The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
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... disease and infirmity - this faculty involves almost all that man can attain of earthly happiness , or misfortune , of earthly pleasure or of pain ; and the tree of knowledge of good and evil is the symbol of it , as true as it is ...
... disease and infirmity - this faculty involves almost all that man can attain of earthly happiness , or misfortune , of earthly pleasure or of pain ; and the tree of knowledge of good and evil is the symbol of it , as true as it is ...
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... diseases , however , would be out of place here . Where the fatal habit is actually in existence , there can be no doubt that those interested in a youth should in the mildest , but still in a firm way , point out the consequences to ...
... diseases , however , would be out of place here . Where the fatal habit is actually in existence , there can be no doubt that those interested in a youth should in the mildest , but still in a firm way , point out the consequences to ...
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... only the result of my experience I will quote the statement of my friend Dr. , who is constantly attend- ing for serious diseases of the womb the wives of clergymen , as well as of Dissenting ministers , in whose cases , CONTINENCE . 59.
... only the result of my experience I will quote the statement of my friend Dr. , who is constantly attend- ing for serious diseases of the womb the wives of clergymen , as well as of Dissenting ministers , in whose cases , CONTINENCE . 59.
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... disease of the generative organs , only aggravates their suffering : conceive all this , and it is not difficult to believe that affections of the brain may supervene . These remarks are in no way intended as any excuse or pallia- tion ...
... disease of the generative organs , only aggravates their suffering : conceive all this , and it is not difficult to believe that affections of the brain may supervene . These remarks are in no way intended as any excuse or pallia- tion ...
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... disease , the important truth that they have it in their power to crush , by determined , persevering , and contin- uous acts of volition , the floating atoms , the minute embryos , the early scintillations of insanity . Many of the ...
... disease , the important truth that they have it in their power to crush , by determined , persevering , and contin- uous acts of volition , the floating atoms , the minute embryos , the early scintillations of insanity . Many of the ...
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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.