The young lady's friend, by a lady [E.W. Farrar].American Stationers' Company, 1837 - 432 էջ |
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... kind . How happy I shall be , now that I have done going to school ! " Such are the feelings and opinions with which a great many girls regard that epoch of their life , when they cease to attend school , and begin their career as young ...
... kind . How happy I shall be , now that I have done going to school ! " Such are the feelings and opinions with which a great many girls regard that epoch of their life , when they cease to attend school , and begin their career as young ...
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... kind offices to perform , which have all been deferred for want of time ; and then let her judge , whether the days and weeks are too long for the duties which ought to be performed in them , and whether her use of the days that are ...
... kind offices to perform , which have all been deferred for want of time ; and then let her judge , whether the days and weeks are too long for the duties which ought to be performed in them , and whether her use of the days that are ...
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... kind of domestic duty , as well as to be placed at the head of a family ; and nothing short of a practical knowledge of the details of housekeeping can ever make those duties easy , or render her competent to direct others in the ...
... kind of domestic duty , as well as to be placed at the head of a family ; and nothing short of a practical knowledge of the details of housekeeping can ever make those duties easy , or render her competent to direct others in the ...
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... kind , amiable , the comfort of all around , and the delight of her family ; her cheerfulness was in proportion to ' -that sweet peace which goodness bosoms ever . " She flew up and down the rocks with the lightness of a mountain roe ...
... kind , amiable , the comfort of all around , and the delight of her family ; her cheerfulness was in proportion to ' -that sweet peace which goodness bosoms ever . " She flew up and down the rocks with the lightness of a mountain roe ...
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... kind of paper for all whom she invites ; she takes large fine letter - paper , and cuts each sheet into four notes ; and , being an economist of time as well as money , she cuts and folds her paper whilst she is talking to some visiter ...
... kind of paper for all whom she invites ; she takes large fine letter - paper , and cuts each sheet into four notes ; and , being an economist of time as well as money , she cuts and folds her paper whilst she is talking to some visiter ...
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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...