 If her temper be bad, want of breeding makes her worse, and she grows haughty, insolent, and loud. If she be passionate, want of manners makes her termagant and a scold, which is much at one with lunatic. If she be proud, want of discretion (which still...  The Literary panorama - Page 6271818Full view - About this book
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...follows ttrue :— If her temper be good, want of education makes her soft and easy; her wit, for want of teaching, renders her impertinent and talkative ;...makes her fanciful and whimsical. If her temper be had, want of breeding makes her worse; and ehe grows haughty, insolent, and loud. If she lie passiomite,... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 582 pages
...it follows thus:— If her temper be good, want of education makes her soft and easy; her wit, for want ot teaching, renders her impertinent and talkative...her temper be bad, want of breeding makes her worse ; .un! she grows haughty, insolent, and loud. If »he be passionate, want of manners makes her a termagant... | |
 | 1818 - 502 pages
...and Mustelmen. She was a renders her impertinent and talkative ; most beautiful woman and very fair. her knowledge, for want of judgment '• and experience, makes her fanciful and from the Litenry h&onuu. Februwy ins. whimsical. If her temper be bad, want ORIGIN OF THE WORD LADY.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1837 - 224 pages
...thus : — If her temper be good, want of education makes her soft and easy ; her wit, for want of teaching, renders her impertinent and talkative ;...want of manners makes her a termagant and a scold. If she be proud, want of discretion (which is ill-breeding) makes her conceited, fantastic, and ridiculous."... | |
 | Great Britain - 1837 - 392 pages
...thus : — If her temper be good, want of education makes her soft and easy ; her wit, for want of teaching, renders her impertinent and talkative ;...want of manners makes her a termagant and a scold. If she be proud, want of discretion (which is ill-breeding) makes her conceited, fantastic, and ridiculous."... | |
 | William Chadwick - Biography - 1859 - 504 pages
...for want of teaching, makes her impertinent and talkative. Her knowledge, for want of judgment aud experience, makes her fanciful and whimsical. " If..." If she be passionate, want of manners makes her termagant and a scold, which is much at one with lunatic. " If she be proud, want of discretion (which... | |
 | 1880 - 588 pages
...her temper be good, want of education makes her soft and easy ; her wit, for want of teaching makes her impertinent and talkative; her knowledge, for...haughty, insolent and loud. If she be passionate, want of manner makes, her a termagant and a scold. If she be proud, want of discretion (which is ill-breeding)... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...her temper be good, want of education makes her soft and easy. Her wit, for want of teaching, makes most worthy to bo imitated, did not so much keep...paper-books' of their figures and phrases, as by attenti termagant and a scold, which is much at one with lunatic. If she bo proud, want of discretion (which... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1889 - 456 pages
...her temper be good, want of education makes her soft and easy. Her wit, for want of teaching, makes her impertinent and talkative. Her knowledge, for...loud. If she be passionate, want of manners makes her termagant and a scold, which is much at one with lunatic. If she be proud, want of discretion (which... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English prose literature - 1894 - 648 pages
...her temper be good, want of education makes her soft and easy. Her wit, for want of teaching, makes her impertinent and talkative. Her knowledge, for...loud. If she be passionate, want of manners makes her termagant and a scold, which is much at one with lunatic. If she be proud, want of discretion (which... | |
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