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114 ininuate that they hould be taken out of their families, peaking of the majority. ‘He that hath wife and children,’ ays Lord Bacon, ‘hath given hotages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterpries, either of virtue or michief. Certainly the bet works, and of greatet merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childles men.’ I ay the ame of women. But, the welfare of ociety is not built on extraordinary exertions; and were it more reaonably organized, there would be till les need of great abilities, or heroic virtues.

In the regulation of a family, in the education of children, undertanding, in an unophiticated ene, is particularly required: trength both of body and mind; yet the men who, by their writings, have mot earnetly laboured to dometicate women, have endeavoured, by arguments dictated by a gros appetite, that atiety had rendered fatidious, to weaken their bodies and cramp their minds. But, if even by thee initer methods they really peruaded women, by working on their feelings, to tay at home, and fulfil the duties of a mother and mitres of a family, I hould cautiouly oppoe opinions that led women to right conduct, by prevailing on them to make the dicharge of a duty the buines of life, though reaon were inulted. Yet, and I appeal to experience, if by neglecting the undertanding they are as much, nay, more detached from thee dometic duties, than they could be by the mot erious intellectual puruit, though it may be oberved that the mas of mankind will never ouly&ensp;