Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... annoyed every day . " On washing and ironing days , therefore , I spent a large portion of my time in the kitchen ; well known , on such occasions , as the New- 12 England Pandemonium . Quite contented did I feel , A HOUSEKEEPER . 11.
... annoyed every day . " On washing and ironing days , therefore , I spent a large portion of my time in the kitchen ; well known , on such occasions , as the New- 12 England Pandemonium . Quite contented did I feel , A HOUSEKEEPER . 11.
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Caroline Howard Gilman. 12 England Pandemonium . Quite contented did I feel , if able to retire to my bed - room , " my loop - hole of retreat , " by four o'clock in the afternoon . The only domestic I distinctly re- member in my ...
Caroline Howard Gilman. 12 England Pandemonium . Quite contented did I feel , if able to retire to my bed - room , " my loop - hole of retreat , " by four o'clock in the afternoon . The only domestic I distinctly re- member in my ...
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... feel myself called upon to say how many loaves of bread , under my apprenticeship , came out of the oven as heavy as a bad joke , or as sour as an unkind one ; how my pickles turned soft and yellow ; how I filled a bed with- out curing ...
... feel myself called upon to say how many loaves of bread , under my apprenticeship , came out of the oven as heavy as a bad joke , or as sour as an unkind one ; how my pickles turned soft and yellow ; how I filled a bed with- out curing ...
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... feel as if the purity of the body should honour the day , whatever may be the undress of the soul . Cinda's arms were bare and red , large and short . She had a perpetual look of eager curiosity . There were a few things I never could ...
... feel as if the purity of the body should honour the day , whatever may be the undress of the soul . Cinda's arms were bare and red , large and short . She had a perpetual look of eager curiosity . There were a few things I never could ...
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... feel- ings , I began to be ambitious for him . Step by step he mounted the ladder of fame . I saw all eyes gazing on him with delight , heard every lip echoing applause ; and those sights and sounds were doubly dear to me , for I knew ...
... feel- ings , I began to be ambitious for him . Step by step he mounted the ladder of fame . I saw all eyes gazing on him with delight , heard every lip echoing applause ; and those sights and sounds were doubly dear to me , for I knew ...
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