Letters on the improvement of the mind, by mrs. Chapone. A father's legacy to his daughter, by dr. Gregory. A mother's advice to her absent daughters, by lady Pennington1821 |
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Pàgina 11
... occasion recalls them . And if you pay me the compliment of preserving my letters , you may possibly re - peruse them at some future period , when concurring cir- A cumstances may give them additional weight ; -and thus they On the ...
... occasion recalls them . And if you pay me the compliment of preserving my letters , you may possibly re - peruse them at some future period , when concurring cir- A cumstances may give them additional weight ; -and thus they On the ...
Pàgina 17
... occasion , you will observe , in the course of their history , many things recorded of them very different from what you would expect from the chosen people of God , if you supposed them se- lected on account of their own merit : their ...
... occasion , you will observe , in the course of their history , many things recorded of them very different from what you would expect from the chosen people of God , if you supposed them se- lected on account of their own merit : their ...
Pàgina 25
... occasion , great or small , on which you may not safely apply this rule for the direction of your conduct : and whilst your heart honestly adheres to it , you can never be guilty of any sort of injustice or unkind- The two great ...
... occasion , great or small , on which you may not safely apply this rule for the direction of your conduct : and whilst your heart honestly adheres to it , you can never be guilty of any sort of injustice or unkind- The two great ...
Pàgina 54
... occasion that calls for it , and rises highest on the most interesting topics ; the heart , as well as the understanding , finds its account in it ; and our noblest interests are promoted by the entertainment we receive from such a ...
... occasion that calls for it , and rises highest on the most interesting topics ; the heart , as well as the understanding , finds its account in it ; and our noblest interests are promoted by the entertainment we receive from such a ...
Pàgina 58
... occasion , and will not abide , in the day of trouble . And there is a friend , who being turned to enmity and strife , will discover thy reproach . " Again , - " Some friend is a com- panion at the table , and will not continue in the ...
... occasion , and will not abide , in the day of trouble . And there is a friend , who being turned to enmity and strife , will discover thy reproach . " Again , - " Some friend is a com- panion at the table , and will not continue in the ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 34 - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Pàgina 82 - which has the promise of this life as well as of that which is to come.
Pàgina 61 - Whoso discovereth secrets, loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him; but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him: for as a man hath destroyed his enemy, so hast thou lost the love of thy friend; as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy friend go...
Pàgina 161 - Grace was in all her steps. Heaven in her eye, In every gesture dignity and love.
Pàgina 144 - Was taught to modulate the artful strain, 1 fain would sing :—but ah! I strive in vain. Sighs from a breaking heart my voice confound, With trembling step, to join yon weeping train, I haste, where gleams funereal glare around, And mix'd with shrieks of woe, the knells of death resound. Adieu, ye lays, that Fancy's flowers adorn, The soft amusement of the vacant mind!
Pàgina 58 - Sweet language will multiply friends ; and a fair speaking tongue will increase kind greetings. Be in peace with many, nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand'.
Pàgina 156 - Be even cautious in displaying your good sense. It will be thought you assume a superiority over the rest of the company.— But if you happen to have any learning, keep it a profound secret, especially from the men, who generally look with a jealous and malignant eye on a woman of great parts and a cultivated understanding.
Pàgina 83 - Economy is so important a part of a woman's character, so necessary to her own happiness, and so essential to her performing properly the duties of a wife and of a mother, that it ought to have the precedence of all other accomplishments, and take its rank next to the first duties of life.
Pàgina 58 - A faithful friend is the medicine of life; and they that fear the Lord shall find him. Whoso feareth the Lord shall direct his friendship aright; for as he is, so shall his neighbour (that is, his friend) be also.
Pàgina 25 - Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them ; for this is the law and the prophets.