Females of the present day, considered as to their influence on society, by a country lady1831 |
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Sivu 10
... Various circumstances contributed to extend the regions of the great world . Rank was more frequently bartered for wealth , and wealth more readily than ever exchanged for rank ; and the 10 INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS .
... Various circumstances contributed to extend the regions of the great world . Rank was more frequently bartered for wealth , and wealth more readily than ever exchanged for rank ; and the 10 INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS .
Sivu 14
... frequently turned from its original purposes to serve the purposes of vanity , and to comply with the dictates of fashion ; and , consequently , those particular points , and those , perhaps , most essential ones , which could not ...
... frequently turned from its original purposes to serve the purposes of vanity , and to comply with the dictates of fashion ; and , consequently , those particular points , and those , perhaps , most essential ones , which could not ...
Sivu 16
... frequently severe , and defied alike money and time . But music has its me- chanical component parts ; and every one can play , and every one was , forthwith , to play . I will not attempt to calculate the advantages or the remuneration ...
... frequently severe , and defied alike money and time . But music has its me- chanical component parts ; and every one can play , and every one was , forthwith , to play . I will not attempt to calculate the advantages or the remuneration ...
Sivu 42
... frequently with meanness and parsimony ; al- though genuine economy , which may be con- sidered as uniting wisdom with consistency , admits no such shabby coadjutors . As far as females are concerned , no quality has been more generally ...
... frequently with meanness and parsimony ; al- though genuine economy , which may be con- sidered as uniting wisdom with consistency , admits no such shabby coadjutors . As far as females are concerned , no quality has been more generally ...
Sivu 45
... obtain from the undiscriminating world the title of a good manager , a title so frequently misapplied , that it may be considered by some rather as a - term of contempt and reproach , than of just approbation GOOD MANAGEMENT . 45.
... obtain from the undiscriminating world the title of a good manager , a title so frequently misapplied , that it may be considered by some rather as a - term of contempt and reproach , than of just approbation GOOD MANAGEMENT . 45.
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Sivu 124 - Should the time ever arrive, when common sense should again triumph, and dispel the illusions which fashion and falsehood have united to spread around us, it will be scarcely possible to gain credit for some of the instances of inconsistency and absurdity of these days, particularly in the business of religion. Will it be believed that well-educated women pro...
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Sivu 18 - The business of female life, for some years past, has consisted of a cultivation of those resources which were formerly considered as its amusements.