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324 utter the mot immodet remarks and quetions, the full meaning of which he had learned whilt ecluded from the world, and afraid to peak in her mother's preence, who governed with a high hand: they were all educated, as he prided herelf, in a mot exemplary manner; and read their chapters and palms before breakfat, never touching a illy novel.

This is only one intance; but I recollect many other women who, not led by degrees to proper tudies, and not permitted to chooe for themelves, have indeed been overgrown children; or have obtained, by mixing in the world, a little of what is termed common ene; that is a ditinct manner of eeing common occurrences, as they tand detached: but what deerves the name of intellect, the power of gaining general or abtract ideas, or even intermediate ones, was out of the quetion. Their minds were quiecent, and when they were not roued by enible objects and employments of that kind, they were low-pirited, would cry, or go to leep.

When, therefore, I advie my ex not to read uch flimy works, it is to induce them to read omething uperiour; for I coincide in opinion with a agacious man, who, having a daughter and niece under his care, purued a very different plan with each.

The niece, who had coniderable abilities, had, before he was left to his guardianhip, been indulged in deultory reading. Her he endeavoured to lead, and did lead to hitory and moral eays; but his daughter, whom a fond, weak mother had indulged, and who conequently was avere&ensp;