Nor can I by any means approve of compelling young Ladies of Fortune to make so much Use of the Needle, as they did in former Days, and some few continue to... The Female Spectator - Page 157by Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1755Full view - About this book
| Eliza Fowler Haywood - Etiquette for women - 1771 - 344 pages
...indeed, to make her forget the dear delights of I\anelagh, and the fine things which doubtleis xvcr-i faid to her, not only there, but in all. other public...compelling young ladies of fortune to make fo much uie of the needle, as they did in former days, andtome few continue to do : — there are enough* H... | |
| Georgiana Hill - Women - 1896 - 382 pages
...against that devotion to the needle, which was regarded as one of the cardinal virtues in women : — " Nor can I by any means approve of compelling young ladies of fortune to make so much use of the needle, as they did in former days, and some few continue to do. In my opinion a... | |
| Eliza Fowler Haywood - Women - 1999 - 338 pages
...indeed, to make her forget the dear Delights of Ranelagh, 2 and the fine Things which doubtless were said her, not only there, but in all other public Places....approve of compelling young Ladies of Fortune to make so much Use of the Needle, as they did in former Days, and some few continue to do:—There are enough... | |
| Michael McKeon - History - 2006 - 942 pages
...error in maternal pedagogy leads Haywood to a suggestive expansion on the topic of the female arts: "Nor can I by any means approve of compelling young Ladies of Fortune to make so much Use of the Needle, as they did in former Days, and some few continue to do: — There are enough... | |
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