 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1778 - 236 pages
...a private gentlewoman muft dedicate much of her time, they have a larger and more important fphere of action, in which, if they are indolent and neglectful, the whole government of their houfe and fortune muft fall into irregularity. - F 4. What Whatever number of deputies they Oiay employ... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1806 - 240 pages
...little attentions and employments, to which a private gentlewoman must dedicate much of her time, they have a larger and more important sphe're of action,...number of deputies they may .employ to overlook their aflairs, they must themselves overlook those deputies, and be ultimately answerable for the conduct... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1806 - 252 pages
...must fall into irregularity. Whatever number of deputies they may employ to overlook their aftairs, they must themselves overlook those deputies, and...entrusted with power over the rest, cannot be too nicely enquired into ; and the mistress of the family 132 must be ever watchful over their conduct... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1809 - 350 pages
...attentions and employments, to which a private gentlewoman must dedicate much of her time, they hare a larger and more important sphere of action, in which,...and fortune must fall into irregularity. Whatever numberof deputies they may employ to overlook their affairs, they must themselves overlook those deputies,... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1810 - 202 pages
...little attentions and employments to which a private gentlewoman must dedicatu much of her time, they have a larger and more important sphere of action,...which if they are indolent and neglectful, the whole eovernmeut of their house and fortune must fall into iiiegulatity. Whatever number of deputies they... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 322 pages
...little attentions a-.id employments to which a private gentlewoman must dedicate much of her time, they have a larger and more important sphere of action,...entrusted with power over the rest, cannot be too nicely inquired into; and the mistress of the family must be ever watchful over their conduct ; at... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1821 - 322 pages
...little attentions and employments to which a private gentlewoman nuist dedicate much of her time, they have a larger and more important sphere of action,...entrusted with power over the rest, cannot be too nicely inquired into; and the mistress of the family must be ever watchful over their conduct ; at... | |
 | Hester Chapone - 1821 - 358 pages
...little attentions and employments to which a private gentlewoman must dedicate much of her time, they have a larger and more important sphere of action,...whole,— The characters of those servants who are intrusted with power over the rest, cannot be too nicely inquired into; and the mistress of the family... | |
 | Hester Chapone - 1829 - 206 pages
...little attentions and employments, to which a private gentlewoman must dedicate much of her time, they have a larger and more important sphere of action,...the whole. The characters of those servants, who are intrusted with power over the rest, cannot be too nicely inquired into ; and the mistress of the family... | |
 | Hester Chapone - 1829 - 208 pages
...little attentions and employments, to which a private gentlewoman must dedicate much of her time, they have a larger and more important sphere of action,...the whole government of their house and fortune must fail into irregularity. Whatever number of deputies they may employ to overlook their affairs, they... | |
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... retired station. It is with a family, as with a commonwealth ; the more numerous and luxurious it becomes, the more difficult it is to govern it properly. Though the great are placed above the little attentions and employments to which a private gentlewoman... 
