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Rh ditinction is, I am firmly peruaded, the foundation of the weaknes of character acribed to woman; is the caue why the undertanding is neglected, whilt accomplihments are acquired with edulous care: and the ame caue accounts for their preferring the graceful before the heroic virtues.

Mankind, including every decription, wih to be loved and repected for omething; and the common herd will always take the nearet road to the completion of their wihes. The repect paid to wealth and beauty is the mot certain, and unequivocal; and, of coure, will always attract the vulgar eye of common minds. Abilities and virtues are abolutely neceary to raie men from the middle rank of life into notice; and the natural conequence is notorious, the middle rank contains mot virtue and abilities. Men have thus, in one tation, at leat, an opportunity of exerting themelves with dignity, and of riing by the exertions which really improve a rational creature; but the whole female ex are, till their character is formed, in the ame condition as the rich: for they are born, I now peak of a tate of civilization, with certain exual privileges, and whilt they are gratuitouly granted them, few will ever think of works of upererogation, to obtain the eteem of a mall number of uperiour people.

When do we hear of women who, tarting out of obcurity, boldly claim repect on account of their great abilities or daring virtues? Where are they to be found?—'To be oberved, to be attended to, to be taken notice of with ympathy, complacency, and approbation, are all the Rh