English Girls: Their Place and PowerC. Kegan Paul & Company, 1879 - 147 pages |
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... kind hostess beat with grateful feelings , and causes " Anna Maria , " who has just refused ( although an acknowledged good pianist ) , with the simpering assurance , " her playing is not worth listening to ! " " she would not like to ...
... kind hostess beat with grateful feelings , and causes " Anna Maria , " who has just refused ( although an acknowledged good pianist ) , with the simpering assurance , " her playing is not worth listening to ! " " she would not like to ...
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... kind , it has the inspiration of one thought , one purpose , one definite aim - the good of others . It at all times calls for self - denial ; indeed , it owes its healthfulness to the constant discipline it brings to self . Were it ...
... kind , it has the inspiration of one thought , one purpose , one definite aim - the good of others . It at all times calls for self - denial ; indeed , it owes its healthfulness to the constant discipline it brings to self . Were it ...
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... kind , but , whatever its nature , it is never allowed to clash with home duties , or to con- sume energies which are required to discharge a prior claim . The young girl who is so much absorbed with her " district , " or engrossed with ...
... kind , but , whatever its nature , it is never allowed to clash with home duties , or to con- sume energies which are required to discharge a prior claim . The young girl who is so much absorbed with her " district , " or engrossed with ...
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... kind , speak the plainest truths without offending , teach the homeliest lessons without being thought to usurp undue authority and power . Of course wives and mothers will reserve to themselves a little natural feeling that the " dear ...
... kind , speak the plainest truths without offending , teach the homeliest lessons without being thought to usurp undue authority and power . Of course wives and mothers will reserve to themselves a little natural feeling that the " dear ...
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... kind to their " Ann " or " Mary ; " while from time to time , as the circumstances of her home - life make possible and expedient , she invites her class to her own house . It is perhaps to spend an hour or two in the garden , to have ...
... kind to their " Ann " or " Mary ; " while from time to time , as the circumstances of her home - life make possible and expedient , she invites her class to her own house . It is perhaps to spend an hour or two in the garden , to have ...
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Page 138 - She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships, she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night and giveth meat to her household and a portion to her maidens.
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Page 139 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness.