 | 1810 - 578 síður
...it capable of higher and better things,we profess ourselves not able to understand. The r.ffectation charged upon female knowledge is best cured by making that knowledge more general : r.nd the economy devolved upon women is best secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 462 síður
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision;... | |
 | 1810 - 554 síður
...we profefs ourfelves not able to underftand. The affectation charged upon fermie knowledge is beft cured by making that knowledge more general ; and the economy devolved upon women is belt fecured by the ruin, difgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the c»re... | |
 | Allison Wrifford - 1831 - 198 síður
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision;... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 síður
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...cured by making that knowledge more general ; and economy devolved upon women is best secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds... | |
 | 1835 - 916 síður
...affectation charged upon female knowledge is best cured by making that knowledge more general ; and economy devolved upon women is best secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For Ihe care of children, nalure has made a <lirecl and powerful provision... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 síður
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision... | |
 | Louis Aimé Martin - 1842 - 524 síður
...women should be lavished upon trifles when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...best cured by making that knowledge more general. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision, and the gentleness and elegance... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 424 síður
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 síður
...women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better things, we profess ourselves not able to understand. The affectation...secured by the ruin, disgrace, and inconvenience which proceeds from neglecting it. For the care of children, nature has made a direct and powerful provision... | |
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... why the disproportion in knowledge between the two sexes should be so great, when the inequality in natural talents is so small; or why the understanding of women should be lavished upon trifles, when nature has made it capable of higher and better... 
