"Domestical" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... assignes to governe and comaunde all suche[28] person or persons as at this time he shall carry over with him, or that shalbe[29] sente him hereafter, free from any comaunde of the Colony, excepte it be in ayding and assisting the same against[30] any forren or domestical enemy. ...
— Colonial Records of Virginia • Various
... rooks? Then the gooseberry wine, tho' it's pleasant when up, it doesn't agree when it's down, But it served me right like a gooseberry fool to look for champagne out of town! To be sure cousin G. meant it all for the best when he started this pastoral plan, And his wife is a worthy domestical soul and she teaches me all that she can, Such as making of cheese, and curing of hams, but I'm sure that I never shall learn, And I've fetched more back-ache than butter as yet by chumping away at the churn; But in making hay, tho' it's ...
— The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood • Thomas Hood |
