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Miss Geddes had offered me some sweet-cake, which, at the moment, I declined; but presently afterwards, seeing it within my reach, I naturally enough helped myself to

Redgauntlet 2008

She took from her reticule a morsel of sweet-cake: for that repository was never destitute of something available to throw to the chickens, young ducks, or sparrows; she crumbled it, and bending over his shoulder, put the crumbs into his hand.

Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte 2004

Sometimes on Holy Days, there were even treats of a bit of cheese, cooked whole turnips, cabbage soup, or a sweet-cake ... all the more reason to come early and stay late.

The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995

She strolled the Faire a bit more; bought herself a sweet-cake, and watched the teaser-shows outside some of the show-tents.

The Lark And The Wren Lackey, Mercedes 1992

Often by the time we had come from fishing Elizabeth had been out and filled a bowl, and sometimes even made a short-cake, for we were old-fashioned enough to love short-cake -- old-fashioned short-cake made with biscuit dough (not the sweet-cake kind) for breakfast.

Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Albert Bigelow Paine 1899

Farther on she came to the fire, burning brightly, and on it was a girdle with a nice hot sweet-cake.

Tales of the Punjab 1894

She nibbled at the sweet-cake as she went along, but she did not care for it.

Young Lucretia and Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891

Farther on she came to the fire, burning brightly, and on it was a girdle with a nice hot sweet-cake.

Tales of the Punjab Flora Annie Steel 1888

So he took an opportunity of slipping a sweet-cake into his pouch, from the supper-board, with which he slily stole to

Heroes Every Child Should Know Hamilton Wright Mabie 1880

So Frank descends to the region now redolent of the preparing tea, and finds upon a chair, in the middle of the kitchen floor, a very forlorn little figure of a boy, mutely munching a sweet-cake, while now and then a tear steals down his cheeks and moistens the grimy traces of former tears.

Suburban Sketches William Dean Howells 1878