The Ladies of the White HouseUnited States Publishing Company, 1872 - 658 من الصفحات |
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... possessed no educational facilities , and the children of the wealthy were either sent abroad for accomplishments unattainable in their native land , or put under the care of a tutor or governess at home . Such knowledge as she possessed ...
... possessed no educational facilities , and the children of the wealthy were either sent abroad for accomplishments unattainable in their native land , or put under the care of a tutor or governess at home . Such knowledge as she possessed ...
الصفحة 45
... possessing wealth and position she gratified her taste . Had her character been a decided one , it would have stamped the age in which she flourished , for , as there never was but one Washington , so there will never come a time when ...
... possessing wealth and position she gratified her taste . Had her character been a decided one , it would have stamped the age in which she flourished , for , as there never was but one Washington , so there will never come a time when ...
الصفحة 61
... every house in the Colony possessed some old heir - looms in the shape of standard books , even if the number was limited to the Bible and dictionary . Many , especially ministers , could dis LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE . 61.
... every house in the Colony possessed some old heir - looms in the shape of standard books , even if the number was limited to the Bible and dictionary . Many , especially ministers , could dis LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE . 61.
الصفحة 70
... possessing it have I so often been called to struggle with it ? Were I sure you would not be gone , I could not withstand the tempta- tion of coming to town though my heart would suffer over again the cruel torture of separation ...
... possessing it have I so often been called to struggle with it ? Were I sure you would not be gone , I could not withstand the tempta- tion of coming to town though my heart would suffer over again the cruel torture of separation ...
الصفحة 71
... possessed of one , two , or four , see to it that you double your number . " The most amiable and most useful disposition in a young mind is diffidence of itself ; and this should lead you to seek advice and instruction from him who is ...
... possessed of one , two , or four , see to it that you double your number . " The most amiable and most useful disposition in a young mind is diffidence of itself ; and this should lead you to seek advice and instruction from him who is ...
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