Nor can I by any means approve of compelling young Ladies of Fortune to make so much Use of the Needle, as they did in former Days, and some few continue to... The Female Spectator - Seite 153von Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1771Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1755 - 348 Seiten
...indeed, to make her forget the dear delights of Ranelagb, and the fine things which doubtlefs were faid to her, not only there. but in all other public...compelling young ladies of fortune to make fo much ufe uf the. needle, as they did in former days, and feme few continue, to do : — there are enough... | |
| Georgiana Hill - 1896 - 382 Seiten
...against that devotion to the needle, which was regarded as one of the cardinal virtues in women : — " Nor can I by any means approve of compelling young ladies of fortune to make so much use of the needle, as they did in former days, and some few continue to do. In my opinion a... | |
| Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1999 - 338 Seiten
...indeed, to make her forget the dear Delights of Ranelagh, 2 and the fine Things which doubtless were said her, not only there, but in all other public Places....approve of compelling young Ladies of Fortune to make so much Use of the Needle, as they did in former Days, and some few continue to do:—There are enough... | |
| Michael McKeon - 2006 - 942 Seiten
...error in maternal pedagogy leads Haywood to a suggestive expansion on the topic of the female arts: "Nor can I by any means approve of compelling young Ladies of Fortune to make so much Use of the Needle, as they did in former Days, and some few continue to do: — There are enough... | |
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