All this is owing to an exuberant activity of spirit, which, if it had found employment at home, would have rendered them respectable and useful members of society. I see other women, in the same situation, gentle, modest, blessed with sense, taste, delicacy,... Letters on the Improvement of the Mind: Addressed to a Lady - Page 163by Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - 1810 - 170 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1784 - 1282 pages
...members of fociety. I fee other women, in the fame fhuation, gentle, mod eft, bleffed with fenfe, tafte, delicacy, and every milder feminine virtue of the heart ; but of weak fpirits, bafhful, and timid : • I fee fuc:i women finking into obfcurity and insignificance, and... | |
| 1794 - 470 pages
...members of fociety. I fee other women, in the feme fituation, gentle, modelf, bleffed with fenfe, taftc, delicacy, and every milder feminine virtue of the heart, but of weak fpirits, bafhful, and timid : I fee jfuch women finking into obfcurity and infignificance; »w! gradually... | |
| John Gregory - 1805 - 80 pages
...members of fociety. I fee other women, in the fame fituation, gentle, modeft, blefled with fenfe, taftc, delicacy, and every milder feminine virtue of the heart, but of weak fpirits, bafhful, and timid : I fee fuch women finking into obfcurity and infignificance, and gradually... | |
| John Gregory - Conduct of life - 1808 - 412 pages
...found employment at home, would have rendered them respectable and useful members of society. • I see other women, in the same situation, gentle, modest,...united to a partner who has sense, and worth, and taste, to know, their value ; one who is able to draw forth their concealed qualities, and shew them... | |
| Conduct of life - 1809 - 344 pages
...found employment at home, would have rendered them respectable and useful members of society. I see other women, in the same situation, gentle, modest,...insignificance, and gradually losing every elegant accomplish ment ; for this evident reason, that they are not united to a partner who has sense, and... | |
| Hester Chapone - 1821 - 358 pages
...found employment at home, would have rendered them respectable and useful members of society. I see other women, in the same situation, gentle, modest,...united to a partner who has sense, and worth, and taste, to know their value ; one who is able to draw forth their concealed qualities, and shew them... | |
| Letter writing - 1827 - 292 pages
...found .employment at home, would have rendered them respectable and useful members of society. I see other women in the same situation, gentle, modest,...accomplishment, for this evident reason, that they are not with a partner who has sense, worth, and taste, to know their value; one who is able to draw forth... | |
| Letter writing - 1828 - 200 pages
...found employment at home, would have rendered them respectable and useful members »f society. I see other women in the same situation, gentle, modest, blessed with sense, taste, delicacy, and every Kilder feminine virtue of the heart, but of weak Spirits, bashful and timid; I see such women sinking... | |
| English language - 1834 - 192 pages
...see other women in the same situation, geatle, modest, blessed with sense, taste, delicacy and everv milder feminine virtue of the heart, but of weak spirits,...that they are not united to a partner, who has sense, worth, and taste, to know their value; one who is able to draw forth their concealed qualities, and... | |
| John Gregory - Conduct of life - 1834 - 156 pages
...members of society. I see other women, in the same situation, gentle, modest, blessed with se.rise, taste, delicacy, and every milder feminine virtue...the heart, but of weak spirits, bashful, and timid: f see such women sinking into obscurity and insiguificauce. and gradually losing every elegant accotnplisbment;... | |
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