Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education: With a View of the Principles and Conduct Prevalent Among Women of Rank and Fortune, Bind 1–2Samuel West, 1809 |
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... truth , and reason , and common sense , as may on a first view be supposed . But if on candidly summing up the evidence , the de- sign and scope of the author be fairly judged , not by the customs or opinions of the worldly , ( for ...
... truth , and reason , and common sense , as may on a first view be supposed . But if on candidly summing up the evidence , the de- sign and scope of the author be fairly judged , not by the customs or opinions of the worldly , ( for ...
Side 17
... truth and the fashion ; who , while she thinks it creditable to defend the cause of religion , yet does it in a faint tone , a studied ambiguity of phrase , and a certain expression in her.countenance , which proves that she is not ...
... truth and the fashion ; who , while she thinks it creditable to defend the cause of religion , yet does it in a faint tone , a studied ambiguity of phrase , and a certain expression in her.countenance , which proves that she is not ...
Side 18
... truth . " It is no test of truth itself ; but of their firmness who assert the cause of truth , it is indeed a severe test . This light , keen , missile weapon , the irres- olute , unconfirmed Christian will find it harder to with ...
... truth . " It is no test of truth itself ; but of their firmness who assert the cause of truth , it is indeed a severe test . This light , keen , missile weapon , the irres- olute , unconfirmed Christian will find it harder to with ...
Side 19
... truth of religion , for that perhaps is by none of the party disbelieved , but at its gravity , its unseasonableness , its dullness , puts all his resolution to flight . He feels his mistake , and struggles to recover his credit ; in ...
... truth of religion , for that perhaps is by none of the party disbelieved , but at its gravity , its unseasonableness , its dullness , puts all his resolution to flight . He feels his mistake , and struggles to recover his credit ; in ...
Side 20
... truth , and principle , be the sacrifice . Nothing chills the ardours of devotion like a frigid sarcasm ; and , in the season of youth , the mind should be kept particu- larly clear of all light associations . This is of so much ...
... truth , and principle , be the sacrifice . Nothing chills the ardours of devotion like a frigid sarcasm ; and , in the season of youth , the mind should be kept particu- larly clear of all light associations . This is of so much ...
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