Transmission Or Variation of Character Through the Mother
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There are, unfortunately, among all classes, women who can not, or do not, extend their thoughts beyond the trimming on their skirts, or the last small scandal. Alas ! for the high-minded, true-hearted man who unites his destiny with one of these. Her aims are paltry, and his tine traits in her keeping are changed to littleness. She clings to her petty interests, and he can no more inspire her with larger views than he can mould a mar- THROUGH THE MOTHER. 29 ble image. She represents herself in... her children. His descendants through her progress backward, and he is obliged to admit that woman has the greater power in the formation of character. After what has been said it will be seen that no greater mistake can be made than for a mother, while creating immortals, to flrudge and scrimp for the sake of being some day well, or better off. While she has thus slaved, sparing herself no restful hours in which to enjoy the beauty of flower or field, in which to contemplate a beautiful face or graceful figure in real life or picture, in which to enjoy music or the creations of genius in literature, she has fixed irrevocably for this world the unsatisfactory status of her children who will so poorly adorn the new house when it is one day built.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
There are, unfortunately, among all classes, women who can not, or do not, extend their thoughts beyond the trimming on their skirts, or the last small scandal. Alas ! for the high-minded, true-hearted man who unites his destiny with one of these. Her aims are paltry, and his tine traits in her keeping are changed to littleness. She clings to her petty interests, and he can no more inspire her with larger views than he can mould a mar- THROUGH THE MOTHER. 29 ble image. She represents herself in... her children. His descendants through her progress backward, and he is obliged to admit that woman has the greater power in the formation of character. After what has been said it will be seen that no greater mistake can be made than for a mother, while creating immortals, to flrudge and scrimp for the sake of being some day well, or better off. While she has thus slaved, sparing herself no restful hours in which to enjoy the beauty of flower or field, in which to contemplate a beautiful face or graceful figure in real life or picture, in which to enjoy music or the creations of genius in literature, she has fixed irrevocably for this world the unsatisfactory status of her children who will so poorly adorn the new house when it is one day built.
What to read after Transmission Or Variation of Character Through the Mother?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Georgiana Bruce Kirby to read onlineMoreLess
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