The School for Sisters, Or, The Lesson of ExperienceLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 - 246 páginas |
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Página 77
... to it , she was rather puzzled how to proceed , - when Ellen received a letter from Mrs. Anderson , the old friend to whom Mrs. Mordaunt had alluded in E 3 THE SCHOOL FOR SISTERS . 77 as an austere, self-righteous person, spending ...
... to it , she was rather puzzled how to proceed , - when Ellen received a letter from Mrs. Anderson , the old friend to whom Mrs. Mordaunt had alluded in E 3 THE SCHOOL FOR SISTERS . 77 as an austere, self-righteous person, spending ...
Página 78
... Anderson , as well as an affectionate reception from Mordaunt , who , as the godson of Ellen and Clara's mother , had been named after her . 79 CHAPTER . VII . MRS . ANDERSON was the 78 THE SCHOOL FOR SISTERS .
... Anderson , as well as an affectionate reception from Mordaunt , who , as the godson of Ellen and Clara's mother , had been named after her . 79 CHAPTER . VII . MRS . ANDERSON was the 78 THE SCHOOL FOR SISTERS .
Página 79
... Anderson , her only child , resided with her , under the care of the worthy vicar , who had formerly been his father's curate . They were universally respected in Wood- bridge ; where , as in most large villages , there was much good ...
... Anderson , her only child , resided with her , under the care of the worthy vicar , who had formerly been his father's curate . They were universally respected in Wood- bridge ; where , as in most large villages , there was much good ...
Página 80
School. Elm - House . Mrs. Anderson thought , as her education was still incomplete , she ought either to go to school again , or have masters at home ; and as the first could not be submitted to ... Anderson , 80 THE SCHOOL FOR SISTERS .
School. Elm - House . Mrs. Anderson thought , as her education was still incomplete , she ought either to go to school again , or have masters at home ; and as the first could not be submitted to ... Anderson , 80 THE SCHOOL FOR SISTERS .
Página 81
... Anderson lived a dashing Irish family , consisting of several sons , and one daughter , the belle of the village : they had never sought the acquaintance of these their quiet neighbours , till the arrival of the Miss Mordaunts ; and ...
... Anderson lived a dashing Irish family , consisting of several sons , and one daughter , the belle of the village : they had never sought the acquaintance of these their quiet neighbours , till the arrival of the Miss Mordaunts ; and ...
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Página 16 - For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self...
Página 16 - If any man lack Wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth freely to them that ask him, and upbraideth no man, James, 1 : 5.
Página 113 - ... a foolish contempt, the proper occasions for exercising them. It is not in the study of sublime speculations, nor amidst the pompous scenery of some imaginary theatre of action, that the heart grows wiser, or the temper more correct. It is in the daily occurrences of mere common life, with all its mixture of folly and impertinence, that the proper exercise of virtue lies. It is here that the temptations to vanity, to selfishness, to discontent, and innumerable other unwarrantable affections arise;...
Página 113 - I believe it is much oftener our pride than our virtue, which is hurt, by a submission to what we are- apt to deem trifles. We are led to form much too magnificent ideas of our own powers of action, and by this means, to overlook, with a foolish contempt, the proper occasions for exercising them. It is not in the study of sublime speculations, nor amidst the pompous scenery of some imaginary theatre of action, that the heart grows wiser, or the temper more correct. It is in the daily occurrences...