 Women, then, are only children of a larger growth ; they have an entertaining tattle, and sometimes wit; but for solid, reasoning good sense, I never in my life knew one that had it, or who reasoned or acted consequentially for four and twenty hours together.  The Journal of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae - Page 192by Association of Collegiate Alumnae (U.S.) - 1913Full view - About this book
 | Several Hands - 1774 - 642 pages
...to know, but which yon rriuft, with the útmoft care, conceal ; and never feem to know. Women, then, are only children of a larger growth ; they have an entertaining tattle, and fometimes wit ; but for Ibiid reafoning, good fen/e, I- never in my life knew one that had.it, or who... | |
 | Art - 1796 - 580 pages
...denied the exigence of any reafonable woman : and, in one of his letters, is the following palfage : " Women are only children of a larger growth ; they have an entertaining tattle, and fometimes wit ; but for folk!, reafoning, good fenle, I never in my life knew one that had it, or who... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - Education - 1796 - 324 pages
...us, and fee whether you could know yourfelf in this gallant picture, which- 1 tnui'late literally : " Women are " only children of a larger growth, they have an " entertaining tattle, fometimes wit ; but for folid " reafoning, or good fenfe, I never in my life * She means that fhe does... | |
 | English literature - 1790 - 820 pages
...following piclure to be found in the polite and gallant Cheiler field. * Women," fays his lordillip, " are only children of a larger growth. They have an entertaining; tattle, fometimes wit, but for folld rcafonini{, and good fenfe, I never in my life knew »>ne that had it,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - Philosophy, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...know, hnt which you must with the ntmost care conceal, and never seem to know. Women, then, are ouly children of a larger growth ; they have an entertaining tattle, and sometimes wit ; hnt lor solid, reasoning good seuse, I never knew in my life one that had it, or who reasoued or... | |
 | English prose literature - 1814 - 390 pages
...woman is love. ' "Women have nn entertaining tattle, and sometimes wit; hut for solid reasoning and good sense, I never knew one in my life that had it, ur who reasoned and aeted eonsequently for tout ne. The suspieion of age, no woman, let her he ever... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1819 - 708 pages
...married to the elm, like other wives, she is fund of gadding abroad and seeking a new assuciate." « Women are only children of a larger growth ; they...sometimes wit ; but for solid, reasoning, good sense, 1 never in my life knew one that bad it, or who reasoned or acted consequentially for four and twenty... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1827 - 420 pages
...you to know, but which you must, with the utmost care, conceal ; and never seem to know. Women, then, are only children of a larger growth ; they have an...wit ; but for solid, reasoning good sense, I never in my life knew one that had it, or who reasoned or acted consequentially for four and twenty hours... | |
 | Woman - 1835 - 758 pages
...courtier, who passed a life in the polite world, and studied human nature, not without some success : " Women are only children of a larger growth ; they...tattle, and sometimes wit ; but for solid reasoning and sound sense, I never in my life knew one that had it; or who reasoned or acted consequentially... | |
 | Criticism - 1843 - 644 pages
...his own short-lived sway, and the indifferent figure he made in his decline ! Of women he says : " Women are only children of a larger growth ; they...but for solid reasoning, good sense, I never knew in my life one that had it, or that reasoned or acted consequentially for four and twenty hours together.... | |
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