You must be taught to play on the castanets (not “casternets”) by a music master. They go well with guitar music, and make an agreeable accompaniment for Spanish music performed on the piano.

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We are not prepared to enter on the controversy as to the advantages of married life over single, or vice versa. It is generally a matter of circumstance, not of choice, we think.

According to present generally recognised custom, there is no reason why you should not play cricket with your brothers or gentlemen friends, if you have a lady-friend with you, at least looking on.

Certainly any fermented liquor will intoxicate if taken to excess.

We cannot but regard your statements as considerably overdrawn. We think you will survive your disappointment. #FIFA #ENGARG

We do not think such games with young men are at all in good taste, unless you be a child in short skirts.

Have a lovely day!

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We are always pitiful of those who are morally and intellectually incapable of appreciating the good and useful literature in our journal.

We are not in favour of our girls undertaking to keep any pets without first having learned how to take care of them and make them comfortable.

Some girls are clever and some dull but a good general education is still the best foundation for any occupation in life.

It is better to excel in one branch of art than acquire a smattering of several.

The first recipe for which you ask we must decline to give, as it might be turned to evil purposes.

If you perfect your spelling and acquire a few capital letters and stops, your letters might be read with more enjoyment.

Dr Seuss? Also made me think of these very lovely books my grandkids have.

Exhibitions of bad temper are very ill-bred.

There are a great many vegetarian dishes that we might adopt with advantage to our health and our digestion.

Would you prefer London to the country? Your salary would be greater but you might have to live in a garret.

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We could not recommend any description of medicine to put you to sleep. You might never wake up again.

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The United States of America is a little puzzling at first. For all particulars you have only to procure little books issued for the benefit of emigrants at Government House.

The disparity between his 42 years and your 22 years might be overlooked if you respect his character and disposition.

Your verses are fairly correct on meter and show good feeling, yet you might not object if we draw your attention to some errors. Lambs do not “bloom on high”; flowers might. “Beloved” is used as a substantive not an adjective; the sleep is not beloved. The metaphor is incorrect.

Alice, having attained the age of 16, thinks her mind is developed enough to write a “really jolly good novel.” Alas! We are not accustomed to such amazing precocity, and not feeling certain of producing anything so wildly interesting ourselves, can scarcely venture to offer any “hints”.

“Daisy” puts a somewhat difficult question to us, viz.,”Why a young lady’s heart should beat so strangely when she is talking to a young man whom she regards merely as a friend?” She is better able to analyse her feelings than one who has never seen her, nor felt the like.

We do not encourage girls to be “on the look out” for eligible husbands. If Providence should bring them, well and good.