 | 1810 - 574 pages
...it capable of higher and better things,we profess ourselves not able to understand. The r.ffectation charged upon female knowledge is best cured by making that knowledge more general : r.nd the economy devolved upon women is best secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision;... | |
 | English literature - 1810 - 556 pages
...we profefs ourfelves not able to underftand. The affectation charged upon fermie knowledge is beft cured by making that knowledge more general ; and the economy devolved upon women is belt fecured by the ruin, difgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the c»re... | |
 | Allison Wrifford - School management and organization - 1831 - 198 pages
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision;... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 pages
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...cured by making that knowledge more general ; and economy devolved upon women is best secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds... | |
 | 1835 - 916 pages
...affectation charged upon female knowledge is best cured by making that knowledge more general ; and economy devolved upon women is best secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For Ihe care of children, nalure has made a <lirecl and powerful provision... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 pages
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision... | |
 | Louis-Aimé Martin - Women - 1842 - 544 pages
...women should be lavished upon trifles when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...best cured by making that knowledge more general. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision, and the gentleness and elegance... | |
 | Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 424 pages
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 pages
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision... | |
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... why the disproportion in knowledge between the two sexes should be so great, when the inequality in natural talents is so small; or why the understanding of women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better... 
