Letters to Young LadiesHarper, 1838 - 259 páginas |
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... considered worthy to dictate the studies of the sage , the plans of the political econ- omist , and the labours of the patriot . " The mind of the present age acting on the mind of the next , " as it has been happily defined by a living ...
... considered worthy to dictate the studies of the sage , the plans of the political econ- omist , and the labours of the patriot . " The mind of the present age acting on the mind of the next , " as it has been happily defined by a living ...
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... considered as the knell of excel- lence . The great and the good , find time for all that appertains to greatness or goodness . " I will hear thee at a more convenient season , " said the Roman , to the warning Apostle , when at his pun ...
... considered as the knell of excel- lence . The great and the good , find time for all that appertains to greatness or goodness . " I will hear thee at a more convenient season , " said the Roman , to the warning Apostle , when at his pun ...
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... considered industry a remedy for a disordered im- agination , and a shield against the temptations of a fashionable life . Hence prudence and modesty marked the manners of that court , where their op- posites had once prevailed , and ...
... considered industry a remedy for a disordered im- agination , and a shield against the temptations of a fashionable life . Hence prudence and modesty marked the manners of that court , where their op- posites had once prevailed , and ...
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... considered to be due , and then pursuing what she felt to be de- lightful . Respect to age , and kindness to child- hood , are among the tests of an amiable disposi- tion . Undeviating civility to those of inferior sta- tions , and ...
... considered to be due , and then pursuing what she felt to be de- lightful . Respect to age , and kindness to child- hood , are among the tests of an amiable disposi- tion . Undeviating civility to those of inferior sta- tions , and ...
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... considered an advocate . Reading aloud , with propriety and grace , is an accomplishment , worthy the acquisition of females . To enter into the spirit of an author , and convey his sentiments with a happy adaptation of tone , emphasis ...
... considered an advocate . Reading aloud , with propriety and grace , is an accomplishment , worthy the acquisition of females . To enter into the spirit of an author , and convey his sentiments with a happy adaptation of tone , emphasis ...
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Página 204 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Página 186 - When we see a fellow loud and talkative, full of insipid life and laughter, we may venture to pronounce him a female favourite.
Página 204 - Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts: but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the...
Página 78 - Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, have they not sped ? have they not divided the prey ; to every man a damsel or two ; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil...
Página 39 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Página 201 - Good," which, I think, was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor that several leaves of it were torn out, but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking as to have an influence on my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book.
Página 205 - Few men ever carried out so fully the injunction, not to let the left hand know what the right hand did, in the quiet and steady outflow of good will and good works, as Mr.
Página 207 - For the poor ye have always with you, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.