... there was a scrupulous attention to all the minutiae of her sex; for her well-regulated mind, far from despising them, considered them as a part of that system of perfection at which she aimed; an aim .which was not the result of vanity, nor to attract... Fragments, in Prose and Verse - Página 232por Elizabeth Smith, Henrietta Maria Bowdler - 1809 - 242 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1808 - 602 páginas
...which was not the result of vanity, nor to attract the applause of the world : no human being ever sought it less, or was more entirely free from conceit of every kind.' p. 179. We are strongly disposed to admit this testimony in its full meaning, though the witnesses... | |
| Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock - 1809 - 494 páginas
...the result of vanity, nor to attraft the applause? of tbe world; no human being ever sought it Jess, or was more entirely free from conceit of every kind....Words declare this truth much more forcibly than I tan, in a paper which i« now in Mrs. H. B — ^ possession* .'.;.. N 2 " Her translation of the Book... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1810 - 456 páginas
...aim which was not the result of vanity, nor to attract the applause of the world. No human being ever sought it less, or was more entirely free from conceit...conscience, were the only rewards she ever sought. " Her translation from the book of Job was finished in 1803. During the two last years of her life,... | |
| 1811 - 386 páginas
...nor to attract the applause of the world. No human being ever sought it less, or was more entinely free from conceit of every kind. The approbation of...conscience, were the only rewards she ever sought. "Her translation from the book of Job was finished in 1803. During the two last years of her life,... | |
| J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 páginas
...which was not the result of vanity, nor to attract the applause of the world ; no human being ever sought it less, or was more entirely free from conceit...approbation of God, and of her own conscience, were the only reward she ever sought. In the summer of the year 1805, Miss Smith was seized with a cold, which terminated... | |
| J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 páginas
...the result of vanity, nor to attract the applause of the world ; no human being ever-sought it Jess, or was more entirely free from conceit of every kind....approbation of God, and of her own conscience, were the only rewarcF she ever sought. In tbe smntner of the year 1805, Miss Smith was seizedwith a cold, which terminated... | |
| 1818 - 400 páginas
...which she aimed ; an aim which was not the result of vanity, nor to attract the applause of the world. The approbation of God and of her own conscience were the only rewards she ever sought. The modesty and simplicity of her character are justly described in a letter written since her death... | |
| 1818 - 396 páginas
...which she aimed ; an aim which was not the result of vanity, nor to attract the applause of the world. The approbation of God and of her own conscience were the only rewards she ever sought. The modesty and simplicity of her character are justly described in a letter written since her death... | |
| American Lady - 1833 - 248 páginas
...which was not the result of vanity, nor to attract the applause of the world ; no human being ever sought it less, or was more entirely free from conceit of every kind. The approbation of God and her own conscience were the only rewards she ever sought.' " A year or two after their settlement at... | |
| Mary Milner - 1846 - 808 páginas
...which was not the result of vanity, nor to attract the applause of the world ; no human being ever sought it less, or was more entirely free from conceit...conscience were the only rewards she ever sought." With the above beautiful sketch traced by maternal love, it is interesting to compare Elizabeth's own... | |
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