Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess, 1817-1888 · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 434
nted the lily. As soon as dress became an art, and not merely anacknowledged necessity for warmth and decency, I seeno reason to deny that the same decorative genius thatembroidered the garment might at the same time haveimagined the carving of the chair and the inlaying of thesword and bow; but as… … Italian Knight dressed for conquest, by Gentile da Fabriano.Academia at Florence. Page 294. Dress. 295 preening their plumage, conscious that their spots arethe brightest, and their feathers the glossiest, and thatthey are therefore adored by the hens, and the envy ofthe shabbier cocks) suggested…
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