The Lady's Preceptor: Or, a Series of Instructive and Pleasing Exercises in Reading; for the Particular Use of Females; Consisting of a Selection of Moral Essays, Narratives, Letters, ... By Mr. Cresswick, ...G.G.J. and J. Robinson, and Hookham and Carpenter, 1792 - 425 pages |
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... happy . Conftantly exert thofe tender and endearing arts , which nature has fo la- vishly bestowed upon you . The first thing to be inculcated in young perfons is , to be of a tractable difpofition , and to lay themselves open to ...
... happy . Conftantly exert thofe tender and endearing arts , which nature has fo la- vishly bestowed upon you . The first thing to be inculcated in young perfons is , to be of a tractable difpofition , and to lay themselves open to ...
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... happy . I met with a quotation from an old author , whofe name was not mentioned , on this subject ; the beauty and truth of the paffage ftruck me fo much , as to in- duce me to lay it before my readers . • Hours have wings , and fly up ...
... happy . I met with a quotation from an old author , whofe name was not mentioned , on this subject ; the beauty and truth of the paffage ftruck me fo much , as to in- duce me to lay it before my readers . • Hours have wings , and fly up ...
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... happy than they are . That man who is infenfible to the fweetness of female converfation , is rarely the friend to ... happy accord arifes , which renders them both more ac- complished . happy 1 1 " The variety of minds , may be compared ...
... happy than they are . That man who is infenfible to the fweetness of female converfation , is rarely the friend to ... happy accord arifes , which renders them both more ac- complished . happy 1 1 " The variety of minds , may be compared ...
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... happy talents which women in general poffefs , and how fuccefsfully fome have cul- tivated them , we cannot without indignation obferve the little esteem they have for the endowments of their minds , which it is fo eafy for them to ...
... happy talents which women in general poffefs , and how fuccefsfully fome have cul- tivated them , we cannot without indignation obferve the little esteem they have for the endowments of their minds , which it is fo eafy for them to ...
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... happy art of faying the most in- genious things with a graceful fimplicity is peculiar to them ; they call forth the powers of wit in men , and communicate to them that eafy elegance which is never to be acquired in the closet . But ...
... happy art of faying the most in- genious things with a graceful fimplicity is peculiar to them ; they call forth the powers of wit in men , and communicate to them that eafy elegance which is never to be acquired in the closet . But ...
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Page 387 - Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign ; one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance : commits his body To painful labour, both by sea and land...
Page 228 - Since nought so stockish, hard and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature. The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils ; The motions of his spirit are dull as night And his affections dark as Erebus : Let no such man be trusted.
Page 222 - Are most select and generous, chief in that. Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all : to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Page 285 - They looking back, all th' eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Wav'd over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd and fiery arms: Some natural tears they...
Page 95 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Page 237 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Page 306 - He that holds fast the golden mean And lives contentedly between The little and the great Feels not the wants that pinch the poor Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state.
Page 412 - As— she may not be fond to resign. 1 have found out a gift for my fair, I have found where the wood-pigeons breed, But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue.
Page 303 - In vain I look around O'er all the well-known ground, My Lucy's wonted footsteps to descry ; Where oft we us'd to walk, Where oft in tender talk We saw the summer Sun go down the sky...
Page 414 - We'll form their minds with studious care, To all that's manly, good, and fair, And train them for the skies.