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... tion , assisted by their own observations , are well prepared to sustain their part with judgment and temper ; but some there are whose situations , or whose dispositions , have led them into other pursuits ; and who , consequently ...
... tion , assisted by their own observations , are well prepared to sustain their part with judgment and temper ; but some there are whose situations , or whose dispositions , have led them into other pursuits ; and who , consequently ...
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... tion to economy , which circumscribes the expenditure very much within the boundaries of the income , would betray a narrow and mean spirit , and would have the effect to abridge the blessings which by affluence may be dispensed around ...
... tion to economy , which circumscribes the expenditure very much within the boundaries of the income , would betray a narrow and mean spirit , and would have the effect to abridge the blessings which by affluence may be dispensed around ...
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... tion consider the young as rash , who , in return , regard the opinions of their elders as mere prejudice . " Besides these points of difference , the pursuits of each naturally separate them . The one takes its pleasures from passive ...
... tion consider the young as rash , who , in return , regard the opinions of their elders as mere prejudice . " Besides these points of difference , the pursuits of each naturally separate them . The one takes its pleasures from passive ...
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... tion , half the barrier , in their minds , between right and wrong , is broken down ; and an inlet made to more serious attacks on innocence and on virtuous principles . MRS . L. - Is not this rule of exclusion likely to check the ...
... tion , half the barrier , in their minds , between right and wrong , is broken down ; and an inlet made to more serious attacks on innocence and on virtuous principles . MRS . L. - Is not this rule of exclusion likely to check the ...
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... tion as they are insinuating : like the Circean cup , their noxious qualities are not discovered until the poison has touched the vitals . CONVERSATION IV . CONDUCT TO RELATIONS ; -ADVICE FROM ; 38 CHOICE OF ACQUAINTANCES .
... tion as they are insinuating : like the Circean cup , their noxious qualities are not discovered until the poison has touched the vitals . CONVERSATION IV . CONDUCT TO RELATIONS ; -ADVICE FROM ; 38 CHOICE OF ACQUAINTANCES .
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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.