My Awkward Cousin, Or, Caroline's Visit to Her Great-aunt's Poultry YardAmerican Sunday-School Union, 1848 - 107 pages |
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... young girl like myself , because neither of them were fashionable , nor had the manners of the gay world . " No , my daughter , " replied my mo- ther , " you shall neither go to a board- ing - school , nor to a convent . convent . These ...
... young girl like myself , because neither of them were fashionable , nor had the manners of the gay world . " No , my daughter , " replied my mo- ther , " you shall neither go to a board- ing - school , nor to a convent . convent . These ...
Page 11
... young girls when their parents can educate them . Your mother and I have consecrated ourselves to that care , and you have been ac- customed , at an early age , not to have companions around you , but to be con- tented with being alone ...
... young girls when their parents can educate them . Your mother and I have consecrated ourselves to that care , and you have been ac- customed , at an early age , not to have companions around you , but to be con- tented with being alone ...
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... young girls of my age , I liked the beautiful white - crested hens with their chickens about them ; the pigeons , and even the little ducks . I liked to see the little ducks take their food in a sort of trough which Augustus had made ...
... young girls of my age , I liked the beautiful white - crested hens with their chickens about them ; the pigeons , and even the little ducks . I liked to see the little ducks take their food in a sort of trough which Augustus had made ...
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... young girl of your age , you are at least capable of looking beyond it , and doing justice to his character and his heart . ” I felt my cheeks on fire . I no longer wished to laugh , for I could not look up for shame . How wicked and ...
... young girl of your age , you are at least capable of looking beyond it , and doing justice to his character and his heart . ” I felt my cheeks on fire . I no longer wished to laugh , for I could not look up for shame . How wicked and ...
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... They are well worth ob- serving before civilization has changed their habits . In particular , it is curious to notice how they shun dangers , defend their young , procure the means of sup- port , 36 MY AWKWARD COUSIN .
... They are well worth ob- serving before civilization has changed their habits . In particular , it is curious to notice how they shun dangers , defend their young , procure the means of sup- port , 36 MY AWKWARD COUSIN .
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