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Mary Atkinson Maurice

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849. Excerpt: ... 27 CHAPTER III. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. "Teacli me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see, And what I do, in any thing, To do it as for Thee. "All may of Thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which with his tincture (for Thy sake) Will not prove bright and clean. "A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine; Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that, and the action fine. "This is the famous stone, That turneth all to gold; For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for less be told." Herbert. THE remarks made in the preceding chapter were not intended to depress or dishearten those to whom it was addressed, but, on the contrary, to stimulate them to exertion, that they may never hereafter be liable to similar charges. They will reply: "We have special difficulties to contend with. We are exiles from happy homes; we have temptations and hazards to which the affluent are not subjected; we are often forced into selfishness by the meanness of our employers, and into insincerity by their unreasonable expectations, and into assumption to repel their haughtiness. We must act on the defensive. We are isolated, dependent. We are in subordination to the will of others: our very position causes us to be undervalued." There is truth in all this: but let us try to look at each of these points fairly, and see whether governesses may not have brought many of these trials into their own lot, and whether they may not therefore be able to remove them. The general feeling is now so strongly in their favour, and the unkind treatment which many have received has been so thoroughly exposed, that their condition is decidedly better than it was some years ago. Let us then, ask: "Does the public undervalue you because of your occupation? Do you not set them the ex...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Governess Life, by the Author of 'Memorials of Two Sisters'.. To get started finding Governess Life, by the Author of 'Memorials of Two Sisters'., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1151688355

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849. Excerpt: ... 27 CHAPTER III. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. "Teacli me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see, And what I do, in any thing, To do it as for Thee. "All may of Thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which with his tincture (for Thy sake) Will not prove bright and clean. "A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine; Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that, and the action fine. "This is the famous stone, That turneth all to gold; For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for less be told." Herbert. THE remarks made in the preceding chapter were not intended to depress or dishearten those to whom it was addressed, but, on the contrary, to stimulate them to exertion, that they may never hereafter be liable to similar charges. They will reply: "We have special difficulties to contend with. We are exiles from happy homes; we have temptations and hazards to which the affluent are not subjected; we are often forced into selfishness by the meanness of our employers, and into insincerity by their unreasonable expectations, and into assumption to repel their haughtiness. We must act on the defensive. We are isolated, dependent. We are in subordination to the will of others: our very position causes us to be undervalued." There is truth in all this: but let us try to look at each of these points fairly, and see whether governesses may not have brought many of these trials into their own lot, and whether they may not therefore be able to remove them. The general feeling is now so strongly in their favour, and the unkind treatment which many have received has been so thoroughly exposed, that their condition is decidedly better than it was some years ago. Let us then, ask: "Does the public undervalue you because of your occupation? Do you not set them the ex...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Governess Life, by the Author of 'Memorials of Two Sisters'.. To get started finding Governess Life, by the Author of 'Memorials of Two Sisters'., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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