Females of the present day, considered as to their influence on society, by a country lady1831 |
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Sivu 3
... happiness , and much of the respectability of our husbands ; a very consi- derable portion of the present and future wel- fare of children ; the principal selection of friends and associates ; the regulation of domestic life generally ...
... happiness , and much of the respectability of our husbands ; a very consi- derable portion of the present and future wel- fare of children ; the principal selection of friends and associates ; the regulation of domestic life generally ...
Sivu 9
... happier had it been for the ranks below them , if they had never attempted to in- fringe upon their rights , or availed themselves of their influence , or made their privileges the objects of their ambition , or their luxuries and ...
... happier had it been for the ranks below them , if they had never attempted to in- fringe upon their rights , or availed themselves of their influence , or made their privileges the objects of their ambition , or their luxuries and ...
Sivu 15
... happiness of life : they are resources which neither time nor circumstances can de- prive us of ; they are to be prized as of ines- timable value . But should they not still keep their own place in our estimation ? Let them ever be ...
... happiness of life : they are resources which neither time nor circumstances can de- prive us of ; they are to be prized as of ines- timable value . But should they not still keep their own place in our estimation ? Let them ever be ...
Sivu 34
... happiness , they are ignorant of the means to procure comfort , and at a loss to find any who can instruct them . While a desire for distinction , and an un- bounded cultivation of the intellectual powers , and still more of the arts ...
... happiness , they are ignorant of the means to procure comfort , and at a loss to find any who can instruct them . While a desire for distinction , and an un- bounded cultivation of the intellectual powers , and still more of the arts ...
Sivu 37
... happiness of their families , whatever may be their station or for- tune : we were sent into this busy world to be useful . If our worldly appendages give us a just claim to seek the assistance of others for the performance of all the ...
... happiness of their families , whatever may be their station or for- tune : we were sent into this busy world to be useful . If our worldly appendages give us a just claim to seek the assistance of others for the performance of all the ...
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Sivu 61 - Thou who dwellest in the heavens ! 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, And as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress, So do our eyes look to the LORD, our God, Until he have pity upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us...
Sivu iii - Wouldst thou be spoken of to the king, or to the captain of the host?
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...
Sivu 142 - Samaritan, but we who are told to be " wise as serpents " as well as
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.