Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... thing so old - fashioned . According to my motto , I " gave over prib- bles and prabbles , " and married , at the age of seventeen , Edward Packard . I remember the moment , when , after a short ride , I first entered my adopted home in ...
... thing so old - fashioned . According to my motto , I " gave over prib- bles and prabbles , " and married , at the age of seventeen , Edward Packard . I remember the moment , when , after a short ride , I first entered my adopted home in ...
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... things ! " The same kind friend gave me a rag - bag , and repeated to me an anecdote she was fond of relating , of a ... thing was whole , and in order . I tried to find a withered leaf on my geraniums , but they all looked as fresh as ...
... things ! " The same kind friend gave me a rag - bag , and repeated to me an anecdote she was fond of relating , of a ... thing was whole , and in order . I tried to find a withered leaf on my geraniums , but they all looked as fresh as ...
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... things of life by a death- bed , and he stopped talking , and only now and then , when he found he couldn't com- fort me , nor raise her neither , he would fetch up such a pitying look , as if he wished he could . " The day was just ...
... things of life by a death- bed , and he stopped talking , and only now and then , when he found he couldn't com- fort me , nor raise her neither , he would fetch up such a pitying look , as if he wished he could . " The day was just ...
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... things with my earnings , when they turned up cheap , so that I have got pretty considerable beforehand . " I hope , ma'am , " said Sally after a pause , for I was silent from the emotion her simple story caused me- " I hope you don't ...
... things with my earnings , when they turned up cheap , so that I have got pretty considerable beforehand . " I hope , ma'am , " said Sally after a pause , for I was silent from the emotion her simple story caused me- " I hope you don't ...
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... things I never could break her of . She invariably nodded her head to my visiters , even if she had a dish full of meat in her hand , and said , " How fares ye ? " And say it she would , until an answer was ex- torted , whatever might ...
... things I never could break her of . She invariably nodded her head to my visiters , even if she had a dish full of meat in her hand , and said , " How fares ye ? " And say it she would , until an answer was ex- torted , whatever might ...
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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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