The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
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... advice . " In the work now before us , all essential detail upon its subject matter is clearly and scientifi- cally given . We recommend it accordingly , as meeting a necessary requisiton of the day , refusing to join in that opinion ...
... advice . " In the work now before us , all essential detail upon its subject matter is clearly and scientifi- cally given . We recommend it accordingly , as meeting a necessary requisiton of the day , refusing to join in that opinion ...
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... advice to young men has had no such tendency . Even if the dreaded evil should arise , the same boy who had received such recommendation , supposing the advice was followed by any morbid sensations , would come to the same medical ...
... advice to young men has had no such tendency . Even if the dreaded evil should arise , the same boy who had received such recommendation , supposing the advice was followed by any morbid sensations , would come to the same medical ...
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... advice that might be necessary . I am convinced of the fact that when any such irritation or derangement exists , if the proper steps ( of which cleanliness is the most effectual ) are not taken to check it , the child will in ignorance ...
... advice that might be necessary . I am convinced of the fact that when any such irritation or derangement exists , if the proper steps ( of which cleanliness is the most effectual ) are not taken to check it , the child will in ignorance ...
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... advice I should give to parents in such matters . In all cases , I would tell them , the best preventive step to be taken is to watch their children , if not actually to warn them against what it is to be hoped they are ignorant of ...
... advice I should give to parents in such matters . In all cases , I would tell them , the best preventive step to be taken is to watch their children , if not actually to warn them against what it is to be hoped they are ignorant of ...
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... advice do no harm , but that I should not be teaching such a boy what he ought not to know by calling his attention to sexual subjects . I am of opinion that I should but anticipate the natural curiosity of such peculiarly organized ...
... advice do no harm , but that I should not be teaching such a boy what he ought not to know by calling his attention to sexual subjects . I am of opinion that I should but anticipate the natural curiosity of such peculiarly organized ...
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Page 50 - If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions ; but we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts, whereof I take this that you call love to be a sect or scion.
Page 47 - In the Spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin's breast; In the Spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest; In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove; In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
Page 328 - ... for this night's repetition of the folly ; could he feel the body of the death out of which I cry hourly with feebler and feebler outcry to be delivered, — it were enough to make him dash the sparkling beverage to the earth in all the pride of its mantling temptation ; to make him clasp his teeth, and not undo 'em To suffer WET DAMNATION to run thro
Page 164 - As a general rule, a modest woman seldom desires any sexual gratification for herself. She submits to her husband, but only to please him; and, but for the desire of maternity, would far rather be relieved from his attentions.