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Rh their durability have always been unfortunate. They have acquired trength by abence and contitutional melancholy.—The fancy has hovered round a form of beauty dimly een—but familiarity might have turned admiration into digut; or, at leat, into indifference, and allowed the imagination leiure to start freh game. With perfect propriety, according to this view of things, does Roueau make the mitres of his oul, Eloia, love St. Preux, when life was fading before her; but this is no proof of the immortality of the paion.

Of the ame complexion is Dr. Gregory's advice repecting delicacy of entiment, which he advises a woman not to acquire, if he has determined to marry. This determination, however, perfectly conitent with his former advice, he calls indelicate, and earnetly peruades his daughters to conceal it, though it may govern their conduct: as if it were indelicate to have the common appetites of human nature.

Noble morality! and conitent with the cautious prudence of a little oul that cannot extend its views beyond the preent minute diviion of exitence. If all the faculties of woman's mind are only to be cultivated as they repect her dependence on man; if, when he obtains a husband he has arrived at her goal, and meanly proud is atisfied with uch a paltry crown, let her grovel contentedly, carcely raied by her employments above the animal kingdom; but, if he is truggling for the prize of her high calling, let her cultivate her undertanding without topping to conider what character the huband may&ensp;