Structures on the Modern System of Female EducationT. Tegg & son, 1813 - 312 pagina's |
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Pagina iii
... present CHAP . V. On the religious employment of time . On the manner in which holidays are passed . Selfishness and inconsideration consider- ed . Dangers arising from the world CHAP . VI . Filial obedience not the character of the age ...
... present CHAP . V. On the religious employment of time . On the manner in which holidays are passed . Selfishness and inconsideration consider- ed . Dangers arising from the world CHAP . VI . Filial obedience not the character of the age ...
Pagina v
... present erroneous system are here with great deference submitted to public considera- tion . The author is apprehensive that she shall be ac- cused of betraying the interests of her sex by laying open their defects : but surely , an ...
... present erroneous system are here with great deference submitted to public considera- tion . The author is apprehensive that she shall be ac- cused of betraying the interests of her sex by laying open their defects : but surely , an ...
Pagina vii
... present work is no more intended for a panegy- ric on those purer characters who seek not human praise , because they act from a higher motive , than for a satire on the avowedly licentious , who , urged by the impulse of the moment ...
... present work is no more intended for a panegy- ric on those purer characters who seek not human praise , because they act from a higher motive , than for a satire on the avowedly licentious , who , urged by the impulse of the moment ...
Pagina 9
... present by an indo- lent selfishness , our superiority is not so triumphantly de- cisive , as , in the vanity of our hearts , we may be ready to imagine . I do not wish to bring back the frantic reign of chivalry , nor to reinstate ...
... present by an indo- lent selfishness , our superiority is not so triumphantly de- cisive , as , in the vanity of our hearts , we may be ready to imagine . I do not wish to bring back the frantic reign of chivalry , nor to reinstate ...
Pagina 11
... present taste to attach in no small degree that which is ridiculous to that which is serious and heroic . Some modern works of wit have assisted in bringing piety and some of the noblest virtues into contempt , by studiously associating ...
... present taste to attach in no small degree that which is ridiculous to that which is serious and heroic . Some modern works of wit have assisted in bringing piety and some of the noblest virtues into contempt , by studiously associating ...
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Pagina 108 - Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Pagina 116 - He is now exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance and forgiveness of sin.
Pagina 61 - Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy face from any poor man ; and then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee.
Pagina 106 - Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Pagina 108 - Salvation to our God who sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb.
Pagina 63 - For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge ! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Pagina 105 - What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
Pagina 125 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Pagina 70 - ... according to the deeds done in the body, whether they be good or whether they be evil...
Pagina 45 - The profession of ladies, to which the bent of their instruction should be turned, is that of daughters, wives, mothers, and mistresses of families. They should be therefore trained with a view to these several conditions, and be furnished with a stock of ideas, and principles, and qualifications, and habits, ready to be applied and appropriated, as occasion may demand, to each of these respective situations.