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... Opinion of Relations essential to Happiness . 39 CONVERSATION V. On Temper , as connected with social Relationship towards a Husband , Children , Servants , and Society CONVERSATION VI . Forms of visiting ; Morning Calls ; Dinner ...
... Opinion of Relations essential to Happiness . 39 CONVERSATION V. On Temper , as connected with social Relationship towards a Husband , Children , Servants , and Society CONVERSATION VI . Forms of visiting ; Morning Calls ; Dinner ...
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... opinions favourable or otherwise to their morals . She may have , in the course of time , a family of children around her to them she ought to appear as an infallible guide and example ; untarnished by habits , which , in their ...
... opinions favourable or otherwise to their morals . She may have , in the course of time , a family of children around her to them she ought to appear as an infallible guide and example ; untarnished by habits , which , in their ...
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... opinion , prejudice , and habit . Each having different spheres of action to call their powers into play , and different views and objects in life , can scarcely judge accurately of the proprieties which belong to their opposite ranks ...
... opinion , prejudice , and habit . Each having different spheres of action to call their powers into play , and different views and objects in life , can scarcely judge accurately of the proprieties which belong to their opposite ranks ...
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... opinion and sentiment , and his own free agency in all his concerns . The obliged friend has some- times no ... opinions ; and the young , presumptuous and inconsiderate , are not always willing to show it . The old think and act in ...
... opinion and sentiment , and his own free agency in all his concerns . The obliged friend has some- times no ... opinions ; and the young , presumptuous and inconsiderate , are not always willing to show it . The old think and act in ...
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... opinion respecting the character and conduct of individuals , and if we feel assured that censure is deserved , we must not withhold it , lest we neglect the cause of morality . But in doing this , we may be careful not to exceed ...
... opinion respecting the character and conduct of individuals , and if we feel assured that censure is deserved , we must not withhold it , lest we neglect the cause of morality . But in doing this , we may be careful not to exceed ...
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Page 112 - It shall be the duty of the President, or in his absence, of the Vice-President, to preside at each meeting of the Board.
Page 43 - It is, therefore, not among the least of the duties incumbent on the heads of families, to place in their view such examples as are worthy their imitation. But these examples, otherwise praiseworthy, should neither be rendered disagreeable, nor have their force diminished by any accompaniment of ill-humour. Rather, by the happiness and comfort resulting from our conduct towards our domestics, should they be made sensible of the beauty of virtue and piety. What we admire, we often strive to imitate...
Page 192 - ... be old. The feet of a goose are pliable when the bird is fresh killed, and dry and stiff when it has been killed some time. Geese are called green till they are two or three months old. DUCKS should be chosen by the feet, which should be supple; and they should also have a plump and hard breast. The feet of a tame duck are yellowish, those of a wild one reddish. PIGEONS should always be eaten while they are fresh; when they look flabby and discolored about the under part, they have been kept...
Page 261 - BALM, MINT, AND OTHER TEAS. These are simple infusions, the strength of which can only be regulated by the taste. They are made by putting either the fresh or the dried plants into boiling water in a covered vessel, which should be placed near the fire for an hour. The young shoots both of balm and of mint are to be preferred, on account of their strong aromatic qualities. These infusions may be drunk freely in feverish and in various other complaints, in which diluents are recommended. Mint tea,...
Page 186 - VENISON, whep young, will have the fat clear and bright, and this ought also to be of a considerable thickness. When you do not wish to have it in a very high state, a knife plunged into either the haunch or the shoulder, and drawn out, will by the smell enable you to judge if the venison be sufficiently fresh.