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148 they contantly remain either under ubjection to the men, or to the opinions of mankind; and are never permitted to et themelves above thoe opinions. The firt and mot important qualification in a woman is good-nature or weetnes of temper: formed to obey a being o imperfect as man, often full of vices, and always full of faults, he ought to learn betimes even to uffer injutice, and to bear the inults of a huband without complaint; it is not for his ake, but her own, that he hould be of a mild dipoition. The perverenes and ill-nature of the women only erve to aggravate their own misfortunes, and the miconduct of their hubands; they might plainly perceive that uch are not the arms by which they gain the uperiority.'

Formed to live with uch an imperfect being as man, they ought to learn from the exercie of their faculties the neceity of forbearance; but all the acred rights of humanity are violated by initing on blind obedience; or, the mot acred rights belong only to man.

The being who patiently endures injutice, and ilently bears inults, will oon become unjut, or unable to dicern right from wrong. Beides, I deny the fact, this is not the true way to form or meliorate the temper; for, as a ex, men have better tempers than women, becaue they are occupied by puruits that interet the head as well as the heart; and the teadines of the head gives a healthy temperature to the heart. People of enibility have eldom good tempers. The formation of the temper is the cool work of reaon, when,&ensp;