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Rh not opened. People of tate, married or ingle, without ditinction, will ever be diguted by various things that touch not les oberving minds. On this concluion the argument mut not be allowed to hinge; but in the whole um of enjoyment is tate to be denominated a bleing?

The quetion is, whether it procures mot pain or pleaure? The anwer will decide the propriety of Dr. Gregory's advice, and hew how aburd and tyrannic it is thus to lay down a ytem of lavery; or to attempt to educate moral beings, by any other rules than thoe deduced from pure reaon, which apply to the whole pecies.

Gentlenes of manners, forbearance and long-uffering, are uch amiable Godlike qualities, that in ublime poetic trains the Deity has been inveted with them; and, perhaps no repreentation of his goodnes o trongly fatens on the human affections as thoe that repreent him abundant in mercy and willing to pardon. Gentlenes, conidered in this point of view, bears on its front all the characteristics of grandeur, combined with the winning graces of condecenion; but what a different apect it aumes when it is the ubmiive demeanour of dependence, the upport of weaknes that loves, becaue it wants protection; and is forbearing, becaue it mut ilently endure injuries; miling under the lah at which it dare not narl. Abject as this picture appears, it is the portrait of an accomplihed woman, according to the received opinion of female excellence, eparated by pecious reaoners from human excellence. Or, they kindly retore the rib,&ensp;