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The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 127
by Alexander Chalmers - 1814
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A Grammar of the German Language; with Exercises

P. Friedrich - 1870 - 216 pages
...the highest admiration of her groat rinalities and extensive capacity; but are also apt to require*9 some more softness of disposition, some greater lenity...her merely as a rational being placed in authority '"1, and entrusted with the government of mankind. We may find it diflicult to reconcile our fancy...
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Prose

English prose literature - 1872 - 556 pages
...struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness of disposition, some...to lay aside all these considerations, and consider he merely as a rational being placed in authority, and intrusted with the government of mankind. We...
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A Grammar of the German Language; with Exercises

P. Friedrich Dusar - German language - 1879 - 232 pages
...the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity; but are also apt to require29 some more softness of disposition, some greater lenity...consider her merely as a rational being placed in authority30, and entrusted with the government of mankind. We may find it difficult to reconcile our...
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Great Authors of All Ages: Being Selections from the Prose Works of Eminent ...

Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 582 pages
...diapoMiimi. some greater lenity of temper, some of th»^ amiable weaknesses by winch her sex is U>tinguished. he overlooking, or be taken to of my own choice in English, or lbv~e considerations, and consider her merelv as a rational being placed in authority, and intrusted...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volumes 3-4

Robert Chambers - American literature - 1881 - 842 pages
...struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness of disposition, some...amiable weaknesses by which her sex Is distinguished. Hut ihe true method of estimating her merit is to Jay aside nil these considerations, and consider...
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An Historical Reader for the Use of Classes in Academies, High Schools, and ...

Henry Elliot Shepherd - History - 1881 - 368 pages
...struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness of disposition, some greater lenity of temper, some of those amiable 10 weaknesses by which her sex is distinguished. But the true method of estimating her merit is to...
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John Heywood's Paragon readers

John Heywood (ltd.) - 1884 - 232 pages
...struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness of disposition, some...amiable weaknesses by which her sex is distinguished. 12. But the true method of estimating her merit is to lay aside all these considerations, and consider...
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British Classical Authors. Select Specimens of the National Literature of ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...character. This prejudice is founded in consideration of her sex. When we contemplate her as a woman, rule of frugality and abstinence; and the plebeians, who were awed by the splendour those considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and entrusted...
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The Historical Reader: Embracing Selections from Standard Writers of Ancient ...

John Jacob Anderson - History - 1885 - 556 pages
...struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity; but we are also apt to require some more softness of disposition, some...method of estimating her merit is to lay aside all those considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being placed in authority, and intrusted...
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Class-book of French Composition

P. Blouët - 1885 - 222 pages
...and extensive capacity; but we are apt also to require some more softness of disposition, some more lenity of temper, some of those amiable weaknesses...true method of estimating her merit is, to lay aside 15 all those considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and...
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