Poplar house academy, by the author of 'Mary Powell'.1859 |
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... girls used to be uncommonly glad to pay long visits , whether in winter or summer , to grand- papa and grandmamma , till such time as we got dreadfully home - sick , and privately sent a line to mamma to beg to be recalled . These ...
... girls used to be uncommonly glad to pay long visits , whether in winter or summer , to grand- papa and grandmamma , till such time as we got dreadfully home - sick , and privately sent a line to mamma to beg to be recalled . These ...
Pagina 33
... girls ! what colours ! " and nudge my aunt to look at us . Continually during breakfast - time , she would ejaculate , " How they have shot up , to be sure ! Well , time slips away ; " and , directly after breakfast , my grandfather ...
... girls ! what colours ! " and nudge my aunt to look at us . Continually during breakfast - time , she would ejaculate , " How they have shot up , to be sure ! Well , time slips away ; " and , directly after breakfast , my grandfather ...
Pagina 36
... was a pity everybody did not know it ; nobody would guess what was in me , I was so retiring ; and the dearest girl ! so fond of home , & c . & c . & c . It was a sad reflection to poor grandmamma that your 36 Poplar House Academy .
... was a pity everybody did not know it ; nobody would guess what was in me , I was so retiring ; and the dearest girl ! so fond of home , & c . & c . & c . It was a sad reflection to poor grandmamma that your 36 Poplar House Academy .
Pagina 76
... girls , the method of doing so might be safely en- trusted to our own tastes and abilities . This was a very satisfactory arrangement to us all ; because each had little crotchets of our own , which we had long been fond of enlarging ...
... girls , the method of doing so might be safely en- trusted to our own tastes and abilities . This was a very satisfactory arrangement to us all ; because each had little crotchets of our own , which we had long been fond of enlarging ...
Pagina 90
... girl of eleven . I confess I was curious to observe how Marian would begin with her , but feared my presence would be rather a restraint to both . I therefore made a show of rising to carry my work into the other room , saying , " I am ...
... girl of eleven . I confess I was curious to observe how Marian would begin with her , but feared my presence would be rather a restraint to both . I therefore made a show of rising to carry my work into the other room , saying , " I am ...
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