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made of net gauze or lace
—These are made of net, gauze, or lace, and are plain or worked, as suits the taste of the wearer.
— from The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous

mourning one no glance Of love
the mourning one no glance Of love or welcome gave; She thought beneath the blue expanse Of ocean was my grave: I then sang airs that in the cell Of hoarding memory long had slept,
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XLI, No. 4, October 1852 by Various

Márci o nel giuóc o Lat
Márci o nel giuóc o . Lat.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

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