Woman the glory of the manThomas Richardson and Son, 1856 - 204 pages |
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... happy upon it , they were suffered to become extinct ; then creation witnessed a second and more perfect race ; then fol- lowed a third , and probably a fourth , more and more perfect in their organization ; then came man , and last of ...
... happy upon it , they were suffered to become extinct ; then creation witnessed a second and more perfect race ; then fol- lowed a third , and probably a fourth , more and more perfect in their organization ; then came man , and last of ...
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... happy in her cushioned chair . The humble housewife would not leave her own dear cot to serve the queen , or her suite , during progresses or at court . And in this respect the woman is true to her sex . Her husband should love her all ...
... happy in her cushioned chair . The humble housewife would not leave her own dear cot to serve the queen , or her suite , during progresses or at court . And in this respect the woman is true to her sex . Her husband should love her all ...
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... happy . Can it be , without her , under any circum- stances , in any sense , called a home ? How many men , knowing this to be the case , take to themselves a wife ; but instead of making her a companion , only regard her as a drudge ...
... happy . Can it be , without her , under any circum- stances , in any sense , called a home ? How many men , knowing this to be the case , take to themselves a wife ; but instead of making her a companion , only regard her as a drudge ...
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... Happy shalt thou be , and it shall be well with thee . " * Blessed is the man who retains , whatever his occupation , the refinement and eleva- tion of character and feeling , and keeps the affections young ; that in the husband , there ...
... Happy shalt thou be , and it shall be well with thee . " * Blessed is the man who retains , whatever his occupation , the refinement and eleva- tion of character and feeling , and keeps the affections young ; that in the husband , there ...
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... Happy cobbler's lapstone ! Happy torn slipper , adorning but not confining that cobbler's fantastic toe ! Happy target on which the steam - gun flattens fifty balls per minute ! Happy anvil on which Vulcan repaired old thunder - bolts ...
... Happy cobbler's lapstone ! Happy torn slipper , adorning but not confining that cobbler's fantastic toe ! Happy target on which the steam - gun flattens fifty balls per minute ! Happy anvil on which Vulcan repaired old thunder - bolts ...
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action affections Alexander Pope Appendix beautiful become blessed character charm child clock strikes cold companion companionship countenance court creation Crystal Palace Cynisca daugh daughters Dean Swift degradation divine earth evil exis existence Faerie Queene fallen father feeling female fruit give grace hand happy head heart heaven holy honour Hugh Miller husband individual influence intellect Jesus Jewish keep kind king King of Dahomey labour ladies light living look Lord lost marriage ment mercy mind moral mother never object occupy perfect Phidias possess present proper race redemption reign religion rule sacred seen sisters of mercy slave smiles society soul spirit strength stringed instruments Tamerlane taste tears Telesilla tence thee thing thou thought tion tongue true truth ture uncon unto virtue wife wind WOMAN THE GLORY women
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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.