In Dover on the Charles: A Contribution to New England Folk-loreMilne printery, 1906 - 114 páginas |
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... into use . In due time , the well - seasoned hard wood , oven wood , split wood , round wood , pine knots , " air tight chunks , " " little " wood , and kindling wood , with the pine needles 32 In Dover on the Charles.
... into use . In due time , the well - seasoned hard wood , oven wood , split wood , round wood , pine knots , " air tight chunks , " " little " wood , and kindling wood , with the pine needles 32 In Dover on the Charles.
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... needles , shavings , and chips were systematically housed in the capacious wood - shed . " To pick up a basket of chips " was one of the regular duties of a summer's day , and one which we often dallied over rather than return to less ...
... needles , shavings , and chips were systematically housed in the capacious wood - shed . " To pick up a basket of chips " was one of the regular duties of a summer's day , and one which we often dallied over rather than return to less ...
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... needle , like the common glove needle , was used in binding shoes . Thin , soft leather from which the binding strips were cut had a sort of ticking stripe in black and white . Cutting in the middle of the white stripe secured an even ...
... needle , like the common glove needle , was used in binding shoes . Thin , soft leather from which the binding strips were cut had a sort of ticking stripe in black and white . Cutting in the middle of the white stripe secured an even ...
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... needle at each end , the left hand needle passed the right hand needle in the first awl hole ; the thread was drawn out equally on the sides , and the locked stitch continued to the end of the seam , and back again in the second row of ...
... needle at each end , the left hand needle passed the right hand needle in the first awl hole ; the thread was drawn out equally on the sides , and the locked stitch continued to the end of the seam , and back again in the second row of ...
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... needle work . Grandmother's " rag basket " always held a mat upon which she was working , and the finished rugs were worthy of her conscientious skill . Every strip was cut wide or narrow according to the thick- ness of the cloth ; the ...
... needle work . Grandmother's " rag basket " always held a mat upon which she was working , and the finished rugs were worthy of her conscientious skill . Every strip was cut wide or narrow according to the thick- ness of the cloth ; the ...
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In Dover on the Charles: A Contribution to New England Folk-lore Alice Johnson Jones Vista completa - 1906 |
In Dover on the Charles: A Contribution to New England Folk-lore Alice Johnson Jones Vista completa - 1906 |
In Dover on the Charles: A Contribution to New England Folk-lore Alice Johnson Jones Vista completa - 1906 |
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Página 92 - Town House." We signed a pledge, promising "to abstain from the use of all intoxicating liquors as a beverage, from the use of tobacco, and from all profanity.
Página 35 - It is not simply beets and potatoes and corn and string-beans that one raises in his well-hoed garden: it is the average of human life. There is life in the ground; it goes into the seeds; and it also, when it is stirred up, goes into the man who stirs it. The hot sun on his back as he bends to his shovel and hoe, or contemplatively rakes the warm and fragrant loam, is better than much medicine. The buds are coming out on the bushes...
Página 33 - To wander solitary there: Two paradises 'twere in one To live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gardener drew Of flowers and herbs this dial new; Where from above the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run; And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers!
Página 50 - A rye short cake the full six.e of the griddle iron, was browned to a delicate crisp, on each side, the thin crust deftly flayed from the hot side, the denuded surface returned to the griddle, and the crust placed in the waiting basin of hot, thickened and salted milk. This process was repeated until the upper crust of the...
Página 8 - When my father was very young, his mother died, and he was brought up in the family of Mr.
Página 37 - rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief," referred to four or eight possible husbands, and "chief" in my mind, was always associated with scalplock and tomahawk.