The young lady's friend, by a lady [E.W. Farrar].American Stationers' Company, 1837 - 432 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 31–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 8
... appear selfish where you least intend to be so , coarse where you would fain be refined , noisy where you might be gentle , an incumbrance where you might be an acquisition . " Yet this might be said with truth to half the misses in ...
... appear selfish where you least intend to be so , coarse where you would fain be refined , noisy where you might be gentle , an incumbrance where you might be an acquisition . " Yet this might be said with truth to half the misses in ...
Էջ 9
... appears very long to the young , because it bears so large a pro- portion to the whole period they have lived ; as we ... appear short . Let her ask herself , if her own clothes are in complete order , if there are no buttons or strings ...
... appears very long to the young , because it bears so large a pro- portion to the whole period they have lived ; as we ... appear short . Let her ask herself , if her own clothes are in complete order , if there are no buttons or strings ...
Էջ 35
... appear richer than you really are , or else the piece of economy in question is not necessary , and therefore it is that you are ashamed of it . Two instances that came within my own knowledge will show the difference between a mean ...
... appear richer than you really are , or else the piece of economy in question is not necessary , and therefore it is that you are ashamed of it . Two instances that came within my own knowledge will show the difference between a mean ...
Էջ 51
... appears through the holes , and much trouble is thus saved . When they are filled , they will let go their hold , and you have only to put them on a deep plate , and sprinkle a little salt on their heads , and they will clear themselves ...
... appears through the holes , and much trouble is thus saved . When they are filled , they will let go their hold , and you have only to put them on a deep plate , and sprinkle a little salt on their heads , and they will clear themselves ...
Էջ 65
... appear equally absurd to future generations . The French nation has long been the arbiter of fashion for most civilized countries , and the political revolution of the last century was accompanied by a revolution in dress , almost as ...
... appear equally absurd to future generations . The French nation has long been the arbiter of fashion for most civilized countries , and the political revolution of the last century was accompanied by a revolution in dress , almost as ...
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Էջ 11 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Էջ 198 - Whom have I in heaven but Thee, and there is none on earth, that I desire, in comparison of Thee.
Էջ 97 - Let it not be said, that knowledge of this description is superfluous to the unprofessional reader ; for society groans under the load of suffering inflicted by causes susceptible of removal, but left in operation in consequence of our unacquaintance with our own structure, and with the relations of the different parts of the system to each other and to external objects.
Էջ 147 - ... engagement, of which their sisters were the charm ; they have refrained from mixing with the impure, because they would not bring home thoughts and feelings which they could not share' with those trusting and loving friends ; they have put aside the wine-cup and abstained from stronger potations, because they would not profane with their fumes the holy kiss, with which they were accustomed to bid their sisters good night.
Էջ 12 - A friend of mine, going to consult her dentist, found in his parlour an elderly lady waiting to be operated upon, and turning the odd minutes to account by stitching away upon a wristband she had brought with her for the purpose. This was not only good economy of time, but an excellent sedative for the nerves, and must have rendered less tedious and irksome the time she was obliged to wait. To sleep a greater number of hours than is necessary for rest and refreshment is a voluntary and wanton abridgment...
Էջ 207 - Think, too, of a rule prescribing the expression of the countenance and topics of conversation ! The following instructions are given in regard to the deportment at table : " When fairly seated in the right place, spread your napkin in your lap to protect your dress from accident ; take off your gloves, and put them in your lap under the napkin [!] If soup is helped first, take some, whether you like it or not ; because, if you do not, you alone may be unemployed, or else the regular progress of...