But a girl of seventeen is not always thinking of books, especially in the Oxford summer term. Mary Augusta Ward bookgirloxford Change image and share on social
I cannot hope that what I have to say will be very interesting to many. Mary Augusta Ward hopeinterest Change image and share on social
We believed that growth through Local Government, and perhaps through some special machinery for bringing the wishes and influence of women of all classes to bear on Parliament, other than the Parliamentary vote, was the real line of progress. Mary Augusta Ward bearbelievebring share on social
I wanted to show how a man of sensitive and noble character, born for religion, comes to throw off the orthodoxies of his day and moment, and to go out into the wilderness where all is experiment, and spiritual life begins again. Mary Augusta Ward bearbegincharacter share on social
It is the rank and file - the average woman - for whom the world has opened up so astonishingly. Mary Augusta Ward astonishinglyaveragefile Change image and share on social
The answer, of course, in the mouth of a Christian teacher is that in Christianity alone is there both present joy and future hope. Mary Augusta Ward answerchristianchristianity Change image and share on social
How little those who are schoolgirls of today can realize what it was to be a schoolgirl in the fifties or the early sixties of the last century! Mary Augusta Ward centuryearlyfifty Change image and share on social
So as the years draw on toward the Biblical limit, the inclination to look back, and to tell some sort of story of what one has seen, grows upon most of us. Mary Augusta Ward backbiblicaldraw Change image and share on social
But the mind travels far - and mysteriously - in sleep. Mary Augusta Ward mindmysteriouslysleep Change image and share on social
As far as intellectual training was concerned, my nine years from seven to sixteen were practically wasted. Mary Augusta Ward concernintellectualpractically Change image and share on social
