But, during the latter part of the seventeenth century, the culture of the female mind seems to have been almost entirely neglected. If a damsel had the least smattering of literature, she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and... Novels and Novelists from Elizabeth to Victoria - Pagina 62door John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1858Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1849 - 608 pagina’s
...entirely neglected. If a damsel had the least smattering of literature she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly Bred, and naturally quick-witted...were unable to write a line in their mother tongue icithoul solecisms and faults of spelling such as a charity girl wuuld now be ashamed to commit." —... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 550 pagina’s
...entirely neglected. If a damsel had the least smattering of literature, she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick-witted,...as a charity girl would now be ashamed to commit.^ • Cotton seems, from his Angler, to have found room for his whole library in his hall window ; and... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 564 pagina’s
...entirely neglected. If a damsel had the least smattering of literature, she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick-witted,...spelling such as a charity girl would now be ashamed to commit.t * Cotton seems, from his Angler, to have found room for his whole library in his hall window... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 480 pagina’s
...literature she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick witted, were unable to write a line in their mother tongue...as a charity girl would now be ashamed to commit, f The explanation may easily be found. Extravagant licentiousness, the natural effect of extravagant... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 474 pagina’s
...literature she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick witted, were unable to write a line in their mother tongue...spelling such as a charity girl would now be ashamed to commit.f The explanation may easily be found. Extravagant licentiousness, the natural effect of extravagant... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1849 - 610 pagina’s
...entirely neglected. If a damsel had the least smattering of literature she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick-witted...their mother tongue without solecisms and faults of spe King such as a charity girl wuuld now be ashamtd to commit.'' — i. 394. This is really very poor... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 464 pagina’s
...1. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick witted, were unable to write a line in Iheir mother tongue without solecisms and faults of spelling...as a charity girl would now be ashamed to commit. f The explanation may easily be found. Extravagant licentiousness, the natural effect of extravagant... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 416 pagina’s
...entirely neglected. If a damsel had the least smattering of literature, she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick-witted, were .unable to write a Hue in their mother-tongue without solecisms ,aud faults of spelling such as a charity girl would now... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1849 - 884 pagina’s
...literature she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick witted, were unable to write a line in their mother tongue without solecisms * Cotton sunns, from his Angler, to have found room for his whole library in his hall window; and CoUon... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 552 pagina’s
...literature she was regarded as a prodigy. Ladies highly born, highly bred, and naturally quick witted, were unable to write a line in their mother tongue...as a charity girl would now be ashamed to commit.! The explanation may easily be found. Extravagant licentiousness, the natural effect of extravagant... | |
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