The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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Page 35
... idols had both winter and summer garments . Tokens of friendship consisting of richly embroi- dered veils , handkerchiefs , & c . , were then , as now , passing from one fair hand to another , as pledges NEEDLEWORK OF THE EGYPTIANS . 35.
... idols had both winter and summer garments . Tokens of friendship consisting of richly embroi- dered veils , handkerchiefs , & c . , were then , as now , passing from one fair hand to another , as pledges NEEDLEWORK OF THE EGYPTIANS . 35.
Page 36
... fair hand to another , as pledges of affection ; and as the last holy office of love , the be- reaved mother , the desolate widow , or the maiden whose budding hopes were blighted by her lover's untimely death , might find a fanciful ...
... fair hand to another , as pledges of affection ; and as the last holy office of love , the be- reaved mother , the desolate widow , or the maiden whose budding hopes were blighted by her lover's untimely death , might find a fanciful ...
Page 40
... fair sex . " Cet homme passe sa vie à forger des nouvelles , ' me dit alors un gros Athénien qui était assis auprès de moi . Il ne s'occupe que de choses qui ne le touchent point . Pour moi , mon intérieur me suffit . J'ai une femme que ...
... fair sex . " Cet homme passe sa vie à forger des nouvelles , ' me dit alors un gros Athénien qui était assis auprès de moi . Il ne s'occupe que de choses qui ne le touchent point . Pour moi , mon intérieur me suffit . J'ai une femme que ...
Page 44
... fair disguise . The work she plied ; but , studions of delay , By night revers'd the labours of the day . While thrice the Sun his annual journey made , The conscious lamp the midnight fraud survey'd ; Unheard , unseen , three years her ...
... fair disguise . The work she plied ; but , studions of delay , By night revers'd the labours of the day . While thrice the Sun his annual journey made , The conscious lamp the midnight fraud survey'd ; Unheard , unseen , three years her ...
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... fair fingers , or under their auspices . Of this there are numerous ex- amples in Homer . When Priam wishes to redeem the body of Hec- tor , after preparing other propitiatory gifts , he open'd wide the sculptur'd lids . Of various ...
... fair fingers , or under their auspices . Of this there are numerous ex- amples in Homer . When Priam wishes to redeem the body of Hec- tor , after preparing other propitiatory gifts , he open'd wide the sculptur'd lids . Of various ...
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