The Works of Thomas Hood, Vol. 9: Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse, With All the Original Illustrations (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A clergyman's wife, who has two little girls of her own, and three pupils, wishes to receive from one to three more, who will share her maternal care, and be treated as parlour boarders.

Maternal care, and parlour-boarders - the association of these two ideas is so indissolubly established in the public mind, ever since Mr. And Mrs. Squeers 'were introduced to our acquaintance Suppose a mother were reported to treat her little daughters as parlour-boarders should we not strongly suspect her Of being somewhat Of a Brownrigg?

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