Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1838 - 155 páginas |
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... affection . Little Polly superintended the toasting iron , that luxury so little known in some places , where forks are destroyed daily in burning one piece of bread , while the iron toasts three in 24 RECOLLECTIONS OF CHAPTER III. ...
... affection . Little Polly superintended the toasting iron , that luxury so little known in some places , where forks are destroyed daily in burning one piece of bread , while the iron toasts three in 24 RECOLLECTIONS OF CHAPTER III. ...
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... affection , and left Lucy , at the age of seventeen , without a shelter , except from the charity of neighbours . " It was a crying sight , " said Mr. Tucker , " to see the poor thing the day Mrs. Amory died , looking around so piteous ...
... affection , and left Lucy , at the age of seventeen , without a shelter , except from the charity of neighbours . " It was a crying sight , " said Mr. Tucker , " to see the poor thing the day Mrs. Amory died , looking around so piteous ...
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... affections . She marked passages in the Bible of the most attractive character for me to read to her , and , when her cough would allow , breathed out a hymn in sweet and happy strains , in which I soon loved to join . Time wore away ...
... affections . She marked passages in the Bible of the most attractive character for me to read to her , and , when her cough would allow , breathed out a hymn in sweet and happy strains , in which I soon loved to join . Time wore away ...
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... affections came to me and new cares to her . I could no longer confine her to the parlour , in her half- sized chair , with her calico frock and apron , and her hair simply parted . One morning I discerned a row of ambitious paper ...
... affections came to me and new cares to her . I could no longer confine her to the parlour , in her half- sized chair , with her calico frock and apron , and her hair simply parted . One morning I discerned a row of ambitious paper ...
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... affections , as the circle of agitation is more violent when a stone is thrown on a smooth lake , than on the wilder ocean ! I had loved Polly like a younger sister . She came to me when my cup of happiness was full , and I was glad to ...
... affections , as the circle of agitation is more violent when a stone is thrown on a smooth lake , than on the wilder ocean ! I had loved Polly like a younger sister . She came to me when my cup of happiness was full , and I was glad to ...
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asked beautiful Becky bours called cambric chair CHAPTER character cheek cherub child Cholera Cinda Clarissa comfort cook cousin cream Curry dear dinner domestic door dress Edition Edward Engravings eyes feel felt Frae Frederick frill gave gentle glance glass grave Growler guests hair half hand happiness harpsichord HARVARD COLLEGE heard heart honour housekeeper husband Ingols intel John Frost kitchen lady lamp little Polly LL.D look Lucy luxuries Lyddy ma'am Mam'selle marriage mind minuet Miss Packard morning mortification mother Nancy neighbour ness never New-England night obliged parlour passed perceived Polly's poor Portrait recollect roasting Sally seemed sewing sideboard Sidney Doane silent Sliter smile sometimes soon spinet stairs Stockton stood Sukey sweet taste tears thing thrown tion took turned uncon veal visiters voice vols walked week wife William William Robertson window woman young
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Página 124 - ... after which, to the last moment of his life, he never heard the least allusion to the story, in whatever voice or tone it was mentioned, without getting up and retiring into the darkest corner of the room with great appearance. of distress. Then if you said, ' The baker was well paid,' or ' The baker was not hurt after all,' Camp came forth from his hiding-place, capered, and barked, and rejoiced.
Página 122 - Oh, young and lovely bride, watch well the first moments when your will conflicts with his to whom God and society have given the control. Reverence his wishes even when you do not his opinions.
Página 69 - As mine own shadow was this child to me, A second self, far dearer and more fair ; Which clothed in undissolving radiancy All those steep paths which languor and despair Of human things had made so dark and bare.