 A critical, censorious, fault-finding woman is a most unamiable being ; and let us not conceal the true odiousness of such propensities in ourselves, under the guise of a sense of the ludicrous. In many families, however, where both love and good temper...  Little things [by H. Wilson]. - Pagina 65di Henrietta Wilson - 1852Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Henrietta Wilson - 1852 - 86 pagine
...always destroys the finer feelings of admiration for what is beautiful, and the tender and more lovable qualities of putting the best construction upon the...right upon trifling points, and differing from each other in opinion for no apparent reason, but from a habit of contradiction ? and such a habit does... | |
 | 1857 - 904 pagine
...tender and more lovable qualities of pu ting the best construction upon the action of others, etc. A critical, censorious, fault-finding woman is a most...right upon trifling points, and differing from each other in opinion for no apparent reason, but from a habit of contradiction? and such a habit does it... | |
 | 1857 - 794 pagine
...sense of the ludicrous. In many families, however, where both love and good temper prevail, there id what may be called an irksome, rather than a sinful,...instance, continually setting each other right upon trilling points, and differing from each other in opinion for no apparent reason, but from a habit... | |
 | 1859 - 852 pagine
...be called an irksome, rather than a sinful, mode of carping and contradicting one another. No hnrm is meant, and no offence is taken ; but what can be more irksome, than to hear two sisters, fur instance, continually setting each other right upon trifling points, and differing from each other... | |
 | George Seaton Bowes - 1860 - 478 pagine
...the best construction upon the actions of others, &c. An irksome mode of carping and contradictiug one another. No harm is meant, and no offence is taken...right upon trifling points, and differing from each other in opinion, for no apparent reason, but from a habit of contradiction ? It is generally on such... | |
 | George Seaton Bowes - 1863 - 520 pagine
...lovable, of putting the best construction on the actions of others, &c. An irksome mode of carpiny and contradicting one another. No harm is meant, and...right upon trifling points, and differing from each other in opinion, for no apparent reason, but from a habit of contradiction ? It is generally on such... | |
 | George Seaton Bowes - 1864 - 510 pagine
...tender and more lovable, of putting the best construction on the actions of others, &c. An irksome mode of carping and contradicting one another. No...right upon trifling points, and differing from each other in opinion, for no apparent reason, but from a habit of contradiction ? It is generally on such... | |
 | George Seaton Bowes - 1868 - 516 pagine
...tender and more lovable, of putting the best construction on the actions of others, &c. An irksome mode of carping and contradicting one another. No...right upon trifling points, and differing from each other in opinion, for no apparent reason, but from a habit of contradiction ? It is generally on such... | |
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