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... dress unquestionably of her own choosing . Mrs.'s vegetable - dishes are a precious relic of Mrs. Siddons . They are sil- ver , and bear her initials and an inscription from the lawyers of Edinburgh , by whom they were present- ed to ...
... dress unquestionably of her own choosing . Mrs.'s vegetable - dishes are a precious relic of Mrs. Siddons . They are sil- ver , and bear her initials and an inscription from the lawyers of Edinburgh , by whom they were present- ed to ...
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... dress that would seem to indicate ' the born slattern transformed into the fine lady . It would take a Mohammed's heaven of such beauties to work up into the spiritual loveliness of an exqui- site head of St. Catharine , by Correggio ...
... dress that would seem to indicate ' the born slattern transformed into the fine lady . It would take a Mohammed's heaven of such beauties to work up into the spiritual loveliness of an exqui- site head of St. Catharine , by Correggio ...
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... dress - Miss Baillie has a well - pre- served appearance ; her face has nothing of the vexed or sorrowing expression that is often so deep- ly stamped by a long experience of life . It indicates a strong mind , great sensibility , and ...
... dress - Miss Baillie has a well - pre- served appearance ; her face has nothing of the vexed or sorrowing expression that is often so deep- ly stamped by a long experience of life . It indicates a strong mind , great sensibility , and ...
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... dress . " They are more quiet , and I should say there was less individuality , but from a corresponding remark hav- ing been made by English travellers among us . I take it the impression results from the very slight revelations of ...
... dress . " They are more quiet , and I should say there was less individuality , but from a corresponding remark hav- ing been made by English travellers among us . I take it the impression results from the very slight revelations of ...
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... dress for the wom- ankind of your family . I do not comprehend what our English friends , who come among us , mean by their comments on the extravagance of dress in America . I have seen more velvet and costly lace in one hour in ...
... dress for the wom- ankind of your family . I do not comprehend what our English friends , who come among us , mean by their comments on the extravagance of dress in America . I have seen more velvet and costly lace in one hour in ...
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Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home, Volume 2 Catharine Maria Sedgwick Visualização completa - 1841 |
Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home, Volume 2 Catharine Maria Sedgwick Visualização completa - 1841 |
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