| Mungo Park - 1799 - 520 pages
...say, as my predecessor Mr. Ledyard, has eloquently said before me ; " To a woman, I never ad" dressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, " without receiving a decent and friendly answer. If I was " hungry, or thirsty, wet, or sick, they did not hesitate, like " the men, to perform a generous... | |
| Marcus Rainsford (capt.) - 1805 - 536 pages
...general to err than man, but in general, also, more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed...friendly, answer. With man it has often been otherwise." • :, • With many opportunities of judging in various countries, and in various situations, 1 warmly... | |
| John Evans - 1807 - 318 pages
...more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he I To a Woman, whether civilized or savage, 1 never addressed myself in the language of decency...friendly answer. With Man it has often been otherwise .'" Ledyard. THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WORLD IS the object of fond contemplation to the wise and the good,... | |
| 1807 - 574 pages
...more virtuous, and performing more good actions than lie. J о a woman, whether civilized or suv.igc, I never addressed myself in the language of decency...without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man ¡t has often been otherwise." ' With "many opportunities of judging in various countries, and in various... | |
| Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 pages
...and I can truly say, as my predecessor Mr. Ledyard, has eloquently said before me ; " To " a woman, I never addressed myself in " the language of decency...without receiving a decent and friendly " answer. If I was hungry or thirsty, wet, " or sick, they did not hesitate, like the " men, to perform a generous... | |
| Henry Smithers - 1807 - 254 pages
...general, to err than man, but, in general, also more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency or friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. In Denmark, Sweden, Lapland, Finland,... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1807 - 572 pages
...civili/.ed or savage, I never addressed mystlf in the language of decency and friendship, without tcceiving a decent and friendly answer With man it has often been otherwise." ' With many opportunities of judging in various countries, and in various situations, 1 warmly subscribe... | |
| John Stewart - 1808 - 330 pages
...to error than man ; but in general, also, more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed...With man it has often been otherwise. In wandering through the barren plains of inhospitable Denmark, through honest Sweden, and frozen Lapland, rude... | |
| John Stewart - 1808 - 330 pages
...man ; but in general, also, more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. To a wo.t man, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself...With man it has often been otherwise. In wandering through the barren plains of inhospitable Denmark, through honest Sweden, and frozen Lapland, rude... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...I REPENT !" 231 WOMAN. Mr. LEDYARD, as quoted by M. PAUKE, in his Travels into Africk* " To a woman I never addressed myself, in the language of decency...friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. If I was hungry or thirsty, wet or sick, they did not hesitate, like men, to perform a generous action... | |
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