...strenglheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good : her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her 'hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid...

...her arms. 18 t She perceiveth that her merchandise is good : her candle goeth not out by night. 19 hristian Knowledge 20 f She stretcheth out her hand to the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy21 She...

...spectacle here, even in the best room. The lovelier half of the farmer takes delight in aiding her lord. " She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." " But hold !" you...

...her marriage-dowry-counterpanes and sheets and pillows of fine linen spun and wove by her own hand t "She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry...

...strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good : her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She is not afraid of the snow for her household ; for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh...

...The careful matron has been accustomed to " seek wool and flax and work willingly with her hands ; she layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff." On Monday they have been employed in perfect dishabille, in washing their linen in their houses, and...

...Metam. lib. VI. С " She seeketh," says he, " wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with double garments.1...

...to spin and weave as it was in the days of King Solomon, who, describing an honorable woman says : " She layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff." "She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." Or in the days when...

...says of the virtuous woman: " She seeketh wool and Flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. . . . She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff." Linen cloth is frequently named both in the Old and New Testaments; and we may conjecture, from the...

...spin with their own hands." And again, " a good wife " saith Solomon, " seeketh wool, and flax, and she layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. "—The wife of Hector, too, was discoursing with her husband about the battle, in which he was going...