Herself the supreme type of vice, she is ultimately the most efficient guardian of virtue. But for her, the unchallenged purity of countless happy homes would be polluted, and not a few who, in the pride of their untempted chastity, think of her with... History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagn - Էջ 299William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1869Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
| 1869 - 844 էջ
...an early death, appears in every age as the perpetual symbol of the degradation and the sinfulness of man. Herself the supreme type of vice, 'she is ultimately the most efficient guardian of virtue. Bat for her, the unchallenged purity of counties* happy homes would be polluted, and not a few, who... | |
| Theophilus Parvin - 1869 - 824 էջ
...an early death, appears in every age as the perpetual symbol of the degradation aui the sinfulness of man. Herself the supreme type of vice, she is ultimately the moat efficient guardian of virtue. But for her, the unchallenged purity of counties; happy homes would... | |
| 1870 - 614 էջ
...and an early death, appears in every age as the perpetual symbol of the degradation and sinfulness of man. Herself the supreme type of vice, she is ultimately...unchallenged purity of countless happy homes would he polluted, and not a few, who in the pride of their untempted chastity, think of her with an indignant... | |
| T L. Townsend - 1881 - 282 էջ
...this type of woman as being a necessary institution, and indeed the saviour of society at large : " Herself the supreme type of vice, she is ultimately the most efficient guardian of virtue." This horrible theory forms the reductio ad absurdutn, if one were needed, of the system which exalts... | |
| 1882 - 934 էջ
...early death, — appears in every age as the perpetual symbol of the degradation and the sin fulness of man. Herself the supreme type of vice, she is ultimately...countless happy homes would be polluted, and not a 238 MEDICAL TIMES. 239 few who, in the pride of their untempted chastity, think of her with an indignant... | |
| Elizabeth Kingsbury - 1882 - 144 էջ
...Of this specimen of perverted womanhood, Mr. Lecky, in his ' History of European Morals,' says : ' Herself the supreme type of vice, she is ultimately...; but for her the unchallenged purity of countless homes would be polluted, and not a few who in the pride of their untempted chastity think of her with... | |
| Harry Thurston Peck - 1898 - 982 էջ
...an early death, appears in every age as the perpetual symbol of the degradation and the sinfulness of man. Herself the supreme type of vice, she is ultimately...guardian of virtue. But for her, the 'unchallenged purily of counties happy homes would be polluted, and not a few who, in the pride of their untempted... | |
| Oscar Wilde - 1901 - 40 էջ
...the full degenerate type which early grace had concealed. Nevertheless (in Lecky'a tremendous words), "herself the supreme type of vice, she is ultimately...most efficient guardian of virtue. But for her, the un-88 challenged purity of countless happy homes would be polluted, and not a few who, in the pride... | |
| 1907 - 822 էջ
...almost incomprehensible. But note what Lecky, the great English moralist, says of the prostitute : "The supreme type of vice, she is ultimately the most efficient guardian of virtue. But for her happy homes would be polluted, abortion and infanticide would increase, unnatural and most harmful... | |
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