Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... leaves , and between them these appropriate lines— Clarissa Gray is my name , My age is ten . This work in hand my friends may have , When I am dead and laid in grave . This sampler was a matter of curiosity , and sometimes of ridicule ...
... leaves , and between them these appropriate lines— Clarissa Gray is my name , My age is ten . This work in hand my friends may have , When I am dead and laid in grave . This sampler was a matter of curiosity , and sometimes of ridicule ...
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... leaving space for a family in the corners . A settle , too , that glory of New - England kitchens , was there , now banished for the inhospitable chair , which ac- commodates one instead of three ! I had often presided in a parlour ...
... leaving space for a family in the corners . A settle , too , that glory of New - England kitchens , was there , now banished for the inhospitable chair , which ac- commodates one instead of three ! I had often presided in a parlour ...
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... leave her baby , who was sick , but a young man what was boarding there , a sailor named Curry , a very decent person , would come and watch with me . I was thankful to see a living countenance , and said he might come and welcome ...
... leave her baby , who was sick , but a young man what was boarding there , a sailor named Curry , a very decent person , would come and watch with me . I was thankful to see a living countenance , and said he might come and welcome ...
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... leave the table one morning in quest of her handkerchief , and her light step was unper- ceived by Cinda , who stood before the glass . She had placed on her carroty locks Mam'selle Ligne's beautiful evening cap , and thrown a slight ...
... leave the table one morning in quest of her handkerchief , and her light step was unper- ceived by Cinda , who stood before the glass . She had placed on her carroty locks Mam'selle Ligne's beautiful evening cap , and thrown a slight ...
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... leave me . At length , with some little emotion , she an- nounced her intention of removing . " I know , Miss Packard , " said she , " that you'll miss me more than enough ; such a bird is not to be caught on every bough . " Tisn't ...
... leave me . At length , with some little emotion , she an- nounced her intention of removing . " I know , Miss Packard , " said she , " that you'll miss me more than enough ; such a bird is not to be caught on every bough . " Tisn't ...
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asked beautiful Becky BENJAMIN MORRELL called chair CHAPTER character CHARLES WEBB cheek child Cinda Clarissa comfort cook cousin Curry dear dinner domestic door dress Edition Edward eyes feel felt Frederick gave gentle glance glass grave Growler guests hair half hand happiness harpsichord heard heart HORACE SMITH housekeeper HUGH MURRAY husband Ingols JOHN JOHN ABERCROMBIE kitchen lady Lady MORGAN lamp LEITCH RITCHIE little Polly LL.D look LORD BYRON Lucy luxuries Lyddy ma'am Map and Engravings MEMOIRS Miss Packard morning mother Nancy NARRATIVE Natural History neighbour ness never New-England New-York night obliged OLINTHUS GREGORY parlour passed perceived Philipson Polly's poor Portrait recollect Sally scream seemed Sir WALTER SCOTT SKETCHES Sliter smile soon Stockton stood Sukey sweet taste tears thing thrown tion took Uncle Philip's uncon visiters voice vols WALTER SCOTT WILLIAM WILLIAM GODWIN window woman young
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