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" ... must not be dependent on her husband's bounty for her subsistence during his life or support after his death — for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its own? or virtuous, who is not free? "
Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Page 202
edited by - 1792
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 8

1792 - 640 pages
...be generous who has nothing of its own ? or vinucus, who is not Tree? The wife, in the prefent (late of things, who is faithful to her huiband, and neither fuckles nor educates her children, fcarcely defer v ei the name of a wife, and has no right to that of a 12 ciiizen. citizen. But cake away natural...
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political ..., Volume 1

Mary Wollstonecraft - Political Science - 1796 - 504 pages
...his life, or fupport after his death — for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its owo? or, virtuous, who is not free? The wife, in the prefent ftate of things, who is faithful to her hufband, and neither fuckles nor educates her children, fcarcely deferves the name of a wife, and has...
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 16

Books and bookselling - 460 pages
...dependent on her hufband's bounty for her fubfiftence during his life, or fuppott after his death — for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its...? The wife, in the prefent ftate of things, who is frithful to her hufband, and neither fuckles nor educates her children fcarcely deferves the name of...
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral ...

Mary Wollstonecraft - Women - 1833 - 234 pages
...; she must not be dependent on her husband's bounty for her subsistence during his life, or support after his death—for how can a being be generous...? or, virtuous, who is not free ? The wife, in the present state of things, who is faithful to her husband, and neither suckles nor educates her children,...
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The Bible of Nature, and Substance of Virtue, Condensed from the Scriptures ...

Free thought - 1842 - 1124 pages
...dependent on her husband's bounty for her subsistence during hia life, or support after his death — for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its...? or, virtuous, who is not free ? The wife, in the present state of things, who is faithful to her husband, and neither suckles nor educates her children,...
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral ...

Mary Wollstonecraft - Authors, English - 1891 - 314 pages
...dependent on her husband's bounty for her subsistence during his life or support after his death — for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its...own? or virtuous, who is not free? The wife, in the present state of things, who is faithful to her husband, and neither suckles nor educates her children^...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 20

Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 432 pages
...dependent upon her husband's bounty for her subsistence during his life or support after his death : for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its...? or virtuous, who is not free ? The wife, in the present state of things, who is faithful to her husband, and neither suckles nor educates her children,...
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The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature ..., Volume 20

Richard Garnett - 1899 - 442 pages
...dependent upon her husband's bounty for her subsistence during his life or support after his death : for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its...? or virtuous, who is not free ? The wife, in the present state of things, who is faithful to her husband, and neither suckles nor educates her children,...
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Romantic Prose of the Early Nineteenth Century

Carl Henry Grabo - English prose literature - 1927 - 544 pages
...dependent on her husband's bounty for her subsistence during his life, or support after his death — for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its...own? or, virtuous, who is not free? The wife, in the present state of things, who is faithful to her husband, and neither suckles nor educates her children,...
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The Feminist Papers: From Adams to de Beauvoir

Alice S. Rossi - History - 1988 - 748 pages
...dependent on her husband's bounty for her subsistence during his life or support after his death — for how can a being be generous who has nothing of its...own? or virtuous, who is not free? The wife, in the present state of things, who is faithful to her husband, and neither suckles nor educates her children,...
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