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Rh Children, I grant, hould be innocent; but when the epithet is applied to men, or women, it is but a civil term for weaknes. For if it be allowed that women were detined by Providence to acquire human virtues, and by the exercie of their undertanding, that tability of character which is the firmet ground to ret our future hopes upon, they mut be permitted to turn to the fountain of light, and not forced to hape their coure by the twinkling of a mere atellite. Milton, I grant, was of a very different opinion; for he only bends to the indefeaible right of beauty, though it would be difficult to render two paages which I now mean to contrat, conitent. But into imilar inconitencies are great men often led by their enes.

Thee are exactly the arguments that I have ued to children; but I have added, your reaon is now gaining trength, and, till it arrives at ome degree of maturity, you mut look up to me for advice—then you ought to think, and only rely on God.

Yet in the following lines Milton eems to coincide with me; when he makes Adam thus expotulate with his Maker.

Hat thou not made me here thy ubtitute,

And thee inferior far beneath me et?

Among unequals what ociety 'Can&ensp;