...
... considered as a species of half - boots , were in use in this country as early as the tenth century ; and the only apparent dif- ference between the high shoes of the ancients and the moderns , seems to have been that the former laced ...
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... considered as the most glorious era in the annals of " the gentle craft , " as the trade of shoemaking was anciently termed . Shoes and The boots of the most sumptuous description are now to 4 * HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 41.
... considered as the most glorious era in the annals of " the gentle craft , " as the trade of shoemaking was anciently termed . Shoes and The boots of the most sumptuous description are now to 4 * HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 41.
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ancient ancient Egypt ankle appear beautiful became Bloomfield boot or shoe boots and shoes British museum brogue buckles buskin calceus century chopine classes clothes color comfort common copied corns cothurnus covered Crispin decorated dress Drew early Egypt elastic boot England English engraved fashion fastened feet foot French front gentle craft Gideon Lee given gold half-boot heel high shoes HISTORY OF BOOTS inches instep kind of boot knee labor laced ladies London matter NOAH WORCESTER Ocrea ornamented pair of lasts pair of shoes period persons plate reign remarkable Roger Sherman Roman round Samuel Drew sandal says secured sewing Sherman shoemaker shoes worn silk skin slipper sole specimens stitches stockings Suwarrow tannic acid tanning THOMAS HOLCROFT thong thread tion toes trade upper leather Walkden walking wear wearer Wellington Wellington boot wore workman