Intellectual Education, and Its Influence on the Character and Happiness of Women

acquired allowed amusement astronomy character cheerfulness child childhood CICERO considered course Cratylus creature cultivate desire difficulties discipline duty early earnest EDGAR ALFRED BOWRING education of girls evil excitement exercise exertion faculties fault feeling female education frivolous G. C. LEWIS girls give governess grammar habit happiness heart Heir of Redclyffe hope human ignorance important indolence influence intel intellectual interest J. W. DONALDSON knowledge labour language latter less lessons literature lives manual labour marriage means memory ment mental method moral mother motives nature necessity needlework neglect ness never object occupation Octavo opinion parents perhaps period persons physical pleasure Plutarch principles pupil purpose pursuits questions reading reason require rience school-room society spirit suppose taste teacher teaching things thought Thucydides tical tion tone truth understanding woman women words young mind