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How to amuse yourself and others. The American girl's handy book (1887)

Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 394

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Fig. 280. tice for the student in thisnew motif in decorative artto try, by application of theforegoing instructions, to de-cipher the meaning of thisdesign before reading theanalysis. SOLUTION OF FIG. 281.—We do not think this isput together as scientificallyas the system would admit of,but still… … 374 Winter. the sunflower (pure and lofty thoughts), freely translated, mightbe read : Aspirations after knowledge help to illumine the darkness of ignorancewith pure and loftythoughts. Aspirations(lily) after knowledge (gold)help (chevron) to illumine(the gold chevron and lilybrighten up the…

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