 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...  The Works of Washington Irving - Page 129by Washington Irving - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1812 - 306 pages
...the miftrefs and her confidential maid, who vifited it once a week, for the purpofe of giving it a thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights — 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 pages
...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 —...with a broom — after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture, and putting a new bunch of evergreens in the fire-place — the window... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 pages
...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 —...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 pages
...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 —...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 532 pages
...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 —...with a broom — after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture, and putting a new bunch of evergreens in the fire-place — the window-shutters... | |
 | 1820 - 730 pages
...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 —...sand, which was curiously stroked into angles and carves, and rhomboids, with a broom — after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 538 pages
...once a week, for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights—always taking the precaution of leaving their shoes at the...stroked into angles, and curves, and rhomboids, with a broom—after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture, and putting a new bunch of... | |
 | 1820 - 490 pages
...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 —...stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it wilh fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into angles and curves, and rhomboids, with a broom... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pages
...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 ;...with a broom — after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture, and putting a new bunch of evergreens in the fire-place ; the wjndow-shutters... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pages
...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 ;...scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sandy:which was -curiously stroked into angles and curves,: and rhomboids, with a broom — after washing... | |
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