The Polite Philosopher (1734) [ Practices / Concepts ]
… To speak sincerely and philosophically, Women seem designed by Providence to spread the same Splendour and Cheerfulness through the intellectual Oeconomy, … our Lives, like Slaves, in continual Toil, without the Prospect of Pleasure or Relaxation. 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 … tho I have been very careful, and particularly happy in the Choice of my Acquaintance. … "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 …
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