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Woman's Friendship; A Story of Domestic Life - By Grace Aguilar

Woman's Friendship; A Story of Domestic Life - By Grace Aguilar

Aguilar, Grace

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ISBN10: 1150529733
ISBN13: 9781150529733
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.26 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1870. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Frank. None lives save ourselves whom they can in aught interest or avail, and therefore no injustice can be done by their concealment. Let Minie indeed know all, but tell it to none else. Oh! wondrously indeed has my adopted mother's prayer been answered. Dearest Frank, how may we sufficiently bless God! CHAPTER LV A PROVIDENCE IN ALL. Had we listened to our own wishes, gentle reader, our task had ended with the concluding words of the previous chapter, even though the fortunes of our heroine might have appeared unfinished--marriage or death being the general climax with which biography of all kinds, be it historical or imaginary, concludes. It was our own earnest wish to have proved that a heroine might be happily disposed of without either one of these alternatives. But facts disposed themselves otherwise. That to a character like Florence, the life of a single woman would have been as happy, and as worthy of respect, admiration, and love, as the very warmest of her well-wishers could desire, we well believe; for we arc not of the number of those who think that marriage, even a very happy one, affords the only chance of insuring felicity and the proper station to woman. We believe that i* depends mostly on women themselves to secure their own happiness, and the respect and love of others* and that they can do tnis a3 single women as well as by becoming wives. 'W3 do not deny that the task is difficult. To conquer the pain of loneliness and desolation, to subdue the natural yearnings for some nearer and dearer ties than merely those of blood, which, alas! but too often cool as years roll on, and our homes are severed like our interests; and those on whom the single woman would pour forth her wannest affections, give back but little in return, lor they have ie...

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