I believe that the line from "Helen Grey" which suggests that Helen has an unrealistic sense of herself is the last option - Stoop from your cold height, Helen Grey.
She is giving advice to herself that she should change because nobody will be there for her unless she does that.
Well for the first question i’d ask how different things were compared to now
They all worked in similar rooms. Doctors in the 1700s were beginning to learn proper sanitation techniques like handwashing.
Will go to the creek is the complete predicate.