Governess life, by the author of 'Memorials of two sisters'. |
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... notions corrected - that the governess cannot be the friend of the mother That she is degraded by the public help afforded— Excessive scrupulosity - Over - work - Various means of improving temporal condition of governesses Page 100 ...
... notions corrected - that the governess cannot be the friend of the mother That she is degraded by the public help afforded— Excessive scrupulosity - Over - work - Various means of improving temporal condition of governesses Page 100 ...
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... notions beyond the routine she there pursued , and her mind , being dwarfed and stunted , never expands to a healthy growth . The training pur- sued at Queen's College is admirably adapted to correct these erroneous views , because a ...
... notions beyond the routine she there pursued , and her mind , being dwarfed and stunted , never expands to a healthy growth . The training pur- sued at Queen's College is admirably adapted to correct these erroneous views , because a ...
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... notion that the whole class would be injured by the exposure of the sins of some of them . Whereas a deep wound is really inflicted on the deserving , by placing them on the same footing with the worthless . Nothing can be a stronger ...
... notion that the whole class would be injured by the exposure of the sins of some of them . Whereas a deep wound is really inflicted on the deserving , by placing them on the same footing with the worthless . Nothing can be a stronger ...
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... notion that it was only necessary to keep just in advance of the pupil . Children are very quick in discovering and ap- preciating the real powers of those to whom they are committed , and are often good judges of their attainments also ...
... notion that it was only necessary to keep just in advance of the pupil . Children are very quick in discovering and ap- preciating the real powers of those to whom they are committed , and are often good judges of their attainments also ...
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... notions of things . It is certainly difficult for an intelligent woman to submit at all times to the opinions and advice of another , especially if it be to one who is her inferior both in mind and education , but the parent is the ...
... notions of things . It is certainly difficult for an intelligent woman to submit at all times to the opinions and advice of another , especially if it be to one who is her inferior both in mind and education , but the parent is the ...
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Page 35 - And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body...
Page 31 - TEACH me, my God and King, in all things thee to see; and what I do in anything to do it as for thee.
Page 31 - A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine : Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, Makes that and th
Page 30 - Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
Page 129 - everywhere Two heads in council, two beside the hearth, Two in the tangled business of the world, Two in the liberal offices of life, Two plummets dropt for one to sound the abyss Of science, and the secrets of the mind...
Page 34 - If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
Page 29 - Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge. If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not. God calleth preaching, folly. Do not grudge To pick out treasures from an earthen pot. The worst speak something good. If all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
Page 124 - They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Page 35 - I have no need of thee : nor, again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Page 47 - ... godliness hath promise of the life that now is," as well as of that which is to come.