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Reference: Candlestick (2)
Smith
Candlestick,
in
is merely a lamp-stand, made in various forms, to hold up the simple Oriental hand-lamps.
Candlestick,
in
is merely a lamp-stand, made in various forms, to hold up the simple Oriental hand-lamps.
People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure; they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house.
"Do people get out the lamp," he said to them, "and then put it under the peck-measure, or under the bed, instead of putting it up where it belongs?