And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Knowing your fondness for all things nautical, I believe this is the corner of a sail, no?
ReplyDeleteIt is the corner of a sail, and shows amazing hand work.
DeleteA beautiful solution to distribute point loads over a larger surface area. This probably evolved over time, driven by harrowing heavy sea scenarios.
DeleteThat or maybe a sailor's hammock?
ReplyDeleteThat's the way they were made before sewing machines. Beautiful work.
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