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    278 NOTICES OF BOOKS ' .

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    together , , are also aggravating causes of the general uncleanliness . I will for not speak moment of little what children would —every become body of knows our tasteful their ways Europ — e but an let furniture us reflect if

    our a cooks and on housemaids rested from their labors on our sofas and arm , - chairs ¦ " Panes , their of backs glass being against still the oiled objects damask of , and curiosity and their in feet Asia on , the not the carpets greater ! part of

    its the want windows is supp are lied closed by with suppressing paper windows , paper altogether even , and being being common content , with the light which comes in through the chimney ; quite sufficient , they think , for smoking , drinking , these and whi earthl pping Houris the rebellious of the Eaithful little ones—the

    themselve sole occupation s during s with the which day . It must not y , however , be supposed that amuse it is story really in very heig dark ht , the in these pipes windowless of the chimnies chambers never . exceeding The that houses in the being height but little of one the in

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    b or y Jacob a green . or "When white so turban fine an , would old man be a is fitting beheld surrounded a painter by so numerous a family , and honored by his fellow citizens as , a living assemblage of did every not

    dwell virtue in , one the cannot house hel of p a simp feeling le mortal a sentiment , I was of in profound a sanctuary respect . Its . I approach was thronged at all hours by devotees of every rank and age , who came alms to

    kiss and who the hem all returned of the hol contented y man ' s garments and chaunting , to ask the his praises counsel of , prayers their benefactor , or . , He himself appeared armed in triple steel against the weaknesses of human

    faces nature rounded in , such his by long his as youngest impatience beard , and children , went disdain , to who , sleep we climbed ariness in his , his ill arms knees humour , it , hid was , egotism their a deli blooming . ghtful

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    say to myself , while contemplating s "just man , " _" happy peop with who still the Mufti possess and and one can of appreciate his confidants such men cast ! " a — little when shaclow a conversation on my simp I had le

    admiration . ' * , * * , " The old man was seated—a child on each knee . I took courage to ask

    him if he had several wives . himself

    " < I have but two just now / replied he , rather ashamed at shewing

    278 Notices Of Books ' .

    278 NOTICES OF BOOKS .

• Citation
  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1858, page 278, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121858/page/62/