Never teach false morality. How exquisitely absurd to tell girls that beauty is of no value ; dress of no use ! Beauty is of value ; her whole prospects and happiness in life may often depend upon a new gown or a becoming bonnet, and if she has five grains... The Castes of Edinburgh - Page 11by John Heiton - 1859 - 247 pagesFull view - About this book
| Anna Maria Hall - 818 pages
...levity of some of the preceding : — " Never teach false morality. How exquisitely absurd to tell girls that beauty is of no value ; dress of no use ! Beauty...often depend upon a new gown or a becoming bonnet, and if she has five grains of common sense she will find this out. The great thing is to teach her... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1855 - 936 pages
...against officers and red-coat*. * • Never teach false morality. How exquisitely absurd to tell girls that beauty is of no value, dress of no use ! Beauty...often depend upon a new gown or a becoming bonnet, and if she has five grains of common sense she will find this out. The great thing is to teach her... | |
| Sydney Smith, Lady Saba Holland Holland - 1855 - 390 pages
...careless." Speaking of education: "Never teach false morality. How exquisitely absurd to tell girls that beauty is of no value, dress of no use ! Beauty...often depend upon a new gown or a becoming bonnet, and if she has five grains of common sense she will find this out. The great thing is to teach her... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1855 - 586 pages
...against officers »ad red-coats. * * Never teach false morality. How exquisitely absurd to tell girls that beauty is of no value, dress of no use! Beauty...whole prospects and happiness in life may often depend npon a new gown, or a becoming bonnet and if she lias five grains of common sense ene will find this... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1855 - 586 pages
...teach false morality. How exquisitely absurd to tell girls that beauty is of no value, dress of no UPC! Beauty Is of value; her whole prospects and happiness...often depend upon a new gown, or a becoming bonnet and If she has five grains of common sense she will find this out. The great thing is to teach her... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1856 - 482 pages
...ridicule in all ages. DRESS AND BEAUTY. NEVER teach false morality. How exquisitely absurd to tell girls that beauty is of no value, dress of no use ! Beauty...often depend upon a new gown or a becoming bonnet, and if she has five grains of common sense she will find this out. The great thing is to teach b,T... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1856 - 378 pages
...said or sung about it, beauty is an undeniable fact, and its endowment not to be disparaged. Sydney Smith gives some good advice on the subject. "Never...beauty is of no value, dress of no use ! Beauty is of value—her whole prospects and happiness in life may often depend upon a new gown or a becoming bonnet;... | |
| Frederick Saunders - American essays - 1856 - 426 pages
...said or sung about it, beauty is an undeniable fact, and its endowment not to be disparaged. Sidney Smith gives some good advice on the subject. " Never...a girl that beauty is of no value, dress of no use I Beauty is of value — her whole prospects and happiness in life may often depend upon a new gown... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1856 - 588 pages
...an undeniable fact, ami its endowment nut to bo disparage« L Sydney Smith gives some gotxl ad vico on the subject. 'Never teach false morality. How exquisitely...a girl that beauty is of no value, dress of no use ! liuanty is of value ; her whole, pro&pectA and happine.Hs In life may often depend upon a new irown... | |
| Frederick Saunders - American essays - 1856 - 422 pages
...said or sung about it, beanty is an nudeniable fact, and its endowment not to be disparaged. Sidney Smith gives some good advice on the subject. " Never...morality. How exquisitely absurd to teach a girl that beanty is of no value, dress of no use l Beanty is of value — her whole prospects and happiness in... | |
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