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... whole mass of mind in its first for- mation , should be acquainted with the structure and developments of mind ? -that they who are to nur- ture the future rulers of a prosperous people , should be able to demonstrate from the broad ...
... whole mass of mind in its first for- mation , should be acquainted with the structure and developments of mind ? -that they who are to nur- ture the future rulers of a prosperous people , should be able to demonstrate from the broad ...
الصفحة 16
... of men and of angels . Gird her with the whole ar- mour of education and of piety - and see if she be not faithful to her children , to her country , and to her God . LETTER I. VALUE OF TIME . As nothing truly valuable 16 FEMALE EDUCATION .
... of men and of angels . Gird her with the whole ar- mour of education and of piety - and see if she be not faithful to her children , to her country , and to her God . LETTER I. VALUE OF TIME . As nothing truly valuable 16 FEMALE EDUCATION .
الصفحة 23
... whole field of physical , mental and moral culture , which opens before her who is de- termined that her husbandry shall not be faithless , nor her harvest light , is too wide and diversified to admit of rules being given you by another ...
... whole field of physical , mental and moral culture , which opens before her who is de- termined that her husbandry shall not be faithless , nor her harvest light , is too wide and diversified to admit of rules being given you by another ...
الصفحة 29
... whole extent of life . They are like the tint upon the blossom , which fades that the fruit may ripen . Some acquisitions depend on the perfection of the senses . Their standard of value , must be also fluctuating . Where is the ...
... whole extent of life . They are like the tint upon the blossom , which fades that the fruit may ripen . Some acquisitions depend on the perfection of the senses . Their standard of value , must be also fluctuating . Where is the ...
الصفحة 41
... in the whole frame of Creation - by the flower lifting its honey- cup to the insect , and the leaf drawing its green curtain round the nursing - chamber of the smallest bird 4 . RELIGION . 41 their pressure and power, ...
... in the whole frame of Creation - by the flower lifting its honey- cup to the insect , and the leaf drawing its green curtain round the nursing - chamber of the smallest bird 4 . RELIGION . 41 their pressure and power, ...
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الصفحة 204 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
الصفحة 40 - ... eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived.
الصفحة 186 - When we see a fellow loud and talkative, full of insipid life and laughter, we may venture to pronounce him a female favourite.
الصفحة 204 - Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts: but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the...
الصفحة 78 - Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, have they not sped ? have they not divided the prey ; to every man a damsel or two ; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil...
الصفحة 39 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
الصفحة 201 - Good," which, I think, was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor that several leaves of it were torn out, but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking as to have an influence on my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book.
الصفحة 205 - Few men ever carried out so fully the injunction, not to let the left hand know what the right hand did, in the quiet and steady outflow of good will and good works, as Mr.
الصفحة 207 - For the poor ye have always with you, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.