Letters to a Young Lady, Vol. 3 of 3

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Excerpt from Letters to a Young Lady, Vol. 3 of 3: In Which the Duties and Character of Women Are Considered, Chiefly With a Reference to Prevailing OpinionsEnglifh repast it abounds in hon-boas and syllabubs: it is deficient in substantials. We all know that a subject should not be quite exhausted, nor an idea fairly run down: but certainly, asstarting a multi tude of game disappoints instead ofde lighting the sportsman so extreme vo latility and mutability in the subjects that we discuss render con versation fatiguing, rather than delightful. Good [kings lose their efi'ect, unless contrasted by sound words 3 and they both appear more bril liant when relieved by a back ground of common sense. As with the sensations of fruition and delight, 'tis bliss but to a certain bound, beyond, is gong sowir and vivacity exhaust the powers of chiny ment, unless placid ease and benevolent feeling are allowed to unstring the high toned imagination.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.