The Three Eras of a Woman's Life: The Maiden, the Wife, and the Mother, Volumes 1-3J. W. Bradley, 1860 |
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Anna Lee Anna's asked Aunt Mary beautiful believe bert Gardiner better called cause CHAPTER character child Clarence consent dancing daughter dear delight doubt duty earnest ejaculated evil eyes face fair lady fear feel felt Florence Armitage furnishing girl give Grace Leary hand happy Hartley head heard heart heaven Herbert Gardiner hour housekeeping husband James James Hartley knew Leslie Leslie's lips looked maiden manner Marien marriage married matter mind moral morning never night parlour party passed pleasure racter reason regard rence rent replied returned Riston Sarah Jones seemed smile soon speak spirit strive sure sweet talk tate God tears tell thing thought thousand dollars tion told Tom Peters tone true truth turbed uncon unhappy voice Walnut street weeks wife William Archer wisely wish woman words wrong
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Page 52 - By thy own hand, till fresh they shone and glowed : All this, and more endearing still than all, Thy constant flow of love, that knew no fall, Ne'er roughened by those cataracts and breaks, That humour interposed too often makes...
Page 110 - If I didn't know you as well as I do, I would say you had no heart. But I know you have, and a warm one too. Ah, me ! I wish I could be just like you. And so you won't put by your sewing, and walk out with me ?" " No, Florence ; I cannot spare the time, for one thing ; and for another, I could not walk out unless I had a higher end in view than the one you are proposing to yourself. But suppose you take off your things and spend the morning with me.
Page 148 - Hartley looked at the maiden, but did not reply. ' In fact,' she resumed, ' unless all our actions are regulated by divine laws, our morality has but a slender base to stand upon — is, in fact, only an assumed and not a real morality ; and when the storms of temptation arise, and the floods beat against it, it will fall.
Page 32 - Young folks think old folks fools ; but old folks know young folks to be fools.
Page 54 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and it shall be found after many days.
Page 45 - But it is upon the principle that line upon line, and precept upon precept, here a little and there a good deal, is beneficial to most persons, that I presume to offer a little advice to you.
Page 39 - It would have been the easiest thing in the world for her to remain passive, and let her husband make all arrangements as his taste might dictate.