Obsolete ideas, 6 letters addressed to Maria, by a friend1807 |
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... evil ; and , like the skilful chymist , draw fomething useful out of the most unpro- mifing fubjects . If the obfervations I may at any time present you with fhall afford you plea- fure , and fome inftruction , it will add greatly to ...
... evil ; and , like the skilful chymist , draw fomething useful out of the most unpro- mifing fubjects . If the obfervations I may at any time present you with fhall afford you plea- fure , and fome inftruction , it will add greatly to ...
Page 33
... evil am I precipitating " myfelf ; I am making an enemy of " Him , in whom I live , and move , and " have my being . " You fometimes go to church , and there hear the commands of God read , and with others anfwer , Lord , incline my ...
... evil am I precipitating " myfelf ; I am making an enemy of " Him , in whom I live , and move , and " have my being . " You fometimes go to church , and there hear the commands of God read , and with others anfwer , Lord , incline my ...
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... I have before obferved to you , that young perfons of the prefent time do not ap- pear to have an idea of their obligation to honour the hoary head ; but that is not not all the evil ; for there is , amongst 56 OLD AGE ..
... I have before obferved to you , that young perfons of the prefent time do not ap- pear to have an idea of their obligation to honour the hoary head ; but that is not not all the evil ; for there is , amongst 56 OLD AGE ..
Page 57
Obsolete ideas. not all the evil ; for there is , amongst all defcriptions of perfons , a general neg- lect of age , that did not exist a century back ; and my affertion will be fully fupported by the date of moft of our almfhouses . I ...
Obsolete ideas. not all the evil ; for there is , amongst all defcriptions of perfons , a general neg- lect of age , that did not exist a century back ; and my affertion will be fully fupported by the date of moft of our almfhouses . I ...
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... evil . Let it not be faid that the children of dark- hefs go fo far beyond the children of light in their liberality to the party they belong to ; or that Italian fingers and dancers are fupported in luxury , while our own good and aged ...
... evil . Let it not be faid that the children of dark- hefs go fo far beyond the children of light in their liberality to the party they belong to ; or that Italian fingers and dancers are fupported in luxury , while our own good and aged ...
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againſt aged poor amiable anfwer appear bad education becauſe benevolent beſt beſtow better bleffing cafe caufe cauſe chafte woman character Chriftian circumftance comfort command confequence confider contempt converfation courfe daſh dear Maria defcription defire diffipation diftrefs drefs duty evil faid fame feelings feen felf fenfe fenfible fervants fhall fhort filial fingle firſt fituation fociety fome fomething fometimes foothing forrows foul fpeak ftand ftate fubject fuch fuffering fuperiors fuppofe fupport gentlemen give heart hoary head honour houfe houſe huſband idea inftances infult James fays labour ladies libertine Mary mind moft moſt mother muft muſt never obfervations old maid paffed parents pariſh perhaps pious poffeffed poffible portunities prefent pride racter raiſed reaſon refpect rience ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſtage ſtate ſtep tender themſelves thing thofe thoſe tion underſtand uſe virtue whofe wife wiſdom wiſh women workhouſe worthy young perfons yourſelf
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