Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . ETIQUETTE OF COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE. 117 This is now the matter—matter grave and serious enough—whichwe have in hand. There are gems of wisdom founded on health,morality, happiness, which should be put within reach of every house-hold in our whole broad land. It is a most important, yet neglectedsubject. People are squeamish, cursed with mock modesty, ashamedto speak with their lips what their Creator spoke through their ownminds and bodies when he for
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . ETIQUETTE OF COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE. 117 This is now the matter—matter grave and serious enough—whichwe have in hand. There are gems of wisdom founded on health,morality, happiness, which should be put within reach of every house-hold in our whole broad land. It is a most important, yet neglectedsubject. People are squeamish, cursed with mock modesty, ashamedto speak with their lips what their Creator spoke through their ownminds and bodies when he formed them. It is time such nonsense—=nonsense shall we say ?—rather say it is time such fatal folly werewithered and cursed by the sober common sense and moral duty ofuniversal society. Courtship! Its theme, how delightful! Its memories and associa-tions, how charming! Its luxuries the most luxurious proffered tomortals! Its results how far reaching, and momentous! No merelovers fleeting bauble, but lifes very greatest work None areequally portentous, for good and evil. Errors of Love-Making, Gods provisions for mans happiness are
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