 Ellen to pass half her time at the mansion-house. In this arrangement there was a system of checks and balances that produced that singular and felicitous union of diversity of qualities which constituted the rare perfection of Ellen's character. Mrs....  Redwood: A Tale ... - Σελίδα 109των Catharine Maria Sedgwick - 1824 - 874 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
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...own inclinations, and to make a permanent arrangement with Mrs. Harrison, which should allow'Ellen to pass half her time at the mansion-house. In this...explore the records of history, and to delight in the creations of poetry. When she might have been in danger of an exclusive taste for the elegant occupations... | |
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...interest in the girl, and the two women shared Ellen's upbringing. Between them, Sedgwick explains, "there was a system of checks and balances that produced...female handicraft that were the fashion of her day" along with an interest in history and poetry. "When she might have been in danger of an exclusive taste... | |
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