Governess life, by the author of 'Memorials of two sisters'. |
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... proves that the public is beginning duly to estimate the ad- vantages thus provided for female education . Every arrangement is made to promote the comfort and accommodation of the pupils , who , though not resident , may remain at the ...
... proves that the public is beginning duly to estimate the ad- vantages thus provided for female education . Every arrangement is made to promote the comfort and accommodation of the pupils , who , though not resident , may remain at the ...
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... prove bright and clean . " A servant with this clause , Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room , as for thy laws , Makes that , and the action fine . " This is the famous stone , That turneth all to gold ; For that which God doth ...
... prove bright and clean . " A servant with this clause , Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room , as for thy laws , Makes that , and the action fine . " This is the famous stone , That turneth all to gold ; For that which God doth ...
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... were a child , and what you did when you were my age , " is a frequent inquiry , which shows in what way their affections can be secured . They seek sympathy from one who can thus prove to them that she 32 GOVERNESS LIFE .
... were a child , and what you did when you were my age , " is a frequent inquiry , which shows in what way their affections can be secured . They seek sympathy from one who can thus prove to them that she 32 GOVERNESS LIFE .
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Mary Atkinson Maurice. from one who can thus prove to them that she knows the heart of a child , while they shrink from the formalist , who rebukes as if she had entered the world like our first parents— “ excused the penalties of dull ...
Mary Atkinson Maurice. from one who can thus prove to them that she knows the heart of a child , while they shrink from the formalist , who rebukes as if she had entered the world like our first parents— “ excused the penalties of dull ...
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... prove satisfactory ? Perfection cannot be ex- pected ; but plain good sense , high principle , sound integrity , conscientious adherence to duty , a real knowledge of what is professedly taught ; - these every lady has a right to expect ...
... prove satisfactory ? Perfection cannot be ex- pected ; but plain good sense , high principle , sound integrity , conscientious adherence to duty , a real knowledge of what is professedly taught ; - these every lady has a right to expect ...
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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.