 | Washington Irving - 1854 - 472 sivua
...always taking the precaution of leaving their shoes al the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with...with a broom — after washing the windows, rubbing .uid polishing the furniture, and putting a new bunch of evergreens in the fireplace — the window... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1856 - 470 sivua
...always taking the precaution of leaving their shoes a< the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was) curiouBly stroked into angles, and curves, and rhomboids with a broom — after washing the windows,... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 sivua
...door and entering devoutly on their stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine sand, — which was curiously stroked into angles,...putting a new bunch of evergreens in the fireplace, the window-shutters were again closed to keep out the flie,s, and the room carefully locked up until the... | |
 | 1858 - 256 sivua
...taking the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine...curiously stroked into angles, and curves, and rhomboids; after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture, and putting a new bunch of evergreens... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1859 - 422 sivua
...shoes at the door, and entering on their stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it wife fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into angles, and curves, and rhom'boids, 1 with a broom —after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture', and putting a new... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 446 sivua
...shoes at the door, and entering on their stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it wife fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into angles, and curves, and rhom'boids,1 with a broom — after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture, and putting... | |
 | 1870 - 312 sivua
...always taking the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which is curiously stroked into angles, curves, and other devices ; after washing the windows, rubbing and... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 sivua
...at the door, and entering on their stocking-feet. 8. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it wife fine white sand, which was curiously stroked into angles, and curves, and rhom'boids,1 with a broom — after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture, and putting... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1871 - 324 sivua
...taking the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine...curiously stroked into angles and curves and rhomboids; after washing the windows, rubbing and polishing the furniture, and putting a new bunch ot evergreens... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1875 - 250 sivua
...taking the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine...a new bunch of evergreens in the fireplace, —the window-shutters were again closed to keep out the flies, and the room carefully locked up until the... | |
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... 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 their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking... 
