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with her own praise; IL she laughetf
much, and takeih loud; If her leot a
1 biclelh not ia her fathers house, and
her eyes with boldness rove on the
faces Of men; though her beauty were
as the sun IN the armament OF heaven,
turn thy face from her charms, turn
thy feet from her paths, and settler not
thy soul to be ensnared by the allore
ments Of thy imagination" But when
thou findesi sensihility of heart joined
" tn softness o. manners, and accom-
pllshed mind with form agreeable 10
thy fancy; take her home TO Thy house,
/ she is worthy to he thy friend and
companion" "ReprOve her faults
with gentIeness; exact not her obedi-
ence with rlgor; irusttay seer TO thy
heart, her counsels are sincere, thou
shalt not be deceived" She is the
| wife Of thy besew, treat her with love.
she is the mistress Of thy Mouse, treat
her with respect; she is the mother OF
thy children, be faithful to her led "
CHAPTER II
On the Female Character.
II your wife ne an amablc woman.
If. as the wise Gau says. there he
6ndnesS, meekncss, and comfort in
her tongue, then IS not her husband
iikc other men EccIes xxxyl % J
frlze therefore her worth: understand
her vaIac: for great indeed is her irea
sure you possess. Speaking of wn.
men, tate writer says, /" consider a
religious, sensible, we'll bread woman.
one OF the noblest Objects in creation:
her conduct IS so consistent and well
regulated; her friendship so steady;
her feelings 50 warm and gentle; he,
heart SO replete with pity and tender
ness7 No where does she appear to
so much advantage as 10 lac chamber
Of the sick; administering TO the wants
Of the sufferer, sympathising in his
pain, and pointing the way to his hea
venly rest---as our great Scottish bard
says
"Wheh pain end anguish wring the BROW,
A m,usrering angel tho0.'
Oh how much more lovely and interes
ting to the heart docs shc appear 10
such scenes, taan in all the blaze Of
beauty, armed Eor conquest, and decor
atcd for the brilliant exhibition o! a
bail room
Among the many ,amiable qualities
Of a woman, | cannot telp noticing
two with which she appears gifted IN
a peculiar deGrec-res'gnalio and
iortitudc
1 remember hearing an eminent
physician say, tina. he has been con
SANITY struck with the superior quiet
ness and resignation with which NO
men supported bodily pain and suffer
Jog, as well as al the other evils OF
human lifet When 1 speak thus, / Of
course allude to the sensible and su
perIof pat Of the sex. Letnot, there
tore, the military or naval hero suppose
.hat Ior.GRde is confined TO his own
profession. that it could only be met
with on the plans of Waterloo, the
waves OF The ocean, or the burning
deserts Of Egypt. No: it may also be
saUght and found IN the gentle breast
Of woman. 1t accompa uies her tothe
Celired aud silent chamber; it supports
Der under pam and sickness, sorrow
aud disappointment; ii teaches her to
sympathlze wuh her husband and all
around her, and to inspire them with
patience by her words and example.
Aud while size seeks no n0tlce, no re
ward, bat the regaCd and appreciation
OF her heavenly Father, she meekly
acquiesces in bis divine viii, and says
under every trial, "fathey not NJ a0atl
bit THINE be d0ne!"
Has 1t nevei been remarked, how
very superior IN point of discretion,
woman rs TO man? Now readers do
not mistake me | mean not TO say
she possesses more sense than man:
in this particular, man claims, and we
allow hlm, the prerogativc; tho, Ger
tainly, 1t is not eUeyy instance that
proves its truth Bot in the quality Of
discretion. woman is decidedly and
undoubtedly his superior Unless it
particularly concerns himself, man
seldom look TO the further consequences
cf what either he says or does, espe'
ally III small matters, or common place
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