Letter, 1776 September 27.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Letter, 1776 September 27.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145407127

Letter to Cyrus Keith discussing his philosophy of courtship and of how to treat women. Keith discusses why he prefers a woman who has reason and little knowledge over one with great knowledge and little reason. He goes further to state "The knowledge of Sir Isaac Newton in any girl, can never compensate for absolute ugliness, as you will not marry one to give you lectures in philosophy or jurisprudence, let her be delightful to the eye, soft to the touch, and sweet to the taste; let her voice be music to the ear and her breath like the breath of the rose, and you shall kick the world and dull care behind you". Written at Kingsbridge, N.Y.

4 p.

American Periodical Series I

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6831558

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Keith, Israel, 1750-1819

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cr5xzf (person)

Revolutionary War soldier. From the description of Discharge Letter, 1778 May 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582853 From the description of Letter, 1776 November 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487941 From the description of Letter, 1776 November 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122611311 From the description of Letter, 1776 December 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407142 From the description of Letter, 1777 January 4. (Unknown)....

Keith, Cyrus.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z91g2p (person)