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It must be remembered that the above sentiment was expressed in the year 1688, when the want of a good system of female education was universally felt and regretted. At the present day, we witness a noble reverse of things; and whatever theories may have, been proposed abroad, we can never cease to admire the labours, and applaud the sagacity, of 1 It must be remembered that the above sentiment was expressed in the year 1688, when the want of a good system of female education was universally felt and regretted. At the present day, we witness a noble reverse of things; and whatever theories may have, been proposed abroad, we can never cease to admire the labours, and applaud the sagacity, of 2 This idea is beautifully expressed in the following lines of Thomson: — "To give society its highest taste, Well-ordered home man's best delight to make; And by submissive wisdom, modest skill, With every gentle care-eluding art To raise the virtues, animate the bliss, And sweeten all the toils of human life: This be the female dignity and praise!"
