The Whole Duty of a Woman, Or, An Infallible Guide to the Fair Sex: Containing Rules, Directions, and Observations, for Their Conduct and Behavior Through All Ages and Circumstances of Life, as Virgins, Wives, Or Widows : with ... Rules and Receipts in Every Kind of Cookery ... |
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Page 41
... use , at least , an equal Diligence to rescue that , as they would to clear their Face from any Stain or Blemish . But it is not Nature only which fuggests this , but the God of Nature too , Meeknefs being not only recommend- ed to all ...
... use , at least , an equal Diligence to rescue that , as they would to clear their Face from any Stain or Blemish . But it is not Nature only which fuggests this , but the God of Nature too , Meeknefs being not only recommend- ed to all ...
Page 48
... Use she made of it ; and precedes her providing Scarlet for her Houf- hold , or fine Linnen and Purple for herself , v . 21 , 22 . The Application is very obvious , and admonishes all that own the fame Title of virtuous Women , to ...
... Use she made of it ; and precedes her providing Scarlet for her Houf- hold , or fine Linnen and Purple for herself , v . 21 , 22 . The Application is very obvious , and admonishes all that own the fame Title of virtuous Women , to ...
Page 49
... hoarded up his Talent , what fhall become of those who fquander theirs and can give no Account either of Use or Prin- away cipal ? N ° 3 . G Were Were these Confiderations duly laid to heart , we might The whole DUTY of a WOMAN . 49.
... hoarded up his Talent , what fhall become of those who fquander theirs and can give no Account either of Use or Prin- away cipal ? N ° 3 . G Were Were these Confiderations duly laid to heart , we might The whole DUTY of a WOMAN . 49.
Page 78
... Uses than those of the Comb , the Toilet and the Glafs : And truly , ' tis not a little their Concern to do fo , for this Spring of their Age is that critcal Inftant that must either confirm or blaft the Hopes of all the fucceeding ...
... Uses than those of the Comb , the Toilet and the Glafs : And truly , ' tis not a little their Concern to do fo , for this Spring of their Age is that critcal Inftant that must either confirm or blaft the Hopes of all the fucceeding ...
Page 91
... Use to both , that those ought to use it as an Artifice who refuse to practice it as a Virtue . W CHAP . VIII . Of Female FRIENDSHIPS and CENSURE . E would recommend to the Fair Sex , in a parti- cular Manner , a ftrict Care in the ...
... Use to both , that those ought to use it as an Artifice who refuse to practice it as a Virtue . W CHAP . VIII . Of Female FRIENDSHIPS and CENSURE . E would recommend to the Fair Sex , in a parti- cular Manner , a ftrict Care in the ...
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Popular passages
Page 151 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Page 16 - When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper : and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
Page 162 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 103 - ... those that are idle have no need of them, and yet they above all others give themselves up to them. To unbend our thoughts when they are too much stretched by our cares is not more natural than it is necessary, but to turn our whole life into a holiday is not only ridiculous but destroyeth pleasure instead of promoting it.
Page 665 - ... thin and clear. The method of procuring the juice is by boring holes in the body of the tree, and putting in fossets, which are commonly made of the branches of elder, the pith being taken out.
Page 138 - ... an Impertinence. The Art of laying out Money wisely is not attained to without a great deal of thought ; and it is yet more difficult in the case of a Wife, who is accountable to her Husband for her mistakes in it. It is not only his Money, his Credit too is at stake, if what lieth under the Wife's care is managed, either with undecent Thrift, or too loose Profusion.
Page 134 - ... not remembering that we can no more have wisdom than grace whenever we think fit to call for it. There are times and periods fixed for both, and when they are too long neglected the punishment is that they are irrecoverable, and nothing remaineth but an useless grief for the folly of having thrown them out of our power. You are to think what a mean figure a woman maketh when she is so degraded by her own fault, whereas...
Page 72 - THERE is another thing to which fome devote a very confiderable part of their time , and that is the reading Romances , which feems now to be thought the peculiar and only becoming ftudy of young Ladies. I...
Page 136 - The kind and severe parts must have their several turns seasonably applied, but your indulgence is to have the broader mixture, that love, rather than fear, may be the root of their obedience.
Page 134 - You may love your children without living in the nursery, and you may have a competent and discreet care of them without letting it break out upon the company or exposing...