tutoress

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The tutoress of the Princess Rosanie pursues her task, and pursues it triumphantly, by dividing the child into twelve interim personalities, each of whom has a special characteristic—beauty, gentleness, vivacity, discretion, and what not.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George

Phoebe, my kind tutoress Phoebe, was at the time gone out, perhaps in search of me, or their cooked-up story had not, it is probable, passed smoothly.

From Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749) by Cleland, John

Of course it was the lot of the hapless tutoress to select such a moment as this in which to sweetly chide the girl for some lapse of form.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

Here was where her tutoress had trouble, for when the girl's brain became weary or confused she relieved her baffled rage in her most natural way, the while Mrs. Ring stopped her ears and moaned.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

The Ultonians appointed for her a nurse and tutoress named Levarcam.

From The Coming of Cuculain by O'Grady, Standish