The art of needle-work, from the earliest ages [by E. Stone] ed. by the countess of Wilton1841 |
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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 leaves 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 leaves 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 ...
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... 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 may , it was so very graceful , that the Medes adopted it after they had conquered Asia ; and ...
... 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 may , it was so very graceful , that the Medes adopted it after they had conquered Asia ; and ...
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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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Page 37 - So many mermaids, tended her i' the eyes, And made their bends adornings ; at the helm A seeming mermaid steers ; the silken tackle Swell with the touches of those flower-soft hands, That yarely frame the office. From the barge A strange invisible perfume hits the sense Of the adjacent wharfs. The city cast Her people out upon her, and Antony, Enthron'd i...
Page 21 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered ; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the Last Days.
Page 297 - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear...
Page 304 - Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disused, and shine no more, My Mary...
Page 37 - The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold ; Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them : the oars were silver ; Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water, which they beat, to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes.
Page 25 - And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. 22. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willinghearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold : and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord. 23. And every man, with whom was found blue,...
Page 182 - that that's the fashion at present among my tribe j sure all my brother puppies smoke now, and a man might as well be out of the world as 'out of the fashion, you know.
Page 373 - Of sounding an alarm assaults these doors Till the street rings ; no stationary steeds Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves, and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depicted...
Page 207 - Sunday (April last)," pursues our courtly gossip, " my lord of London preached to the queen's majesty, and seemed to touch on the vanity of decking the body too finely. Her majesty told the ladies, ' That if the bishop held more discourse on such matters, she would fit him for heaven; but he should walk thither without a staff, and leave his mantle behind him.
Page 18 - Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.