 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 - Pagina 5541820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Fanning Watson - 1846 - 440 pagina’s
...water. " The grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was most indulged. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering lightly on their stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor and sprinkling it with fine white sand, which... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1848 - 646 pagina’s
...grand parlor was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment, no one was permitted to...shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1848 - 662 pagina’s
...grand parlor was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment, no one was permitted to...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 - 1848 - 472 pagina’s
...grand parlor 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 - 1849 - 490 pagina’s
...grand parlor 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 - 1849 - 472 pagina’s
...grand parlor 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 lights — always taking the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 476 pagina’s
...grand parlor 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... | |
 | J. C. Gilleland - 1851 - 478 pagina’s
...grand parlor 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 - 1853 - 474 pagina’s
...grand parlor was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...visited it once a week, for the purpose of giving it » thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights — always taking the precaution of leaving their... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 526 pagina’s
...grand parlor was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...visited it once a week, for the purpose of giving ii «, thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights — always taking the precaution of leaving... | |
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