Woman, in Her Social and Domestic CharacterLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1839 - 224 páginas |
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... becomes at once its cement and its charm . If it be , then , really her wish to increase her hold on the affections , and to mature the senti- ment which passion may have excited , let her not forget , that nothing conduces more to ...
... becomes at once its cement and its charm . If it be , then , really her wish to increase her hold on the affections , and to mature the senti- ment which passion may have excited , let her not forget , that nothing conduces more to ...
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... become as troublesome . A woman should always do her utmost to please ; and an expression of interest is often sufficient . To be a good listener , and to reply with ease , good sense , and good breeding , are the most requisite ...
... become as troublesome . A woman should always do her utmost to please ; and an expression of interest is often sufficient . To be a good listener , and to reply with ease , good sense , and good breeding , are the most requisite ...
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... become a proficient in sculpture ; or the most simple designer a master of the easel ; so may the taste which refines the mind , and propor- tions the character , be equally disciplined and improved . It is a great mistake to suppose ...
... become a proficient in sculpture ; or the most simple designer a master of the easel ; so may the taste which refines the mind , and propor- tions the character , be equally disciplined and improved . It is a great mistake to suppose ...
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... become more common , they attract less notice ; and their utility and importance are better understood . Still , however , there is no possession , of which men are so tenacious , as that of learning . Per- haps it is , because ...
... become more common , they attract less notice ; and their utility and importance are better understood . Still , however , there is no possession , of which men are so tenacious , as that of learning . Per- haps it is , because ...
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... becomes familiar with its features ; there she communes with it , as with a celestial messenger ; till at length she can almost welcome its presence , and hail it as the harbinger of a brighter world . Religion , too , is the source of ...
... becomes familiar with its features ; there she communes with it , as with a celestial messenger ; till at length she can almost welcome its presence , and hail it as the harbinger of a brighter world . Religion , too , is the source of ...
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