Eighteen maxims of neatness and order, by Theresa Tidy |
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... appearance in the family group . Alas ! Order is an ill - fated topic of eloquence with the class for whom it is designed , for it is impossible to fill their minds with a due sense of its dignity and importance . From the days of Mrs ...
... appearance in the family group . Alas ! Order is an ill - fated topic of eloquence with the class for whom it is designed , for it is impossible to fill their minds with a due sense of its dignity and importance . From the days of Mrs ...
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... son who is really neat and gentlewomanlike in her personal appearance , is sometimes very de- ficient in attention to the circumstances above described . dress for dinner , look round the room , that 24 EIGHTEEN MAXIMS OF.
... son who is really neat and gentlewomanlike in her personal appearance , is sometimes very de- ficient in attention to the circumstances above described . dress for dinner , look round the room , that 24 EIGHTEEN MAXIMS OF.
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... appearance of desolation , and give an unfavourable impression of the young people who have been sitting there . X. Disdain not an acquaintance with common things ; and among these , the geography of the roads or streets you * Vide ...
... appearance of desolation , and give an unfavourable impression of the young people who have been sitting there . X. Disdain not an acquaintance with common things ; and among these , the geography of the roads or streets you * Vide ...
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... appearance than either splendour or variety . XIV . When you take up a flat candlestick , wait till the candle is properly lighted , and snuff it before you take it out of the room , lest the sparks fall upon the floor , or on your ...
... appearance than either splendour or variety . XIV . When you take up a flat candlestick , wait till the candle is properly lighted , and snuff it before you take it out of the room , lest the sparks fall upon the floor , or on your ...
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... appearance , without repeat- ing her expressions of obligation for the candid reception which that little manual has met with from her young friends , as well as her hope , that the subject has become less irksome to them , than as ...
... appearance , without repeat- ing her expressions of obligation for the candid reception which that little manual has met with from her young friends , as well as her hope , that the subject has become less irksome to them , than as ...
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appearance arrangement of letters Bible boards carriage chairs china Christian Church of England cottage daily desk destination dozen drawer dress for dinner duties EIGHTEEN MAXIMS elegance employed Family fashion gentlewoman gloves habit half-bound HATCHARD HATCHARD AND SON hints History of Michael hopeless horse the rider horse was lost horse-shoe nail human comfort Ibotson and Palmer ing-room jealous labours lady luxuries MAXIMS OF NEATNESS ménage ment Michael Kemp Miriam mistress morning nail the shoe neatly NEATNESS AND ORDER necessary never Ninth edition overtaken and slain perhaps person piano-forte PICCADILLY pocket POOR RICHARD portfolio Prayer PREFIXED AN INTRODUCTION quire Remember require constant rider was lost right hand Savoy Street Second edition Sermons servant shawl shoe the horse shoe was lost sitting snuff sofa sometimes spare minute Teacher's Assistant THERESA TIDY thing Third edition TWENTIETH EDITION Vicar Vide vols young friends
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Page 3 - Mischief; adding, for want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the Enemy; all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail.
Page 3 - EIGHTEEN MAXIMS of NEATNESS and ORDER. To which is prefixed an Introduction by THERESA TIDY..