| 1857 - 510 páginas
...Miss Wooler's. When she appeared in the schoolroom, her dress was changed, hut just as old. She looked a little old woman, so short-sighted, that she always...nose nearly touched it; and when she was told to hold her head up, up went the book after it, still close to her nose, so that it was not possible to help... | |
| Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - 1857 - 376 páginas
...Miss Wooler's. When she appeared in the schoolroom, her dress was changed, but just as old. She looked a little old woman, so short-sighted that she always...nose nearly touched it, and when she was told to hold her head up, up went the book after it, still close to her nose, so that it was not possible to help... | |
| Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1857 - 512 páginas
...Miss Wooler's. When she appeared in the schoolroom, her dress was changed, but just as old. She looked a little old woman, so short-sighted, that she always...nearly touched it ; and when she was told to hold her head up, up went the book after it, still close to her nose, so that it was not possible to help... | |
| Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - 1857 - 384 páginas
...Wooler's. When she appeared in the school-room, her dress was changed, but just as old. She looked a little old woman, so short-sighted that she always...nose nearly touched it, and when she was told to hold her head up, up went the book after it, still close to her nose, so that it was not possible to help... | |
| 1857 - 996 páginas
...first made on the inmates of the school is thus given by one who knew her at the time : " She looked a little old woman, so short-sighted that she always...her nose nearly touched it; and when she was told to held her head up, up went the book after it, still close to her nose, so that it was not possible to... | |
| 1857 - 830 páginas
...miserable. When she appeared in the school-room her dress was changed, but just as old. She looked a little old woman, so shortsighted that she always...and nervous, and spoke with a strong Irish accent. \Vhen a book was given her, she dropped her head over it till her nose nearly touched it, and when... | |
| William Caldwell Roscoe - 1860 - 546 páginas
...Miss Wooler's. When she appeared in the schoolroom, her dress was changed, but just as old. She looked a little old woman, so short-sighted, that she always...nose nearly touched it; and when she was told to hold her head up, up went the book after it, still close to her nose, so that it was not possible to help... | |
| William Caldwell Roscoe - 1860 - 576 páginas
...schoolroom, her dress was changed, but just as old. She looked a little old woman, so sliort-sighted, that she always appeared to be seeking something,...nearly touched it ; and when she was told to hold her head up, up went the book after it, still close to her nose, so that it was not possible to help... | |
| Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - 1862 - 612 páginas
...Miss Wooler's. When she appeared in the schoolroom, her dress was changed, but just a> old. She looked a little old woman, so short-sighted that she always...nose nearly touched it, and when she was told to hold her head up, up went the book after it, still close to her nose, so that it was not possible to help... | |
| Sarah Payson Parton - 1865 - 318 páginas
...miserable. When she afterward appeared in the schoolroom her dress was changed, but just as old-fashioned. She looked like a little old woman, so short-sighted...something, and moving her head from side to side to catch sight of it. She was very shy and nervous, and spoke with a strong Irish accent. When a book was given... | |
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