Thoughts on Self-culture Addressed to WomenSimpkin, Marshall & Company, 1872 - 379 pagine |
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Pagina iii
... Common sense , 108. - Nature of proof , 110.- Demonstrative evidence ; why not attainable on moral questions , 111. - Probability . - Different subjects require different kinds of proof , 112. - Moral certainty the ground of principles ...
... Common sense , 108. - Nature of proof , 110.- Demonstrative evidence ; why not attainable on moral questions , 111. - Probability . - Different subjects require different kinds of proof , 112. - Moral certainty the ground of principles ...
Pagina v
... - Art , 335. - How to cultivate imagination ; comparison of poetry and common fiction , 335. - Accomplishments , 338. — Value of cultivated imagination as life wears on , 340 . vi CONTENTS . CHAPTER XIV . RELIGION Object of this.
... - Art , 335. - How to cultivate imagination ; comparison of poetry and common fiction , 335. - Accomplishments , 338. — Value of cultivated imagination as life wears on , 340 . vi CONTENTS . CHAPTER XIV . RELIGION Object of this.
Pagina 13
... common want of occupation ; we would point to the results generally obtained , as illustrating most completely , how far weak characters and superficial minds are fit to become the guides and instructors of others ; while shewing at the ...
... common want of occupation ; we would point to the results generally obtained , as illustrating most completely , how far weak characters and superficial minds are fit to become the guides and instructors of others ; while shewing at the ...
Pagina 27
... common , it is little wonder if the influence of women is feeble , and their position undervalued . The early entrance of women into society , necessarily danger- ous , appears an unavoidable evil . Nor while beauty is so short- lived ...
... common , it is little wonder if the influence of women is feeble , and their position undervalued . The early entrance of women into society , necessarily danger- ous , appears an unavoidable evil . Nor while beauty is so short- lived ...
Pagina 37
... common among women arise , in great measure , from the neglect of that mental discipline , which should enlighten con- science and control the vivacity of feeling and imagination . Frovolity and want of stability of character , which ...
... common among women arise , in great measure , from the neglect of that mental discipline , which should enlighten con- science and control the vivacity of feeling and imagination . Frovolity and want of stability of character , which ...
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