| William Acton - 1865 - 302 pages
...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...deterred from marriage by any exaggerated notion of the duties required from him. The married woman has no wish to be treated on the footing of a mistress.... | |
| William Acton - 1867 - 304 pages
...and managers of households, know little or nothing of sexual indulgences. Love of home, children, and domestic duties, are the only passions they feel.1...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... | |
| Duties - Children - 1872 - 176 pages
...become sensualists when we have ripened into manhood. It is mainly a question menstrual period. * * * As a general rule, a modest woman seldom desires any sexual gratification for herself." — The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs, by William Acton, MKCS of intelligent forethought.... | |
| William Acton - 1875 - 316 pages
...degree, capable of experiencing it ; but this capacity is often temporary, and may entirely cease till the next menstrual period. Many of the best mothers,...deterred from marriage by any exaggerated notion of the ardous duties required from him. Let him be well assured, on my authority backed by the opinion of... | |
| Medicine - 1884 - 726 pages
...sexual indiilgences. Love of home, of children, of domestic diities, are the only passions they feel. 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... | |
| William Acton - 1888 - 288 pages
...female should in these respects differ but little from the female among animals. We well know it as a 14 As a general rule, a modest woman seldom desires any...husband's embraces, but principally to gratify him ; and, and were it not for the desire of maternity, would far rather be relieved from his attentions. No nervous... | |
| F. G. Tyrrell - Marriage - 1904 - 438 pages
...sexual indulgences. Love of home, of children, of domestic duties, are the only passions they feel. As a general rule, a modest woman seldom desires any...sexual gratification for herself. She submits to her husband, but onlv to please him; and but for the desire of maternity, would far rather be relieved... | |
| William F. Bynum, Roy Porter - Medical - 2002 - 444 pages
...raised (which in many instances it never can be) is very moderate compared with that of the male . . . 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... | |
| Bruce Mazlish - History - 1988 - 524 pages
...of sexual indulgences. Love of home, children, and domestic duties, are the only passions they feel. 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... | |
| Karen Lystra - History - 1992 - 350 pages
...without a physical origin, and his purpose was to reassure men who had no physiological disorders that "No nervous or feeble young man need, therefore, be deterred from marriage by an exaggerated notion of the duties required of him. The married woman has no wish to be treated on... | |
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