The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics . eriesof the Hindoo religion of that pe-riod*. The face of the idol isformed of the heart, as are also theornaments of the vases and of thealtar. The Six of Clubs. An elegantGrecian figure singing and playing * Maurices Indian Antiquities. on the lyre, the sound-board ofwhich is formed of the club, andthe vase containing flowers is alsoornamented by it; the club like-wise composes the enrichments ofthe architectural accessories. The Eight of Spades is a por-tion of the story of the Fracas, de-scribed in its cont
The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics . eriesof the Hindoo religion of that pe-riod*. The face of the idol isformed of the heart, as are also theornaments of the vases and of thealtar. The Six of Clubs. An elegantGrecian figure singing and playing * Maurices Indian Antiquities. on the lyre, the sound-board ofwhich is formed of the club, andthe vase containing flowers is alsoornamented by it; the club like-wise composes the enrichments ofthe architectural accessories. The Eight of Spades is a por-tion of the story of the Fracas, de-scribed in its continuation: it re-presents Teresa in the little backparlour of the hotel, in which Mon-sieur Le Pallet made his unfortu-nate boasts of successes over themaster of languages. The spaderepresents the aperture in the wallas before, the sleeve of the ladysdress, a ridicule, devices on a chair,and other furniture embellishments. The Ace of Diamonds. Thiscard contains a representation ofthe Egyptian black idol, a god andprophet of the night: these imageswere commonly sculptured in black.
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