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Silken Threads

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Silken Threads
the three great prizes of honor in Lilliput. [Br. Lit.: Gulliver’s Travels]
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The emperor lays on the table three fine silken threads of six inches long; one is blue, the other red, and the third green.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
And while she gayly sung, the little weavers spun their silken threads, the flies on glittering wings flew lovingly above her head, and over all the golden light shone softly down.
Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
Your brilliant colors are fast fading now, and the envious moths have gnawed your silken threads.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
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