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Rh dependent only on him for the upport of my virtue, I view, with indignation, the mitaken notions that enlave my ex.

I love man as my fellow; but his cepter, real, or uurped, extends not to me, unles the reaon of an individual demands my homage; and even then the ubmiion is to reaon, and not to man. In fact, the conduct of an accountable being mut be regulated by the operations of its own reaon; or on what foundation rets the throne of God?

It appears to me neceary to dwell on thee obvious truths, becaue females have been inulated, as it were; and, while they have been tripped of the virtues that hould clothe humanity, they have been decked with artificial graces that enable them to exercie a hort-lived tyranny. Love, in their booms, taking place of every nobler paion, their ole ambition is to be fair, to raie emotion intead of inpiring repect; and this ignoble deire, like the ervility in abolute monarchies, detroys all trength of character. Liberty is the mother of virtue, and if women are, by their very contitution, laves, and not allowed to breathe the harp invigorating air of freedom, they mut ever languih like exotics, and be reckoned beautiful flaws in nature;—let it alo be remembered, that they are the only flaw.

As to the argument repecting the ubjection in which the ex has ever been held, it retorts on man. The many have always been enthralled by the few; and monters, who carcely have hewn any dicernment of human excellence, have tyrannized over thouands of their fellow creatures. Rh