Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits: Addressed to a Student in the Theological Seminary, at Princeton, N.J. |
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... concerning the sex ge- nerally should be indulged , LETTER XIII . Dress -- Style of living - Pecuniary concerns - A clergyman's dres - The dress and deportment of the family - Furniture and equipage of the plain and simple kind ...
... concerning the sex ge- nerally should be indulged , LETTER XIII . Dress -- Style of living - Pecuniary concerns - A clergyman's dres - The dress and deportment of the family - Furniture and equipage of the plain and simple kind ...
Page 52
... concerning which , when they are in- troduced , he ought generally to exercise a strict reserve . Every wise man will see at once the reasons , and the importance of this counsel ; especially in reference to one who bears so many ...
... concerning which , when they are in- troduced , he ought generally to exercise a strict reserve . Every wise man will see at once the reasons , and the importance of this counsel ; especially in reference to one who bears so many ...
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... concerning which it is peculiarly important that ministers do so . A complete catalogue of them cannot be given ; but good sense and prudence will enable you , for the most part , to see what ought to be considered as belonging to the ...
... concerning which it is peculiarly important that ministers do so . A complete catalogue of them cannot be given ; but good sense and prudence will enable you , for the most part , to see what ought to be considered as belonging to the ...
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... concerning which no little indecorum is often indulged . The offences against propriety in this respect are numerous . Many , when seated , even in large and ceremonious compa- nies , are in the habit of lifting up one or both of their ...
... concerning which no little indecorum is often indulged . The offences against propriety in this respect are numerous . Many , when seated , even in large and ceremonious compa- nies , are in the habit of lifting up one or both of their ...
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... concerning life , manners , education , & c .; or it may con- vey instruction , as to facts , of great value . Where you have an opportunity of selecting to- picks of conversation yourself , make a point of introducing such as shall be ...
... concerning life , manners , education , & c .; or it may con- vey instruction , as to facts , of great value . Where you have an opportunity of selecting to- picks of conversation yourself , make a point of introducing such as shall be ...
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