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" Then women have, of course, all ignorant men for enemies to their instruction, who being bound (as they think), in point of sex, to know more, are not well pleased, in point of fact, to know less. But among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman... "
The Enquirer: Or, Literary, Mathematical, and Philosophical Repository ... - Page 169
edited by - 1812
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The Port Folio, Volume 4

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1810 - 702 pages
...less. But among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman, who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...fair answer to those who are fond of supposing, that a high degree of knowledge would make women rather the rivals than the companions of men. Presupposing...
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Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, Volume 4

Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...less. But, among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...and this is the fair answer to those who are fond pf supposing, that a higher degree' of knowledge would make women rather the rivals than the companions...
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The Boston Spectator: Devoted to Politicks and Belles-lettres, Volume 1

United States - 1814 - 258 pages
...But, among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman, who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...a respect and attention bordering upon enthusiasm. ji 'There is in either sex a strong and permanent disposition to appear agreeable to the other : and...
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Essays on School Keeping: Comprising Observations on the Qualifications of ...

Allison Wrifford - School management and organization - 1831 - 198 pages
...But, among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman, who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...a respect and attention bordering upon enthusiasm. " As it is impossible that every man should have industry or activity sufficient to avail himself of...
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Selections from the Edinburgh Review ...

Maurice Cross - 1835 - 520 pages
...But, among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman, who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...fair answer to those who are fond of supposing that a higher degree of knowledge would make women rather the rivals than the companions of men. Presupposing...
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Selections Fron the Edinburgh Review, Comprising the Best ..., Volumes 3-4

1835 - 916 pages
...But, among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman, who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...either sex a strong and permanent disposition to appear agree— able to the other : and this is the fair answer to those who arc fond of supposing that a...
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Selections from the Edinburgh Review: Comprising the Best ..., Volumes 3-4

Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 pages
...woman, who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety other manners, is always sure to meet with a respect and...strong and permanent disposition to appear agreeable lo the other : and this is the fair answer to those who arc fond of supposing that a higher degree...
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Results of Reading

James Stamford Caldwell - Literature and morals - 1843 - 372 pages
...tremble. 1 Among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman, who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...a respect and attention bordering upon enthusiasm. 2 I have often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming...
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The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volume 1

Sydney Smith - English literature - 1845 - 530 pages
...sense and liberal politeness, a woman who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminisliing the gentleness and propriety of her manners, is always...fair answer to those who are fond of supposing, that a higher degree of knowledge would make women rather the rivals than the companions of men. Presupposing...
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Essays

Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 pages
...less. But among men of sense and liberal politeness, a woman who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...fair answer to those who are fond of supposing that a higher degree of knowledge would make women rather the rivals than the companions of men. Presupposing...
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