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The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and ... - Page 73
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No.55-102, Apr. 16, 1726-Mar. 25, 1727

James Arbuckle - 1734 - 456 pages
...owing to the little pains taken by us in finding out proper Employments for them. Their Amufements leem contrived for them, rather as they are Women, than as they are reafbnable Creatures ; and are more adapted to the Sex than to the I 4 Species. Species. Their Toilet...
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The Lady's Magazine, Volume 6

1775 - 680 pages
...pains taken in finding out proper employments and divcrfioni for the fair ones. Their amufercents iccm contrived for them rather as they are women, than as they are reafonable creatures; aud are more StîeQ PaTages from tie Writings of Adcüíon. 661 to the f«c,...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...pains taken in finding out proper employments and drverlion» for the fair ones. Their amufements feem contrived for them, rather as they are women, than as they are reafonahle creatures; and are more adapted to the lex than to the fpecies. The toilet it their great...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 508 pages
...pains taken in finding out proper employments and diverfions for the fair ones. Their amufeinents feem contrived for them, rather as they are women, than...reasonable creatures ; and are more adapted to the fex than to the fpecies. The toilet is their great fcene of bufmefs, and the right adjufting of their...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...will be more useful than to the female world. I have often thought there has not been sufficient pains taken in finding out proper employments and diversions...than to the species. The toilet is their great scene cf business, and the right adjusting of their hair the principal employment of their lives. The sorting...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...will be more useful than to the female world. I have often thought there has not been sufficient pains taken in finding out proper employments and diversions...for them, rather as they are women than as they are reatonable creatures ; and are more adapted to the sex than to the species. The toilet is their great...
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The Spectator, Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 394 pages
...will be more useful than to the female world. I have often thought there has not been sufficient pains taken in finding out proper employments and diversions for the fair ones. Their amusements tieem contrived for them, rather as they are women, than as they are reasonable creatures ; and are...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...be more useful, than to the female world. I have often thought there has not been sufficient pains taken in finding out proper employments and diversions...employment of their lives. The sorting of a suit of ribbons is reckoned a very good morning's work; and if they make an excursion to a mercer's or a toyshop,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...be more useful, than to the female world. I have often thought there has not been sufficient pains taken in finding out proper employments and diversions...they are women, than as they are reasonable creatures j and are more adapted to the sex than to the species. The toilet is their great scene of business,...
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The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]: with sketches of the lives of the ...

Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...be more useful, than to the female world. I have often thought there has not been sufficient pains taken in finding out proper employments and diversions...species. The toilet is their great scene of business, and tile right adjusting of their hair the principal employment of their lives. The sorting of a suit of...
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