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Parson Weems, best known for his hagiographic biography of George Washington, wrote a tract called The Devil in Petticoats, or God's Revenge Against Husband Killing, about a famous
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P.S. We absolutely love the title of your novel, by the way, but were curious as to what “Fields of Flowers, Petticoats and Gambols” had to do with Ezra Pound's pet weasel named Justine.
Dear Ms Carnation-Noble James Lloyd Davis 2011
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Petticoats were no longer promoted because the clingy fabric was cut in such a way as to not accomodate the slip.
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And like Cheryl said, we have a great time at Petticoats & Pistols.www. petticoatsandpistols.com
Anthology - A Western Winter Wonderland Nalini Singh 2008
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Petticoats were the same mixture of luxury and thrift, depending entirely on whether or not she had been able to mend them.
red dust Ryn Cricket 2010
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Ross published two accounts of her career as a journalist: Heads and Tales (1934), about her interviews with noted individuals, and Reporter in Petticoats (1947).
Betty Ross. 2009
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Heads and Tales (1934); Reporter in Petticoats (1947); True Adventures Great Explorers Told Me (1959); “A Visit to the David Brown Colony in Crimea” (1929).
Betty Ross. 2009
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Country − Ladies to gather the Dust, and spoil their fine Petticoats.
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Petticoats; which, methinks, bears some resemblance to Old
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Petticoats; which, methinks, bears some resemblance to Old
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