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ESSAYS
for
YOUNG LADIES.
ESSAYS
on
VARIOUS SUBJECTS,
Principally deſigned for
YOUNG LADIES.
As for you, I ſhall adviſe you in a few words: aſpire only to thoſe virtues that are peculiar to your sex; follow your natural modeſty, and think it your greateſt commendation not to be talked of one way or the other.
Oration of Pericles to the Athenian Women.