Thoughts on Self-culture Addressed to WomenSimpkin, Marshall & Company, 1872 - 379 pagine |
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... considered worthy to attract the attention of the legis- lator . In estimating public opinions , her opinions are passed over in silence ; in questions that most nearly concern herself , her claims are unheard in the national councils ...
... considered worthy to attract the attention of the legis- lator . In estimating public opinions , her opinions are passed over in silence ; in questions that most nearly concern herself , her claims are unheard in the national councils ...
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... considered no less as the effect , than as the cause of national corruption . Whenever men sink into mere lovers of pleasure , and creatures of intrigue , they necessarily become the tools of those who can flatter their vanity and play ...
... considered no less as the effect , than as the cause of national corruption . Whenever men sink into mere lovers of pleasure , and creatures of intrigue , they necessarily become the tools of those who can flatter their vanity and play ...
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... considered here , since they may naturally be expected to follow in their mother's foot- steps ; but how does the education of sons evince the power of moral influence , and betoken a period of refinement and progress ? Are they , in ...
... considered here , since they may naturally be expected to follow in their mother's foot- steps ; but how does the education of sons evince the power of moral influence , and betoken a period of refinement and progress ? Are they , in ...
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... considered as singularities their parents are ashamed to own , lest they should draw down upon them the ridicule of the world . The utmost folly in the opposite extreme often meets with more indulgence ; and many parents , who , with an ...
... considered as singularities their parents are ashamed to own , lest they should draw down upon them the ridicule of the world . The utmost folly in the opposite extreme often meets with more indulgence ; and many parents , who , with an ...
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... considered by those who have fostered them most . In a word , when they have neglected to exercise the highest powers with which they are endowed , and thereby sacrificed much of the happiness they had a right to seek , they will ...
... considered by those who have fostered them most . In a word , when they have neglected to exercise the highest powers with which they are endowed , and thereby sacrificed much of the happiness they had a right to seek , they will ...
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