Cœlebs in Search of a Wife: Comprehending Observations on Domestic Habits and Manners, Religion and Morals, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809 |
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... vanity , and they might be led to do that from the love of applause , which can only please God , when the principle is pure . The iniquity of our holy things , my good friend , requires much Christian vigilance . Next to not giving at ...
... vanity , and they might be led to do that from the love of applause , which can only please God , when the principle is pure . The iniquity of our holy things , my good friend , requires much Christian vigilance . Next to not giving at ...
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... obliged to refuse as a hus- band . She is as far from the vanity of seeking to make conquests , as from the ungenerous insolence of using ill , those whom whom her merit has captivated , and whom her judgment 44 CŒLEBS .
... obliged to refuse as a hus- band . She is as far from the vanity of seeking to make conquests , as from the ungenerous insolence of using ill , those whom whom her merit has captivated , and whom her judgment 44 CŒLEBS .
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... vanity , if it would be - contented to keep its proper place among the vices ; but her quarrel with it was , that it would mix itself with our virtues , and rob it 106 CELEBS . fringing on higher duties. If I mean to ...
... vanity , if it would be - contented to keep its proper place among the vices ; but her quarrel with it was , that it would mix itself with our virtues , and rob it 106 CELEBS . fringing on higher duties. If I mean to ...
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... Vanity , indeed , " replied I , " differs from the other vices in this ; they commonly are only opposite to the one contrary virtue while this vice has a kind of ubiquity , is on the watch to intrude every where , and weakens all the ...
... Vanity , indeed , " replied I , " differs from the other vices in this ; they commonly are only opposite to the one contrary virtue while this vice has a kind of ubiquity , is on the watch to intrude every where , and weakens all the ...
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... vanity , how cheap is charity ! " A " Can these happy useful young crea- tures be my little , inactive , insipid Astons , Charles ? " whispered Mr. Stanley , as we walked away to leave the girls to sit down to their plentiful supper ...
... vanity , how cheap is charity ! " A " Can these happy useful young crea- tures be my little , inactive , insipid Astons , Charles ? " whispered Mr. Stanley , as we walked away to leave the girls to sit down to their plentiful supper ...
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admiration affection allow amused Barlow believe Bible blessings called Carlton Celia CHAP character charity Christ Christian confess conversation creature curricle daugh daughter dear delight divine divine grace Doctor doctrines duty endeavour eternal evil expence expressed eyes faith fancy father faults favour fear feel Flam fondness friends garden girl give grace Grove habits hand happiness heart honour hope human humility indulgence Lady Aston Lady Belfield ligion live look Lord Lucilla ment mind Miss Sparkes Miss Stanley moral mother nature neral ness never nexion nosegays observed Old Bailey opinion Phoebe piety pleasure poor practice principle profession prudent racter Ranby religion religious replied Sappho Scripture seemed sense shew sincerity sion Sir John Belfield smiling speak spirit sure talents taste tell Temple of Friendship thing thought tion told trust truth ture Tyrrel vanity versation virtue walk whole wish woman young
Passagens conhecidas
Página 202 - To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him ; Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
Página 161 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Página 340 - Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Página 279 - BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
Página 247 - I knew them both; and to know, was to revere them. In them let our young ladies contemplate profound and various learning, chastised by true Christian humility. In them, let them venerate acquirements, which would have been distinguished in a university, meekly softened, and beautifully shaded, by the gentle exertion of every domestic virtue; the unaffected exercise of every feminine employment.
Página 23 - I have often heard it regretted that ladies have no stated employment, no profession. It is a mistake. Charity is the calling of a lady ; the care of the poor is her profession.
Página 1 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Página 261 - God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death: we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.