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240 the behaviour, and to preerve the reputation, did not too frequently uperede moral obligations. But, with repect to reputation, the attention is confined to a ingle virtue—chatity. If the honour of a woman, as it is aburdly called, is afe, he may neglect every ocial duty; nay, ruin her family by gaming and extravagance; yet till preent a hameles front—for truly he is an honourable woman!

Mrs. Macaulay has jutly oberved, that 'there is but one fault which a woman of honour may not commit with impunity.' She then jutly, and humanely adds—'This has given rie to the trite and foolih obervation, that the firt fault againt chatity in woman has a radical power to deprave the character. But no uch frail beings come out of the hands of nature. The human mind is built of nobler materials than to be o eaily corrupted; and with all their diadvantages of ituation and education, women eldom become entirely abandoned till they are thrown into a tate of deperation, by the venomous rancour of their own ex.'

But, in proportion as this regard for the reputation of chatity is prized by women, it is depied by men: and the two extremes are equally detructive to morality.

Men are certainly more under the influence of their appetites than women; and their appetites are more depraved by unbridled indulgence and the fatidious contrivances of atiety. Luxury has introduced a refinement in eating, that detroys the contitution; and a degree of gluttony which is o beatly, that a perception of nes&ensp;