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 Advantage of it; inamuch as he has a Mater to whom he mut render an Account of the Ue of his delegated Authority.

But if after all, thee Repreentarions should not be thought worthy the Conideration of the Legilature, or if they hould be conidered, and we hould yet fail of obtaining any Relief; either becaue the Legilature cannot find proper Means, or wants the Inclination to give it; there is till one Part of my Sex, who may receive ome Advantage from them; namely, the Unmarried, to whom I now Addres myelf, entreating them to conider the Hazards they run, when they venture an Alliance with the other Sex, who were deigned by Nature for their Counter-parts, but who have taken upon themelves to be the whole, inomuch that they have voted us Dead in Law, except in criminal Caues. They do us indeed the Favour to conider us as real Perons, when they think fit to burn or hang us: This is incorporating with a Vengeance! They wallowed us up quick, when they were o wrathfully dipleaed at us!

But God be thanked, I have an Huband who lets me be alive, and gives me leave to be ome Body, and to tell other People what I think they are. I am