 ... worn out by the very precautions taken for its preservation. The whole house was constantly in a state of inundation, under the discipline of mops and brooms and scrubbingbrushes; and the good housewives of those days were a kind of amphibious animal,...  Blackwood's Magazine - Pagina 3141820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1868 - 604 pagina’s
...simplicity and sunshine, a passion for cleanliness was the leading principle in domestic economy. * * * The whole house was constantly in a state of inundation, under the discipline of mops and brooms and scrubbing-brushes. LESSONS 13-20. — The teacher may continue drill in the same manner as indicated... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 pagina’s
...religious zeal, that it was ofttimes worn out, by the very precautions taken for its preservation. 6. The whole house was constantly in a state of inundation,' under the discipline of mops, and brooms, and scrubbingbrushes ; and the good housewives of those days were a kind of amphibious animal, delighting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1871 - 532 pagina’s
...sometimes of a lion's head, and was daily burnished with such religions zeal, that it was ofttimes worn out by the very precautions taken for its preservation....inundation, under the discipline of mops and brooms arid scrubbing-brushes ; and the good housewives of those days were a kind of amphibious animal, delighting... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1875 - 250 pagina’s
...sometimes of a lion's head, — and was daily burnished with such religious zeal, that it was ofttimes worn out by the very precautions taken for its preservation....inundation, under the discipline of mops and brooms and scrubbing-brushes ; and the good housewives of those clays were a kind of amphibious animal, delighting... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 860 pagina’s
...sometimes of a lion's head ; and was daily burnished with such religious zeal, that it was ofttimes stone, Are the signs of a sceptre that none may disown. The first tabernacle scrubbing-brushes ; and the good housewives of those days were a kind of amphibious animal, delighting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 558 pagina’s
...with such religious zeal, that it was ofttimes worn out by the very preTHE GRAND PARLOR. 183 cautions taken for its preservation. The whole house was constantly...inundation, under the discipline of mops and brooms and scrubbing-brushes ; and the good housewives of those days were a kind of amphibious animal, delighting... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 492 pagina’s
...such religious zeal, that it was often worn out by the very precautions taken for its preservation. 3. The whole house was constantly in a state of inundation, under the discipline of mops and brooms and scrubbing-brushes ; and the good housewives of those days were a kind of amphibious animal, delighting... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 328 pagina’s
...such religious zeal, that it was often worn out by the very precautions taken for its preservation. 2. The whole house was constantly in a state of inundation, under the discipline of mops and brooms and scrubbing-brushes; and the good housewives of those days were a kind of amphibious animal, delighting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1888 - 542 pagina’s
...head, and was daily burnished with such religions zeal, that it was ofttimes worn out by the v«ry precautions taken for its preservation. The whole house was constantly in a state of inunda-' lion, under the discipline of mops and brooina aud scrubbing-brushes ; and the good housewives... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 400 pagina’s
...sometimes of a lion's head, and was daily burnished with such religious zeal, that it was ofttimes worn out by the very precautions taken for its preservation....was constantly in a state of inundation, under the - <^r, *"'. .* L discipline of mops and brooms and scrubbingbrushes ; and the good housewives of those... | |
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