Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... beautiful engravings coming in for a share , a young beau , who never lost a pun , even in calamity , whis- pered to me that they were " oil paintings . " A general shock was given to our before complacent group ; first were circulated ...
... beautiful engravings coming in for a share , a young beau , who never lost a pun , even in calamity , whis- pered to me that they were " oil paintings . " A general shock was given to our before complacent group ; first were circulated ...
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... beautiful pages discoloured with lamp oil . Down it had streamed over a sentimental effusion of Wilde ; Per- cival's wing was clogged , and even Bryant's purity was marred by the contact . I did not think to shed a tear " over my silk ...
... beautiful pages discoloured with lamp oil . Down it had streamed over a sentimental effusion of Wilde ; Per- cival's wing was clogged , and even Bryant's purity was marred by the contact . I did not think to shed a tear " over my silk ...
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... beautiful is the sleep of infancy , with its breathing like the uplifting of lily leaves on a summer wave ! It would be sculpture - like , did not the motion of the lips betray a sweet remembrance of its natural wants , " As the ...
... beautiful is the sleep of infancy , with its breathing like the uplifting of lily leaves on a summer wave ! It would be sculpture - like , did not the motion of the lips betray a sweet remembrance of its natural wants , " As the ...
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... beautiful sloping hills of Brooklyn , the spark- ling fulness of Charles river emptying into the bay , the apple orchards filling the senses with gentle colours and odours , the sweet - brier throw- ing out its perfume at the very feet ...
... beautiful sloping hills of Brooklyn , the spark- ling fulness of Charles river emptying into the bay , the apple orchards filling the senses with gentle colours and odours , the sweet - brier throw- ing out its perfume at the very feet ...
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... , and whose whole happiness consisted in making me look beautiful , was , except the coachman , the only contented one in the establishment ; her happiness was complete when my dear Henry came into my dressing - 108 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... , and whose whole happiness consisted in making me look beautiful , was , except the coachman , the only contented one in the establishment ; her happiness was complete when my dear Henry came into my dressing - 108 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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