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... reason ; in restraining and correcting propensities and habits prejudicial to the happiness of married life ; in the disposal of her time , the improvement of her mental powers , the cultivation of morality , and the duties of religion ...
... reason ; in restraining and correcting propensities and habits prejudicial to the happiness of married life ; in the disposal of her time , the improvement of her mental powers , the cultivation of morality , and the duties of religion ...
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... reason to be satisfied , and ought not to demand any greater sacrifice , such as that of en- tirely abandoning former friendships . On the con- trary , if he have a true regard for her , and for her estimation in the world , he will ...
... reason to be satisfied , and ought not to demand any greater sacrifice , such as that of en- tirely abandoning former friendships . On the con- trary , if he have a true regard for her , and for her estimation in the world , he will ...
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... reason for a woman relinquishing her friends . MRS . B. - No reasonable man can in such case require his wife to sacrifice the friendships formed under the paternal roof , which are often the purest interchange of our social sympathies ...
... reason for a woman relinquishing her friends . MRS . B. - No reasonable man can in such case require his wife to sacrifice the friendships formed under the paternal roof , which are often the purest interchange of our social sympathies ...
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... reason rather than upon fancy . We are easily caught by agreeable manners , and by a lively intercourse of conversation ; and our inclinations , too , are often swayed , in forming our friendships , by the extrinsic circumstances of ...
... reason rather than upon fancy . We are easily caught by agreeable manners , and by a lively intercourse of conversation ; and our inclinations , too , are often swayed , in forming our friendships , by the extrinsic circumstances of ...
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... reason that trifles turn the scale against judgment . But I will now request you to tell me how far you approve of friendships formed between married women and the opposite sex ? - MRS . B. To mark the degree of intimacy which may ...
... reason that trifles turn the scale against judgment . But I will now request you to tell me how far you approve of friendships formed between married women and the opposite sex ? - MRS . B. To mark the degree of intimacy which may ...
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