Woman the glory of the manThomas Richardson and Son, 1856 - 204 pages |
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... ground . In another age she is the sovereign mis- tress of the sphere ; man is the slave doing homage to the name , and performing worship at the footstool of woman ; and she leads him by the golden chain of chivalry . One of this age ...
... ground . In another age she is the sovereign mis- tress of the sphere ; man is the slave doing homage to the name , and performing worship at the footstool of woman ; and she leads him by the golden chain of chivalry . One of this age ...
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... ground than he , in coming after him . Man now in his order stands between the inferior tribes and the individual who follows him . Whereas woman stands between her husband and her God . A noble position truly ! Man here is proximate ...
... ground than he , in coming after him . Man now in his order stands between the inferior tribes and the individual who follows him . Whereas woman stands between her husband and her God . A noble position truly ! Man here is proximate ...
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... ground could not only see over all he saw , but also over the man besides . When he made his survey she was not , when she made her's he was . Man , then , must have congratu- lated himself in being second only , in this respect , to ...
... ground could not only see over all he saw , but also over the man besides . When he made his survey she was not , when she made her's he was . Man , then , must have congratu- lated himself in being second only , in this respect , to ...
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... ground , low and damp , soft and murky places ; and man , poor wretch , if he follow such , may expect to be lost amidst bogs and miry ground . Let virtue trim the lamp , and good temper be the ever glowing light , and woman will throw ...
... ground , low and damp , soft and murky places ; and man , poor wretch , if he follow such , may expect to be lost amidst bogs and miry ground . Let virtue trim the lamp , and good temper be the ever glowing light , and woman will throw ...
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... ground , the mother's eye is needed here , and the tender touch , which is all her own , can quickly raise them up . Her ignorance as to the method to be adopted is the only fatal thing . Whatever else may be neglected , the cultivation ...
... ground , the mother's eye is needed here , and the tender touch , which is all her own , can quickly raise them up . Her ignorance as to the method to be adopted is the only fatal thing . Whatever else may be neglected , the cultivation ...
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Page 146 - An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Page 26 - She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Page 189 - Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, 0 my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it.
Page 25 - Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 25 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it : with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Page 25 - She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Page 191 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer — with man it has often been otherwise.
Page 21 - In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour, and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour.
Page 26 - She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed ; Her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, But thou excellest them all.
Page 203 - But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed then Eve. And Adam was not deceived ; but the woman, being deceived, was in the transgression ; notwithstanding she shall be saved in child-bearing, if they continue in faith, and charity, and holiness with sobriety.