The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... Lord ; the spear of Charles the Great , which , whenever that invincible Emperor hurled in his expeditions against the Saracens , he always came off conqueror ; it was reported to be the same which , driven into the side of our Saviour ...
... Lord ; the spear of Charles the Great , which , whenever that invincible Emperor hurled in his expeditions against the Saracens , he always came off conqueror ; it was reported to be the same which , driven into the side of our Saviour ...
Page 90
... Lord deli- ver us , " was , we are told , in the ninth , tenth , and eleventh centuries a petition in the Litanies of all nations . * For long did England sorrow under their CC fury , " though in time the Conquest produced ad ...
... Lord deli- ver us , " was , we are told , in the ninth , tenth , and eleventh centuries a petition in the Litanies of all nations . * For long did England sorrow under their CC fury , " though in time the Conquest produced ad ...
Page 93
... Lord of Sassai held the privilege of perching his upon the altar . Nothing was thought more dishonourable to a man of rank than to give up his hawks ; and if he were taken prisoner he would not resign them even for liberty . " The ...
... Lord of Sassai held the privilege of perching his upon the altar . Nothing was thought more dishonourable to a man of rank than to give up his hawks ; and if he were taken prisoner he would not resign them even for liberty . " The ...
Page 109
... lord . " And we see him in the tapestry speeding to his beloved master . Meanwhile Harold is not idle . But the fleet which , in expectation of his adversary's earlier ar- rival , he had stationed on the southern coast , had lately ...
... lord . " And we see him in the tapestry speeding to his beloved master . Meanwhile Harold is not idle . But the fleet which , in expectation of his adversary's earlier ar- rival , he had stationed on the southern coast , had lately ...
Page 119
... lord of wide estates and numerous manors might be reduced to the most annoying privations through the mismanagement of the mistress of the family . " The costly and delicate needle - work " is here , as elsewhere , passed over with ...
... lord of wide estates and numerous manors might be reduced to the most annoying privations through the mismanagement of the mistress of the family . " The costly and delicate needle - work " is here , as elsewhere , passed over with ...
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