Yes it makes sense but the wording is a little strange maybe rearrange it a little.
I want to say it's a type of clothing based on it saying "<span>an honourable woman in a mantilla of Mosul silk, broidered with gold and bordered with brocade."</span>
I'm not really sure what story this is but here are my thoughts.
Before you paint a masterpiece, you think of it as a finish product. You have a vision of what it will be once you finish painting it. When you firmly have the idea in mind, then you can start building the parts to create the whole.
In the above phrase, just like the process of painting, you need to envision what it will look like once completed. You should not let yourself be discourage when the parts are not what you expect it to be. Sometimes, we worry so much about small things that when we look back, we realize that the small thing is not so vital in creating the whole.
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A. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.
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