 | Anne Grant - 1807 - 296 pages
...will educate itfelf, and, like flame, burft through all obftru&ions. Certniniy in the prcfent ftate of fociety, when knowledge is fo very attainable,...are mere luxuries;, indifferent in their kind, and cofl more time and expence then they are worth. As to fuperiority of mental powers, Mrs. W. is doubtlefs... | |
 | 1809 - 878 pages
...present state of society, when knowledge is so very attainable, a strong and vigorous intellect may soon find its level. Creating hotbeds for female genius, is merely another way of forcing exotick productions, which, after all, are mere luxuries, indificrent in their kind, and cost more... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 448 pages
...may soon find its level. Creating hotbeds for female genius, is merely another way of forcing exotick productions, •which, after all, are mere luxuries, indifferent in their kind, and cost more time and expense than they are worth. As to superiority of mental powers, Mrs. W. is doubtless... | |
 | Harriet Devine Jump - Feminism and literature - 2003 - 442 pages
...state of society, when knowledge is so very 175 attainable, a strong and vigorous intellect may soon find its level. Creating hot-beds for female genius,...are mere luxuries, indifferent in their kind, and cost more time and expence than they are worth. As to superiority of mental powers, Mrs. W. is doubtless... | |
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Certainly in the present state of society, when knowledge is so very 175 attainable, a strong and vigorous intellect may soon find its level. Creating hot-beds for female genius, is merely another way of forcing exotic productions, which, after all, are... 