handicraftsman

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Here one leafy afternoon Arnold came so near praying that he raised his head in some confusion at the thought of the profane handicraftsman who might claim the vague tribute of his spirit.

From Hilda A Story of Calcutta by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

The movement inaugurated by Luther gave to the peasant groaning under the weight of baronial oppression, and the small handicraftsman suffering under his Ehrbarkeit, a rallying-point and a rallying cry.

From German Culture Past and Present by Bax, Ernest Belfort

But to men who work with their hands there must always be something specially inspiring in the life and example of one who was a handicraftsman and so much beside.

From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by Blore, George Henry

It was still, happily, the age of the handicraftsman; the machinery age was yet to come.

From Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck by Williams, Harrison

It would have been better, after all, if he had been apprenticed to a handicraftsman," said the porter's wife, weeping; "for then we could have kept him with us.

From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)