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152 this advice, that in the grand end of exitence the object of both exes hould be the ame, when he well knew that the mind, formed by its puruits, is expanded by great views wallowing up little ones, or that it becomes itelf little?

Men have uperiour trength of body; but were it not for mitaken notions of beauty, women would acquire ufficient to enable them to earn their own ubitence, the true definition of independence; and to bear thoe bodily inconveniences and exertions that are requiite to trengthen the mind.

Let us then, by being allowed to take the ame exercie as boys, not only during infancy, but youth, arrive at perfection of body, that we may know how far the natural uperiority of man extends. For what reaon or virtue can be expected from a creature when the eed-time of life is neglected? None—did not the winds of heaven caually catter many ueful eeds in the fallow ground.

'Beauty cannot be acquired by dres, and coquetry is an art not o early and peedily attained. While girls are yet young, however, they are in a capacity to tudy agreeable geture, a pleaing modulation of voice, an eay carriage and behaviour; as well as to take the advantage of gracefully adapting their looks and attitudes to time, place, and occaion. Their application, therefore, hould not be olely confined to the arts of indutry and the needle, when they come to diplay other talents, whoe utility is already apparent.' 'For&ensp;