 For though the arts which merely embellish life must claim admiration, yet, when a man of sense comes to marry, it is a companion whom he wants, and not an artist : it is not merely a creature who can paint, and play, and sing, and draw, and dress, and...  The Monthly review. New and improved ser - Page 4111799Full view - About this book
 | Hannah More - Conduct of life - 1799 - 324 pages
...admiration ; yet when a man of fenfe comes to marry, it is a companion whom he wants, and not an artift. It is not merely a creature who can paint, and play, and drefs, and dance ; it is a being who can comfort and counfel him ; one who can reafon and reflect,... | |
 | 1799 - 458 pages
...admiration ; yet when a man of fenfe comes to marry, it is a companion whom he wants, and not an artift. It is not merely a creature who can paint, and play, and drefs, and dance ; it is a being who can comfort and counfel him ; one who can reafon and reflect,... | |
 | William Shaw - 1802 - 224 pages
...Numidians, who among a plurality could find " nulla a,mica." " When a man of sense comes to majry, it is not merely *' a creature who can paint, and play and sing^ and draw, " and dress, and dance, he wants ; it is a being who can " comfort and counsel him... | |
 | Education - 1803 - 456 pages
...life, must claim admiration, yet when a woman of sense comes to marry, it is a companion a husband wants, and not an artist. It is not merely a creature...can reason, and reflect, and feel, and judge, and act, and discourse, and discriminate ; one who can assist him in his affairs, lighten* his cares, sooth... | |
 | John Evans - English prose literature - 1807 - 318 pages
...by any abberations from its proper path. When a man of sense conies to marry, it is a companion whum he wants, and not an artist. It is not merely a creature...him ; one who can reason, and reflect, and feel, and jndge, and act, and discourse, and discriminate; one who can assist him in his affairs, lighten his... | |
 | Hannah More - Women - 1809 - 324 pages
...arts which merely embellish life must claim admiration; yat when a man of sense comes to marry, it is a companion whom he wants, and not an artist.- It...comfort and counsel him ; one who can reason, and rellect, and fi-ol, and judge, and act, and discourse, and discriminate ; one who can assist him in... | |
 | Hannah More - 1813 - 276 pages
...Conspiracy, which merely embellish life must claim admiration ; yet when a man of sense comes to marry, it is a companion whom he wants, and not an artist. It is...who can reason and reflect, and feel, and judge, and act, and discourse, and discriminate ; one who can assist him in his affairs, lighten his cares, sooth... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...admiration ; yet, when a man of sense comes to tn.aw-y, it is a companion whom fie wants, and aot.au artist. It is not merely a creature .who can paint, and play, and sing, and draw, and dress, and dance; it is a being who can comfort "and counsel him; one who can reason,... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Conduct of life - 1818 - 432 pages
...arts which merely embellish life must claim admiration ; yet when a man of sense comes to marry, it is a companion whom he wants, and not an artist. It is not merely a creatnre who can paint, and play, and dress, and dance ; it is a being who can comfort and counsel... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Conduct of life - 1823 - 286 pages
...arts which merely embellish life must claim admiration ; yet when a man of sense comes to marry, it is a companion whom he wants, and not an artist. It is...can reason, and reflect, and feel, and judge, and act, and discourse, and discriminate; one who can assist him in his affairs, lighten his cares, sooth... | |
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