Rays of Genius Collected to Enlighten the Rising Generation, Volume 1proprietor, 1806 - English literature |
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... PARENTS . As the vexations , which parents receive from undutiful chil- dren , hasten the approach of age , and double their afflic- tion ; so the comforts which they reap from the dutiful are a balm to all their sorrows , and ...
... PARENTS . As the vexations , which parents receive from undutiful chil- dren , hasten the approach of age , and double their afflic- tion ; so the comforts which they reap from the dutiful are a balm to all their sorrows , and ...
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... parents can give of their affection to their children , is to endeavour to make them wise and good . The first class of duties which parents owe their children , respects their natural life ; and this comprehends protection , nurture ...
... parents can give of their affection to their children , is to endeavour to make them wise and good . The first class of duties which parents owe their children , respects their natural life ; and this comprehends protection , nurture ...
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... parents . E'er since reflection beam'd her light upon me , You , Sir , have been my study — I have plac'd , Before mine eyes in ev'ry light of life , The father and the friend , what weight of duty Lay on a son from such a parent sprung ...
... parents . E'er since reflection beam'd her light upon me , You , Sir , have been my study — I have plac'd , Before mine eyes in ev'ry light of life , The father and the friend , what weight of duty Lay on a son from such a parent sprung ...
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