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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... the firmest repulses , both from the parents and the daugh- ter , he cannot be prevailed upon to relinquish his hope . It is so far a misfortune to us , as Lucilia now never comes near us , except he is known not 50 CŒLEBS .
... the firmest repulses , both from the parents and the daugh- ter , he cannot be prevailed upon to relinquish his hope . It is so far a misfortune to us , as Lucilia now never comes near us , except he is known not 50 CŒLEBS .
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... daugh- ter of the opulent tradesman , there is no one quality in which young women are so generally deficient as in domestic economy . And when I hear learning contended for on one hand , and modish accom- plishments on the other , I ...
... daugh- ter of the opulent tradesman , there is no one quality in which young women are so generally deficient as in domestic economy . And when I hear learning contended for on one hand , and modish accom- plishments on the other , I ...
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... daugh- ters , " said Sir John , " now for the sons . " " As to our boys , " returned Mr. Flam , " don't we educate them in one religion , and then expect them to practise another ? Don't we cram them with books of heathen philosophy ...
... daugh- ters , " said Sir John , " now for the sons . " " As to our boys , " returned Mr. Flam , " don't we educate them in one religion , and then expect them to practise another ? Don't we cram them with books of heathen philosophy ...
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... daugh- ters , is so amatory , that it has a tendency to soften those minds which rather want to be invigorated . " There are few things I more deprecate for girls than a poetical education , the evils of which I saw sadly exemplified in ...
... daugh- ters , is so amatory , that it has a tendency to soften those minds which rather want to be invigorated . " There are few things I more deprecate for girls than a poetical education , the evils of which I saw sadly exemplified in ...
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... daugh- ter , which , to a man of refinement , would be one of her chief attractions , and which will be lowered in his esteem by the suspicion that she may concur in the indiscretion of the mother . " As to Lucilla , " added she , " Mr ...
... daugh- ter , which , to a man of refinement , would be one of her chief attractions , and which will be lowered in his esteem by the suspicion that she may concur in the indiscretion of the mother . " As to Lucilla , " added she , " Mr ...
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Cœlebs in Search of a Wife: Comprehending Observations on ..., Volume 2 Hannah More Visualização integral - 1810 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
admiration affection allow amused barouche Beggar's opera believe Bible blessing called Carlton Celia CHAP character charity Christ Christian church confess conversation cordial creature curricle daugh daughter dear delight divine divine grace Doctor Barlow doctrines duty eternal evil expence expressed eyes faith fancy father faults favour fear feel Flam fondness friends garden girl give grace Grove habits hand happiness heart hope human humility John Henry Hobart judgment Lady Aston Lady Belfield live look Lord Lucilla ment mind Miss Sparkes Miss Stanley moral mother nature ness never nosegays observed opinion Phoebe piety pleasure poor principle profession racter Ranby religion religious replied scripture seemed sense shew sincerity Sir John Belfield smiling speak spirit Stanley's sure talents taste tell Temple of Friendship thing thought tion told trust truth Tyrrel vanity virtues walk whole wish woman worldly young
Passagens conhecidas
Página 199 - Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Página 187 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered ; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the Last Days.
Página 163 - BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
Página 99 - in their course of action describe a smaller circle than men ; but the perfection of a circle consists not in its dimensions, but in its correctness. There may be...
Página 173 - And in sweet madness robb'd it of itself; But such a sacred and home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now.
Página 117 - To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him...
Página 250 - Primitive truth and order vindicated from modern misrepresentation: with a defence of Episcopacy, particularly that of Scotland, against an attack made on it, by the late Dr. Campbell of Aberdeen in his lectures on ecclesiastical history: and a concluding address.
Página 249 - Christian Institutes; or, the Sincere Word of God. Being a plain and impartial Account of the whole Faith and Duty of a Christian. Collected out of the Writings of the Old and New Testament...
Página 144 - And let such women as are disposed to be vain of their comparatively petty attainments, look up with admiration to those two contemporary shining examples, the venerable Elizabeth Carter, and the blooming Elizabeth Smith. 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...
Página 152 - Happily,' resumed Mr. Stanley, ' a religious man knows the worst he is likely to suffer. In the present established state of things, he is not called, as in the first ages of Christianity, to be made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men ; but he must submit to be assailed by three different descriptions of persons.