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... receives from her , in great measure , its balance and its tone . She may be here a corrective of what is wrong , a moderator of what is unruly , a restraint on what is inde- corous . Her presence will be a pledge against impropriety ...
... receives from her , in great measure , its balance and its tone . She may be here a corrective of what is wrong , a moderator of what is unruly , a restraint on what is inde- corous . Her presence will be a pledge against impropriety ...
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... received ? Might not the dulness of the one , and the insipidity of the other circle , be often much relieved by a little more sympathy between them ? Again , to be agreeable , a woman must avoid egotism . No matter how superior she may ...
... received ? Might not the dulness of the one , and the insipidity of the other circle , be often much relieved by a little more sympathy between them ? Again , to be agreeable , a woman must avoid egotism . No matter how superior she may ...
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... for support . She knows that she is the weaker partner , and that , as such , she should receive honour in this view , her weakness is an attrac- tion , not a blemish . : In every thing , therefore , that women at- tempt Subject continued.
... for support . She knows that she is the weaker partner , and that , as such , she should receive honour in this view , her weakness is an attrac- tion , not a blemish . : In every thing , therefore , that women at- tempt Subject continued.
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... receive partial , and consequently erroneous , impressions . They view every subject more calmly , and decide more dispassionately ; and are generally more correct in their own sentiments , and more liberal to those of others . It is ...
... receive partial , and consequently erroneous , impressions . They view every subject more calmly , and decide more dispassionately ; and are generally more correct in their own sentiments , and more liberal to those of others . It is ...
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... received only on the authority of others , and which she is therefore ill prepared to defend . It was want of knowledge , of which the priest of Rome availed himself , when he assailed the female devotee with all the ap- pliances of his ...
... received only on the authority of others , and which she is therefore ill prepared to defend . It was want of knowledge , of which the priest of Rome availed himself , when he assailed the female devotee with all the ap- pliances of his ...
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