The young lady's friend, by a lady [E.W. Farrar].American Stationers' Company, 1837 - 432 էջ |
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... better understood by parents , by guardians , and by children themselves , such fatal errors cannot be persisted in ; and there are already some honourable exceptions . There are schools which the scholar leaves with regret , where a ...
... better understood by parents , by guardians , and by children themselves , such fatal errors cannot be persisted in ; and there are already some honourable exceptions . There are schools which the scholar leaves with regret , where a ...
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... better . Those who are blessed with well - educated , judicious , and experienced mothers , and have been brought up in habits of intimate communion with them , have within their reach the best aid , and need only to be urged to ...
... better . Those who are blessed with well - educated , judicious , and experienced mothers , and have been brought up in habits of intimate communion with them , have within their reach the best aid , and need only to be urged to ...
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... better than the parlour - fire . In summer , again , no less time is consumed in lamenting that it is so warm , and in lounging idly about , undressing several times a day in order to cool , lying down in the afternoon , and sleeping an ...
... better than the parlour - fire . In summer , again , no less time is consumed in lamenting that it is so warm , and in lounging idly about , undressing several times a day in order to cool , lying down in the afternoon , and sleeping an ...
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... better dispense with , or there is some waste of your precious hours , that ought to be put an end to ; and the sooner you enter upon a thorough investigation and reform , the better . Many hours in a woman's life are devoted to em ...
... better dispense with , or there is some waste of your precious hours , that ought to be put an end to ; and the sooner you enter upon a thorough investigation and reform , the better . Many hours in a woman's life are devoted to em ...
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... better judgment ; then com- pare the two heroes , find out all the particulars in which they resemble , and in which they differ , from each other . This will be a useful exercise of the me- mory and judgment . When a subject is once ...
... better judgment ; then com- pare the two heroes , find out all the particulars in which they resemble , and in which they differ , from each other . This will be a useful exercise of the me- mory and judgment . When a subject is once ...
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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...