 | Maria Edgeworth - 1795 - 216 sider
...particularly fuited to women, fuited to their talents and to their fkuation. Chemiftry is not a. fcience of parade, it affords occupation and infinite variety; it demands no bodily ftrength, it can be purfued in retirement, it applies immediately ta wfeful and domeftic purpofes;... | |
 | 1797 - 506 sider
...particularly fuited to women, fuited to their talents and to their fituation. Chymiftry is not a fcience of parade, it affords occupation and infinite variety ; it demands no bodily ftrength, it can be purfued in retirement, it applies immediately to ufeful and domeflic purpofes ;... | |
 | 1803 - 456 sider
...a science particularly suited to women; suited to their talents and to their situations. Chemistry is not a science of parade; it affords occupation...whilst the ingenuity of the most inventive mind may be exercised, there is no danger of inflaming the imagination; the judgment is improved, the mind is... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1814 - 254 sider
...the imagery of poetry to the stricter ones which form the ratiocination of philosophy."* —Botany has become fashionable; in time it may become useful,...and infinite variety ; it demands no bodily strength ; * Vide Preface to Darwin's Botanic Garden. 60 it can be pursued in retirement ; it applies immediately... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - 1818 - 730 sider
...calculated to serve as an instructive, rational, and almost perpetual fund of amusement. [Chemistry is not a science of parade. It affords occupation...bodily strength. It can be pursued in retirement. There is no danger of its inflaming the imagination, because the mind is intent upon realities. The... | |
 | 1818 - 550 sider
...London, IS 17. A rery acute observer ef men and things* has remarked, that Chemistry "is not a science ef parade ; it affords occupation and infinite variety; it demands no bodily strength ; it can be • Miss Edgewortb, " Letters for Literary Lidies." p. 60. 3d Edit. pursued in retirement ; — there... | |
 | Mary Ann Hedge - 1819 - 146 sider
...It is besides a science well suited to the capacities of women. It is not one of parade, or display, it affords occupation and infinite variety, it demands no bodily strength, it can be pursued with advantage in retirement, it applies immediately to the useful and domestic purposes; and while... | |
 | 206 sider
...particularly snited to women, soiled to their talents and lo their situation. Chimistry is not a ftcie*c« of parade, it affords occupation and infinite variety ; it demands no bodily strength, it can be >arsned in retirement, it applies immediately lo oae'ul and domestic purposes ; and while the ingenuity... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1824 - 402 sider
...the imagery of poetry to the stricter ones -which form the ratiocination of philosophy."* — Botany has become fashionable ; in time it may become useful,...bodily strength ; it can be pursued in retirement ; it ap• Vide Preface to Darwin's Botanic Garden. plies immediately to useful and domestic purposes ;... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1824 - 408 sider
...stricter ones which form the ratiocination of philosophy.''* — Botany has become fashionable ; in lime it may become useful, if it be not so already. Chemistry...bodily strength; it can be pursued in retirement; it ap* Vide Preface to Darwin's Botanic Garden. plies immediately to useful and domestic purposes ; and... | |
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Chemistry is not a science of parade, it affords occupation and infinite variety; it demands no bodily strength, it can be pursued in retirement, it applies immediately to useful and domestic purposes; and whilst the ingenuity of the most inventive mind... 
