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Page 11
... contrary , as a desire for distinction is generally mutual , a sense of in- feriority must be depressing . If we would converse pleasingly , we must en- deavor to set others at ease ; and it is not by flattery that we can succeed in ...
... contrary , as a desire for distinction is generally mutual , a sense of in- feriority must be depressing . If we would converse pleasingly , we must en- deavor to set others at ease ; and it is not by flattery that we can succeed in ...
Page 15
... contrary , they never feel interested in one who seems disposed rather to offer than to ask as- sistance . There is , indeed , something unfeminine in independence . It is contrary to nature , and there- fore it offends . We do not like ...
... contrary , they never feel interested in one who seems disposed rather to offer than to ask as- sistance . There is , indeed , something unfeminine in independence . It is contrary to nature , and there- fore it offends . We do not like ...
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... contrary , we often see women who have lived much in society very deficient in this criterion of grace ; and we can quite understand the remark of a really high - bred woman on a candidate for fashionable celebrity : " She is very ...
... contrary , we often see women who have lived much in society very deficient in this criterion of grace ; and we can quite understand the remark of a really high - bred woman on a candidate for fashionable celebrity : " She is very ...
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... contrary , they imbibe more deeply the spirit of their lovely religion when they carry its charm into the detail of life , when they are fascinating as well as faithful , and agreeable as well as good . CHAPTER III . THE VALUE OF ...
... contrary , they imbibe more deeply the spirit of their lovely religion when they carry its charm into the detail of life , when they are fascinating as well as faithful , and agreeable as well as good . CHAPTER III . THE VALUE OF ...
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... contrary , it is the tendency of real knowledge to make a woman sensible , as well as humble ; and it is on this very account so valuable to the sex . To produce , however , this good effect , acquirement must not be superficial . It is ...
... contrary , it is the tendency of real knowledge to make a woman sensible , as well as humble ; and it is on this very account so valuable to the sex . To produce , however , this good effect , acquirement must not be superficial . It is ...
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