 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 169edited by - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Sydney Smith - Ethics - 1859 - 386 pages
...her manners, is always sure to meet with a respect and attention bordering ujrjii enthusiasm. 178 179 There is in either sex a strong and permanent disposition...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. Pre-supposing... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1859 - 432 pages
...says : " Among men of ease and liberal politeness, a woman who has successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness and propriety of...respect and attention bordering upon enthusiasm." Again, another writer observes that, " Of all other views a man may, in time, grow tired, but in the... | |
 | Sydney Smith - Ethics - 1859 - 386 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...sure to meet with a respect and attention bordering ujrjii enthusiasm. There is in either sex a strong and permanent disposition to appear agreeable to... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1859 - 1360 pages
...politeness, a woman who b>s successfully cultivated her mind, without diminishing the gentleness :H"i propriety of her manners, is always sure to meet with a respect and attention bordering ирш enthusiasm. 178 179 There is in either sex a strong and permanent disposition to appear agree.'-''.<... | |
 | Sydney Smith - English essays - 1865 - 478 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... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1869 - 424 pages
...WOMEN. 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. — [ER 1810.] SOLITARINESS OF WOMEN. LET any man reflect upon the solitary situation in which women... | |
 | 1870 - 976 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...a respect and attention bordering upon enthusiasm. — Rev. Sydney Smith. MISS NELLIE A. CKAPSEK. never have an end ; but behold the longest day hath... | |
 | Sydney Smith - Christian ethics - 1870 - 842 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...sure to meet with a respect and attention bordering uponentliu-iajtn. There is in cither sex a strong and permanent disposition to appear agreeable to... | |
 | Julia Duhring - Character - 1874 - 376 pages
...circumscribing woman's culture for fear of its baneful influence upon her domestic duties, he continues : " There is in either sex a strong and permanent disposition...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... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1877 - 626 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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