A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions. Part second, Band 2Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839 |
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... the excess of politeness ; but in my opinion , ( and I believe the majority of the American women will admit the correctness of it , ) they do not consider themselves flattered by a species of homage which 4 SOCIETY .
... the excess of politeness ; but in my opinion , ( and I believe the majority of the American women will admit the correctness of it , ) they do not consider themselves flattered by a species of homage which 4 SOCIETY .
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... majority of them do not go home to dinner , but eat at the nearest tavern or oyster - cellar , for they generally live at a considerable distance from the business part of the town , and time is too precious to be thrown away . It would ...
... majority of them do not go home to dinner , but eat at the nearest tavern or oyster - cellar , for they generally live at a considerable distance from the business part of the town , and time is too precious to be thrown away . It would ...
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... majority of the husbands would not be suitable companions for the fol- lowing reasons . An American starts into life at so early an age that what he has gained at school , with the exception of that portion brought into use from his ...
... majority of the husbands would not be suitable companions for the fol- lowing reasons . An American starts into life at so early an age that what he has gained at school , with the exception of that portion brought into use from his ...
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... majority , and that the exceptions are very numerous ; for instance , you may except one whole profession , that of the lawyers , among whom you will find no want of gentlemen or men of highly cultivated minds ; indeed , the same may be ...
... majority , and that the exceptions are very numerous ; for instance , you may except one whole profession , that of the lawyers , among whom you will find no want of gentlemen or men of highly cultivated minds ; indeed , the same may be ...
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... in his own city , he will find that I should be justified if I said twice as much , as I have been compelled in defence of my own country to say , upon so unpleasant a subject . 54 CHAPTER X. PUBLIC OPINION , OR THE MAJORITY . WOMEN . 53.
... in his own city , he will find that I should be justified if I said twice as much , as I have been compelled in defence of my own country to say , upon so unpleasant a subject . 54 CHAPTER X. PUBLIC OPINION , OR THE MAJORITY . WOMEN . 53.
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