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... require her to abandon , not only habits of expense , but even those of generosity . It may demand from her a rigid adherence to economy , neither easy nor pleasant , when contrary habits and tastes have , under more liberal ...
... require her to abandon , not only habits of expense , but even those of generosity . It may demand from her a rigid adherence to economy , neither easy nor pleasant , when contrary habits and tastes have , under more liberal ...
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... require his wife to sacrifice the friendships formed under the paternal roof , which are often the purest interchange of our social sympathies , and are gene- rally linked with many of the liveliest and most agreeable recollections of ...
... require his wife to sacrifice the friendships formed under the paternal roof , which are often the purest interchange of our social sympathies , and are gene- rally linked with many of the liveliest and most agreeable recollections of ...
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... requires consi- derable firmness to adhere to them . I have known intimacies contracted in opposition to the dictates of the judgment , merely for want of the spirit of resistance to petty influences and circumstances ; which is , I ...
... requires consi- derable firmness to adhere to them . I have known intimacies contracted in opposition to the dictates of the judgment , merely for want of the spirit of resistance to petty influences and circumstances ; which is , I ...
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... require tends to destroy also the relish for such tacit conversation , and for the still life which , in idea , an absent spot presents , and which are opposed to the active scenes and employments in which the married woman finds ...
... require tends to destroy also the relish for such tacit conversation , and for the still life which , in idea , an absent spot presents , and which are opposed to the active scenes and employments in which the married woman finds ...
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... degree of duplicity . Let me therefore advise you to decline participating in the confidence of any one who would require your assistance unknown to your husband . 32 CONVERSATION III . NEW ACQUAINTANCES , CHOICE OF.- OF C 4 CONFIDENCE .
... degree of duplicity . Let me therefore advise you to decline participating in the confidence of any one who would require your assistance unknown to your husband . 32 CONVERSATION III . NEW ACQUAINTANCES , CHOICE OF.- OF C 4 CONFIDENCE .
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