 In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter, excepting the mistress and her confidential maid, who visited it once a week, for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights — always taking the precaution of leaving...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Side 5541820Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Washington Irving - 1812 - 306 sider
...enter, excepting the miftrefs and her confidential maid, who vifited it once a week, for the purpofe of giving it a thorough cleaning, and putting things...— always taking the precaution of leaving their (hoes at the door, and entering devoutly, on their flocking feet. After fcrubbing the floor, fprinkling... | |
 | 1820 - 876 sider
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into angles and curves, and rhomboids, with a broom... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 sider
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the|passion for cleaning^ was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...the door, and entering devoutly, on their stocking VOL. i. q feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with » fine white sand, which was curiously... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 sider
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly, on VOL. i. q * feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously... | |
 | 1820 - 730 sider
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into angles and carves, and rhomboids, with a broom... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 556 sider
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter...stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into angles, and curves, and rhomboids, with a broom... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 538 sider
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter...giving it a thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights—always taking the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 sider
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into angles and curves, and rhomboids, with a broom... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 318 sider
...that an historian of the day gravely tells us, that many of his townswomen grew to have webbed fingers like unto a duck ; and some of them, he had little...the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking ' 186 A NEW-AMSTERDAM FIRE-SIDE. feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 572 sider
...that an historian of the day gravely tells us, that many of his townswomen grew to have webbed fingers like unto a duck ; and some of them, he had little...maid, who visited it once a week, for the purpose of gtfjng it a thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights — always taking the precaution of leaving... | |
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