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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... better safeguard within his reach than a steady endeavour to raise the moral tone of the whole school by means of the upper forms , so that the older boys may of their own accord join in preventing , so far as possible , any ...
... better safeguard within his reach than a steady endeavour to raise the moral tone of the whole school by means of the upper forms , so that the older boys may of their own accord join in preventing , so far as possible , any ...
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... better disposed will re- prove any immorality , and utterly discountenance all conduct in- consistent with the character of a Christian and a gentleman . No one can have read the life of the late Dr. Arnold without seeing that it was ...
... better disposed will re- prove any immorality , and utterly discountenance all conduct in- consistent with the character of a Christian and a gentleman . No one can have read the life of the late Dr. Arnold without seeing that it was ...
Page 43
... better than by inserting two letters with which I have been favored on the sub- ject , corroborating , as they strongly do , my own views . Rectory , Feb. , 18— . Dear Mr. Acton , -It is indeed a difficult subject to treat wisely and ...
... better than by inserting two letters with which I have been favored on the sub- ject , corroborating , as they strongly do , my own views . Rectory , Feb. , 18— . Dear Mr. Acton , -It is indeed a difficult subject to treat wisely and ...
Page 55
... better knowledge I should have done far better as to the quality of food ; but I do not easily believe that a more scrupulous dread of satisfying my appetite lest it cause some small sexual superfluity would have conduced either to ...
... better knowledge I should have done far better as to the quality of food ; but I do not easily believe that a more scrupulous dread of satisfying my appetite lest it cause some small sexual superfluity would have conduced either to ...
Page 57
... better course , and approve of it , but follow the worse - the men who , without any of the recklessness of the hardened sensualist , or any of the strength of the conscientiously pure man , endure at once the sufferings of self ...
... better course , and approve of it , but follow the worse - the men who , without any of the recklessness of the hardened sensualist , or any of the strength of the conscientiously pure man , endure at once the sufferings of self ...
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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.