carnal hour-glass. LEstrange, in one of his fables, speaks of a tedious holder-forth who was three quarters through his second glass, and the congregation, as might beimagined, rather fatigued with his discourse. And the satirical Hogarth, inhis picture of the Sleepy Congregation, has introduced an… … ILon&on WILLIAM PICKERING 1843 m1 I tf Vi
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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