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Page 5
... to keep up the influence of heathen morality with nearly undiminished force ,
and to preserve the fascinations of heathen profligacy upon the minds of our
young people , under the mask of classic elegance and ancient wisdom , not only
for ...
... to keep up the influence of heathen morality with nearly undiminished force ,
and to preserve the fascinations of heathen profligacy upon the minds of our
young people , under the mask of classic elegance and ancient wisdom , not only
for ...
Page 29
But what can reasonably be considered as more mean and puerile than the
conceits of heathen authors ? and what should be the object of a well - directed
education , but to keep out of sight all childish fancies , and supply the mind with
...
But what can reasonably be considered as more mean and puerile than the
conceits of heathen authors ? and what should be the object of a well - directed
education , but to keep out of sight all childish fancies , and supply the mind with
...
Page 41
... and apologizing for his apologies in not having continually borne in mind that I
was no ordinary female , but one who united an understanding and an education
which few men could boast , with all the natural charms of the softer sex .
... and apologizing for his apologies in not having continually borne in mind that I
was no ordinary female , but one who united an understanding and an education
which few men could boast , with all the natural charms of the softer sex .
Page 43
How , I say , was any.consolation to be derived , when the mind was drawn to the
consideration of death , of eternity , of everlasting joy or sorrow , from all those
studies which hitherto had wholly and solely occupied my attention ? or from
those ...
How , I say , was any.consolation to be derived , when the mind was drawn to the
consideration of death , of eternity , of everlasting joy or sorrow , from all those
studies which hitherto had wholly and solely occupied my attention ? or from
those ...
Page 74
... he has no absolute standard of truth in his own mind- nothing solid or sterling
against which to weigh or compare the objects immediately surrounding him ; nor
yet any principles or laws by which he might be enabled to judge his own heart ...
... he has no absolute standard of truth in his own mind- nothing solid or sterling
against which to weigh or compare the objects immediately surrounding him ; nor
yet any principles or laws by which he might be enabled to judge his own heart ...
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| Title | The Lady of the Manor, 3. köide The Lady of the Manor, Mary Martha Sherwood |
| Author | Mary Martha Sherwood |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Houlston and Stoneman, 1841 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 25 nov. 2014 |
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