Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... stood Adam and Eve , draperied with fig - 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 ...
... stood Adam and Eve , draperied with fig - 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 ...
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... had hurried through his business , and thinking to give me a pleasant surprise , stood by my side . I cannot describe his concern at my situation , while I , mortified to the heart at having exposed A HOUSEKEEPER . 21.
... had hurried through his business , and thinking to give me a pleasant surprise , stood by my side . I cannot describe his concern at my situation , while I , mortified to the heart at having exposed A HOUSEKEEPER . 21.
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... stood beside Curry , reminded me of those beautiful figures we sometimes see painted on the sterns of ves- sels ; while he appeared like the good stout ship , which , though destined to bear her through winds and waves , was powerful ...
... stood beside Curry , reminded me of those beautiful figures we sometimes see painted on the sterns of ves- sels ; while he appeared like the good stout ship , which , though destined to bear her through winds and waves , was powerful ...
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... that this ceremony could be dispensed with , but all in vain ; with her eyes wide open , she stood at my parlour - door , " making her manners " ( little bobbing courtesies ) , until she obtained the sought - A HOUSEKEEPER . 35.
... that this ceremony could be dispensed with , but all in vain ; with her eyes wide open , she stood at my parlour - door , " making her manners " ( little bobbing courtesies ) , until she obtained the sought - A HOUSEKEEPER . 35.
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... stood before the glass . She had placed on her carroty locks Mam'selle Ligne's beautiful evening cap , and thrown a slight scarf over her shoulders ; and there she stood , with an air of the most complacent satis- faction , gazing at ...
... stood before the glass . She had placed on her carroty locks Mam'selle Ligne's beautiful evening cap , and thrown a slight scarf over her shoulders ; and there she stood , with an air of the most complacent satis- faction , gazing at ...
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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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