I have observed among all nations, that the women ornament themselves more than the men ; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. Encyclopćdia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Síđa 74 breytti - 1801Heildartexta - Um bókina
| Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 680 síđur
...than the men ; that whereever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings ; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do not hesitate, like men, to perform a hospitable or generous action ; not haughty, nor... | |
| John Warner Barber - 1836 - 598 síđur
...judgment of the female character is very honorable to the sex. ' I have always remarked,' said he, ' that women in all countries are civil and obliging,...ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest; and that they do not hesitate like men, to perform a generous action. Not haughty, not arrogant,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 342 síđur
...by uninspired man, and is the result of wide observation and experience. He says — I have always remarked that women in all countries are civil and...ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate like men, to perform a generous action. Nothaaghty, not arrogant,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 338 síđur
...the result of wide observation and experience. He says — I have always remarked that women in alt countries are civil and obliging, tender and humane...ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate like men, to perform a generous action. Not haughty, not arrogant,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 350 síđur
...by uninspired man, and is the result of wide observation and experience. He says — I have always remarked that women in all countries are civil and obliging, tender and humane; that they are ever indined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate like men, to perform... | |
| Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1837 - 510 síđur
...corn." This agrees with the testimony of the traveller Ledyard, who expressly says ; " I have always remarked, that women in all countries are civil and obliging, tender and humane. — To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and... | |
| John Hayward - 1839 - 526 síđur
...observer of mankind pays the following tribute to female character. " I have always remarked," says he, " that women in all countries are civil and obliging,...ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest; and that they do not hesitate, like men, to perform a generous action. Not haughty, nor arrogant,... | |
| John Hayward - 1839 - 542 síđur
...observer of mankind pays the following tribute to female character. " I have always remarked," says he, " that women in all countries are civil and obliging,...ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate, like men, to perform a generous action. Not haughty, nor arrogant,... | |
| 1839 - 428 síđur
...gentleness—Collingwood. FEMALE BENEVOLENCE—I have always remarked that women, in all countries, are civil, obliging, tender, and humane; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do not hesitate, like man, to perform a hospitable or generous action; not haughty, nor... | |
| Thomas Branagan, Julius Rubens Ames - 1839 - 404 síđur
...Siberian pilgrimage, he observes ; " I have always remarked, that women, in all countries, are civil, obliging, tender, and humane : that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate, like men, to per. form a generous action. Not haughty, not... | |
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