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... rank or profeffion of her nearest connections ... The peculiar tempta tions of the capital , and those of the country , will also receive the diftinct confideration which they deferve ... Marriage draws a broad line of discrimi nation ...
... rank or profeffion of her nearest connections ... The peculiar tempta tions of the capital , and those of the country , will also receive the diftinct confideration which they deferve ... Marriage draws a broad line of discrimi nation ...
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... rank or profeffion of her nearest connections ... The peculiar tempta tions of the capital , and those of the country , will also receive the diftinct confideration which they deferve . Marriage draws a broad line of discrimi nation ...
... rank or profeffion of her nearest connections ... The peculiar tempta tions of the capital , and those of the country , will also receive the diftinct confideration which they deferve . Marriage draws a broad line of discrimi nation ...
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... - tion even of women in the upper and middle ranks of life , and in conjunction with erro- neous orthography to deform their epif- tolary tolary correfpondence , are already so much diminished , that 62 ON FEMALE EDUCATION ,
... - tion even of women in the upper and middle ranks of life , and in conjunction with erro- neous orthography to deform their epif- tolary tolary correfpondence , are already so much diminished , that 62 ON FEMALE EDUCATION ,
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... rank higher than the heartfelt performance of public worship . It may be poffible that perfons of complete proficiency in the French language might use the books in queftion without diftraction of thought , or diminution of religious ...
... rank higher than the heartfelt performance of public worship . It may be poffible that perfons of complete proficiency in the French language might use the books in queftion without diftraction of thought , or diminution of religious ...
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... In fchools , al- moft univerfally , and very commonly , I fear , in domeftic tuition , ornamental ac- complishments occupy the rank and efti- mation which ought to have been affigned to objects of mation 80 ON FEMALE EDUCATION .
... In fchools , al- moft univerfally , and very commonly , I fear , in domeftic tuition , ornamental ac- complishments occupy the rank and efti- mation which ought to have been affigned to objects of mation 80 ON FEMALE EDUCATION .
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accompliſhments acquifition addreffed affection affociate againſt alfo almoſt alſo amufements amuſements anſwer becauſe benevolence breaft cafe caufes cauſe cerning character Chriftian cife circumftances conduct confequence confiderable converfation courſe cuſtom daugh defire degree difpofitions diſplay domeftic drefs duty eſpecially eſtabliſhed exerciſe exertions exiſtence fame faſhion fatire fcarcely feldom female fex fentiments fhall fhould fimilar fingle firſt fituation fociety folicitude fome fometimes fources fpirit frequently ftate ftation ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuperior guife habit happineſs heart herſelf himſelf houſe huſband inftances inftruction intercourſe intereft itſelf judgement juftice kindneſs ladies leaſt lefs leſs manners marriage meaſure ment mind moft moral moſt neceffary obfervation occafionally paffions parents perfons pleaſure poffefs poffible prefent preſent principles purpoſe purſuits queftion racter rank reaſonable religion render reſpect ſcenes ſchool ſhall ſhe ſome ſpeak ſtate ſtrength thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion underſtanding uſeful virtue whofe wife woman young women yourſelf youth
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Page 390 - For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: let him eschew evil, and do good ; let him seek peace and ensue it.
Page 128 - Whose adorning, let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the orna-ment of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Page 12 - I have observed among all nations, that the women ornament themselves more than the men ; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest.
Page 216 - For the hufband is the head of the wife, even as Chrift is the head of the church : and he is the Saviour of the body.
Page 340 - Johnson, upon all occasions, expressed his approbation of enforcing instruction by means of the rod. "I would rather [said he] have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there's an end on't; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the...
Page 390 - For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers : but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Page 12 - Tartar ; if hungry, dry, cold, wet, or fick, the " women have ever been friendly to me, and uniformly
Page 213 - Thus a habit is formed — a habit at first, perhaps, of limited indulgence — but a habit that is continually found more formidable and more encroaching. The appetite becomes too keen to be denied ; and in proportion as it is more urgent, grows less nice and select in its fare. What would formerly have given offence now gives none.
Page 9 - ... needful ; — these and other studies, pursuits, and occupations, assigned chiefly or entirely to men, demand the efforts of a mind endued with the powers of close and comprehensive reasoning, and of intense and continued application in a degree in which they are not requisite for the discharge of the customary offices of female duty. It would therefore seem natural to expect, and experience I think confirms the justice of the expectation, that the Giver...
Page 324 - if any provide not for his own, <£ and efpecially for thofe of his own " houfe, he hath denied the faith, and is