 I have nowhere seen woman occupying a loftier position ; and if I were asked, now that I am drawing to the close of this work, in which I have spoken of so many important things done by the Americans, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength...  Transactions of the Massachusetts Teachers' Association - Pagina 153door Massachusetts Teachers Association - 1852 - 304 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1840 - 566 pagina’s
...important things done | by the Americans, to what their singular prosperity and growing i strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply — to the superiority of their women." The last chapter which we shall notice, discovers the author's keenness of observation, in marking... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1840 - 676 pagina’s
...important 106 things done by the Americans, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply, — to the superiority of their women. 107 CHAPTER XIII. THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY NATURALLY DIVIDES THE AMERICANS INTO A NUMBER OF SMALL... | |
 | Robert Bailey Thomas - 1841 - 522 pagina’s
...things done by the Americana, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought to be attributed, I should reply — to the, superiority of their women. Every man has in his own life follies enough, In his own mind irouhjea enough, in th« performance... | |
 | Catharine Esther Beecher - 1843 - 394 pagina’s
...important things done by the Americans, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply, — to the superiority of their ivomen." This testimony of a foreigner, who has had abundant opportunities of making a comparison,... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1848 - 922 pagina’s
...important things done by the Americans, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply — to the superiority of their womea CHAPTER THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY NATURALLY DIVIDES THE AMERICA!* i INTO A NUMBER OF SMALL... | |
 | Edwin Hubbell Chapin - 1848 - 244 pagina’s
...some respects one of extreme dependence, I have nowhere seen women occupying a loftier position ; and if I were asked to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people [the American] ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply — to the superiority of... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1851 - 266 pagina’s
...the ancients. The innate pride, energy and patriotism which produced the Horatii and the Gracchii, originating as an impulse from Romulus, was by Numa...the same be said with reference to Roman superiority 1 We instinctly associate the Roman matron with our ideas of Roman grandeur. We cannot forget the Cornelias,... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1855 - 922 pagina’s
...important things done by the Americans, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply — to the superiority of their women. 227 CHAPTER Xffl. THAT THB PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY NATURALLY DIVIDES THE AMERICANS INTO A NUMBER OF SMALL... | |
 | Nathan Lewis Rice - 1855 - 234 pagina’s
...important things done by the Americans, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply — to the superiority of their women." The opinion this author so strongly expresses, is true. But in order that female influence may be what... | |
 | 1857 - 904 pagina’s
...now that I am drawing to the close of this work, to what the singular prosperity and growing streugth of the American people ought mainly to be attributed,...should reply — to the superiority of their women." We suppose these views evince the excellence of, American manners as well in point of morals, as in... | |
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