We see in needle-works and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge therefore of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye.... Laconics: Or the Best Words of the Best Authors ... - Seite 12 von John Timbs - 1856 Vollansicht -
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