Observations on the Importance of Female Education and Maternal Instruction with Their Beneficial Influence on Society: Designed to be Used as a Class Book. By a Mother ... to which is Added an Appendix Containing Brief Hints to Parents, on the Subject of Education, and Hints to Young People on the Duties of Civil Life |
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... wish to obtain , by the cultivation of our own minds , and the education of our children . If it is , as it most certainly ought to be , that we may increase our own usefulness , and prepare our children for the enjoyment of those ...
... wish to obtain , by the cultivation of our own minds , and the education of our children . If it is , as it most certainly ought to be , that we may increase our own usefulness , and prepare our children for the enjoyment of those ...
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... wishes . Delays are always attended with danger , and often with irretrievable mischief . It cannot be supposed , that other persons will feel the same affectionate interest in children as their parents ought to do , par- ticularly the ...
... wishes . Delays are always attended with danger , and often with irretrievable mischief . It cannot be supposed , that other persons will feel the same affectionate interest in children as their parents ought to do , par- ticularly the ...
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... wish their children to understand and practice , they are most careful to instil into their minds in early life , because the most lasting impres- sions are then made . And is it not by suf fering improper ideas to be infused , that su ...
... wish their children to understand and practice , they are most careful to instil into their minds in early life , because the most lasting impres- sions are then made . And is it not by suf fering improper ideas to be infused , that su ...
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... wishes , and to indulge the solicitations of his wife and children , cannot have that leisure for the proper im- provement of his own mind , and for the cul- tivation of his own talents , that he ought to have , and which his station as ...
... wishes , and to indulge the solicitations of his wife and children , cannot have that leisure for the proper im- provement of his own mind , and for the cul- tivation of his own talents , that he ought to have , and which his station as ...
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... wishes and opinions , were never pursued merely be- cause they were her own ; the ease and comfort of every one about her , were neces- sary for her well being . In her own family , domestic order , decent economy , and plenty were ...
... wishes and opinions , were never pursued merely be- cause they were her own ; the ease and comfort of every one about her , were neces- sary for her well being . In her own family , domestic order , decent economy , and plenty were ...
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Page 37 - When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Page 10 - WHO can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 10 - Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Page 2 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 26 - If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.
Page 12 - But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
Page 23 - ... to do unto all men as we would they should do unto us...
Page 2 - In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride : but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Page 38 - ... for his servants. The place where I sat, and the sweetness that attended my mind, remain fresh in my memory. This, and the like gracious visitations, had...