The Polite Philosopher (1734) [ Practices / Concepts ]
… IT is the Conversation of Women that gives a proper Biass to our Inclinations, and, by abating the Ferocity of our Passions, engages us to that Gentleness of Deportment, which we stile Humanity . The Tenderness we have for them … is the Conversation of Women that gives a proper Biass to our Inclinations, and, by abating the Ferocity of our Passions, engages us to that Gentleness of Deportment, which we stile Humanity ." … Philosophy … Women … Taken …
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