Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... as her native hills . Cinda Tyler was her name , though she took some pains to tell me she was christened Lucinda . See Cinderella , or the Little Glass Slipper , What a contrast to my Sally ! No one could 34 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... as her native hills . Cinda Tyler was her name , though she took some pains to tell me she was christened Lucinda . See Cinderella , or the Little Glass Slipper , What a contrast to my Sally ! No one could 34 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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... 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 her own charms ...
... 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 her own charms ...
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... glasses , the leathern curtains flapping all around , the worn cushions as slippery as glass , and so little spring in its construction , that Lu- cy's slight figure was thrown from side to side as the horses , for city display ...
... glasses , the leathern curtains flapping all around , the worn cushions as slippery as glass , and so little spring in its construction , that Lu- cy's slight figure was thrown from side to side as the horses , for city display ...
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... amusing novelties ; among them was a magni- fying glass , with splendid Italian views . These were arranged on the sofa table , illuminated by our new lamp , which attracted universal admiration . 60 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... amusing novelties ; among them was a magni- fying glass , with splendid Italian views . These were arranged on the sofa table , illuminated by our new lamp , which attracted universal admiration . 60 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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... a detail of similar mis- fortunes . Who has not , after long deliberation , purchased a set of expensive lamps , only to suffocate himself or his friends with smoke ? — Who has not heard his glass shades pop one after 62 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... a detail of similar mis- fortunes . Who has not , after long deliberation , purchased a set of expensive lamps , only to suffocate himself or his friends with smoke ? — Who has not heard his glass shades pop one after 62 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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