st ad-mirable forms—the noblest actions performedby the noblest creatures. If to infancy andyouth this art is valuable, it is well worth theoccupation of manhood, and the appreciationof mature intellect; and in age, when thepleasures and amusements of youth havebecome insipid, or unattainable… … In the latter part of the reign of Charles I-and during that of Charles II., Spanish lea-ther boots were principally worn, with verylarge tops, ruffled with lace or lawn. Thesewere frequently very tastily ornamented andtied at the sides (figs. 21 and 22). Charles I. inthe early part of his reign,…
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