 | 1833 - 336 σελίδες
...use. The very presence of a respectable female will oflen restrain those from evil, whoso hearts aru nevertheless full of it. It is not easy to talk, or...must have a happy influence, in teaching him to love honorable conduct; we may fairly hope, at least, in accustoming him to restrain his less honorable... | |
 | William Andrus Alcott - 1834 - 344 σελίδες
...presence has power to impart. In a word, we have only to be true to ourselves and our own natures. The very presence of a respectable female will often restrain those from evil whose hearts are full of it. It is not easy to talk or to look obscenely, or even to behave with rudeness and ill manners... | |
 | C. Dallett Hemphill - 1999 - 320 σελίδες
...effects on their behavior. Women's sweetness would soften men's rough edges, these authors claimed, for "It is not easy to talk, or to look obscenely, or...with rudeness and ill manners under such restraint." Benjamin Rush agreed, arguing that the society of "private families" was much better for men than "society... | |
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The very presence of a respectable female will often restrain those from evil, whose hearts are nevertheless full of it. It is not easy to talk, or to look obscenely, or even to behave with rudeness and ill manners under such restraint. 