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It is the nature of every living creature ' to be fruitful and multiply ' ( Gen. i . 28 ) . This power of reproduction or of generation constitutes the very essence of life . To enable this vital function to be fulfilled , every plant ...
It is the nature of every living creature ' to be fruitful and multiply ' ( Gen. i . 28 ) . This power of reproduction or of generation constitutes the very essence of life . To enable this vital function to be fulfilled , every plant ...
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... prevailed - would not sanction it — but did not dare to attack it . I have been informed that it has been preached at , not obscurely , from school - pulpits . And I could point to living men , with a wretched burden of recollection ...
... prevailed - would not sanction it — but did not dare to attack it . I have been informed that it has been preached at , not obscurely , from school - pulpits . And I could point to living men , with a wretched burden of recollection ...
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sufferings of self - denial and the remorse of self - indulgence— these are the men of whom Lallemand's words are a living description . The facts which show the truth of this are innumerable , and apply to the youth , of whom I am now ...
sufferings of self - denial and the remorse of self - indulgence— these are the men of whom Lallemand's words are a living description . The facts which show the truth of this are innumerable , and apply to the youth , of whom I am now ...
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made aware ( as I have suggested he should be ) of the ruinous effects of early impurty - is desirous of 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 ...
made aware ( as I have suggested he should be ) of the ruinous effects of early impurty - is desirous of 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 ...
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So far I have spoken of all fellows of colleges , whether they ' reside ' or not ; by ' residing ' I mean ' living at the university . ' Every fellow has the option of doing this if he pleases . Some of the liberal professions , e . g .
So far I have spoken of all fellows of colleges , whether they ' reside ' or not ; by ' residing ' I mean ' living at the university . ' Every fellow has the option of doing this if he pleases . Some of the liberal professions , e . g .
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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.
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| Title | The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
| Author | William Acton |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Lindsay & Blakiston, 1871 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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