 ... of knowledge is to make women pedantic and affected ; and that nothing can be more offensive, than to see a woman stepping out of the natural modesty of her sex, to make an ostentatious display of her literary attainments. This may be true enough...  The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith - Page 80by Sydney Smith - 1870 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1810 - 702 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display...of either sort of limb which every body possesses. Whoever heard a lady boast that she understood French? — fpr no other reason, that we know of, but... | |
 | 1810 - 578 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough ; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display...every body possesses. Who ever heard a lady boast that sUe understood French ? — for no other reason that we know of, but because every body in these days... | |
 | English literature - 1810 - 554 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough ; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display...possesses. Who ever heard a lady boast that she understood French ? — for no other reason, that we know of, but because every body in these days does understand... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display...possesses. Who ever heard a lady boast that she understood French ? — for no other reason, that we know of, but because every body, in these days, does understand... | |
 | William Marrat, Pishey Thompson - 1812 - 488 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we.are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display...arms; because that is the precise quantity of either iiort of limb which every body possesses. Who ever heard a lady boast that she understood French ?... | |
 | Allison Wrifford - School management and organization - 1831 - 198 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display...possesses. Nobody is vain of possessing two legs and two arms;—because that is the precise quantity of either sort of limb which every body possesses. Who... | |
 | 1835 - 916 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough ; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are v 2 5 ܒ{՞ y ? RM &u b =0# O A [: ȏ6 a tW4f ? t ^o { 7... r T YTW H ˒ x nո? `չ PR /V c# U < $ 2Pb French? — For no other reason, that we know of, but because every body in these days does understand... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 pages
...to make it. All affectation and display proceed from the supposition of possessing something belter than the rest of the world possesses. Nobody is vain...legs and two arms; — because that is the precise quanlily of either sorl of limb w hich every body possesses. Who ever heard a lady boasl lhal she understood... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 520 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough ; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display...proceed from the supposition of possessing something belter than the rest of the world possesses. Nobody is vain of possessing two legs and two arms; —... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 pages
...literary attainments. This may be true enough ; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display...possesses. Who ever heard a lady boast that she understood French? — for no other reason, that we know of, but because every body in these days does understand... | |
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