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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... living creature ' to be fruitful and mul- tiply ' ( Gen. i . 28 ) . This power of reproduction or of genera- tion constitutes the very essence of life . To enable this vital function to be fulfilled , every plant , and every animal is ...
... living creature ' to be fruitful and mul- tiply ' ( Gen. i . 28 ) . This power of reproduction or of genera- tion constitutes the very essence of life . To enable this vital function to be fulfilled , every plant , and every animal is ...
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... living men , with a wretched burden of recollection from it on their consciences which they would give the world to erase . I am not suggesting that such modern imitations of ancient platonic attachments are universal , general , or ...
... living men , with a wretched burden of recollection from it on their consciences which they would give the world to erase . I am not suggesting that such modern imitations of ancient platonic attachments are universal , general , or ...
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... living description . The facts which show the truth of this are innumerable , and apply to the youth , of whom I am now more particularly speak- ing , as much as to the adult . It is a matter of everyday expe- rience to hear patients ...
... living description . The facts which show the truth of this are innumerable , and apply to the youth , of whom I am now more particularly speak- ing , as much as to the adult . It is a matter of everyday expe- rience to hear patients ...
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... living a life of continence . His object is our object for him ought to be - to preserve a pure and healthy mind in a pure and healthy body . Judiciously directed training and exercise of both towards this definite object would , I am ...
... living a life of continence . His object is our object for him ought to be - to preserve a pure and healthy mind in a pure and healthy body . Judiciously directed training and exercise of both towards this definite object would , I am ...
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... living at the university . ' Every fellow has the option of doing this if he pleases . Some of the liberal professions , e . g . , divinity or physic , can be studied quite or nearly as well at the university as anywhere else ; but , in ...
... living at the university . ' Every fellow has the option of doing this if he pleases . Some of the liberal professions , e . g . , divinity or physic , can be studied quite or nearly as well at the university as anywhere else ; but , in ...
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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.