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Advice and Guide to Emigrants, 1834
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Advice to emigrants, 1832
Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford, 1832
Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford, 1832
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Observations on the Epidemic Now Prevailing in the City of New-York, Called the Asiatic or Spasmodic Cholera, 1832
The more nutritious and the more easy of digestion they are, the more dangerous will be their effects.
…we create, as it were, an artificial state of health.
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Observations on the Epidemic Now Prevailing in the City of New-York, Called the Asiatic or Spasmodic Cholera, 1832
It is my firm belief, and founded on no light conceptions, that every patient should die or recover in his own bed, and without removal.
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The Footman’s Directory and Butler’s Remembrancer, 1823
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The new female instructor; or, Young woman’s guide to domestic happiness, 1824
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The new female instructor; or, Young woman’s guide to domestic happiness, 1824
Writing form letters: how a young lady may beg her mother to allow her to learn math.
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The new female instructor; or, Young woman’s guide to domestic happiness, 1824
She who throws off her modesty either in her words or her dress, will not be thought to set much value upon it in her actions.
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The New Female Instructor; or, Young Woman’s Guide to Domestic Happiness, 1824
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The New Female Instructor; or, Young Woman’s Guide to Domestic Happiness, 1824
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The New Female Instructor; or, Young Woman’s Guide to Domestic Happiness, 1824
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The Footman’s Directory and Butler’s Remembrancer, 1823
The Footman’s Directory and Butler’s Remembrancer, 1823
And some examples of ca. 1820 plate warmers, which, when attractive enough, were usually placed before the fire in the dining room to warm the dishes between courses, and once warm, placed on the sideboard. This could be frustrating to guests, especially in the chillier months, because it would block the fireplace’s heat from reaching them. If there wasn’t a fireplace in the dining room, or the plate warmer wasn’t so nice to look at, it would be placed before the fire in the kitchen and then carried up, full of warm plates, when needed. This could be a dangerous job for a clumsy footman!