 | William Brown, William H. Brown, Hannah Foster - 1970 - 278 lehte
...conversation naturally prepares the mind for the admittance of vicious ideas, it cannot be denied that books, in which love is the only theme, and intrigues...the actors, are more dangerous than even bad company "' In spite of the elab1 Noah Webtler. "On the Education ol Youth in America " ,\ ('<tllrcnuii nl lYiiiw... | |
 | William Wells Brown, Hannah Webster Foster - 1996 - 362 lehte
...conversation naturally prepares the mind for the admittance of vicious ideas, it cannot be denied that books, in which love is the only theme, and intrigues...the sole business of the actors, are more dangerous even than bad company." Almost as if in answer to charges like these, Brown's The Power of Sympathy... | |
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It is ... a duty to attend to the books a young lady reads, as to the company she keeps; for if it is allowed, that the frequent hearing of loose conversation naturally prepares the mind for the admittance of vicious ideas, it cannot be denied but books,... 