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xii The father of a family will not then weaken his contitution and debae his entiments, by viiting the harlot, nor forget, in obeying the call of appetite, the purpoe for which it was implanted. And, the mother will not neglect her children to practie the arts of coquetry, when ene and modety ecure her the friendhip of her huband.

But, till men become attentive to the duty of a father, it is vain to expect women to pend that time in their nurery which they, 'wie in their generation,' chooe to pend at their glas; for this exertion of cunning is only an intinct of nature to enable them to obtain indirectly a little of that power of which they are unjutly denied a hare; for, if women are not permitted to enjoy legitimate rights, they will render both men and themelves vicious, to obtain illicit privileges.

I wih, Sir, to et ome invetigations of this kind afloat in France; and hould they lead to a confirmation of my principles, when your contitution is revied the Rights of Woman may be repected, if it be fully proved that reaon calls for this repect, and loudly demands for one half of the human race.

I am, ,
 * Your's repectfully,

M. W.