sensible of the merit. She
should endeavour to revive the charms of the mistress, by the
solidity and good sense of the friend.

WHEN a pair who entertain such rational sentiments, are united by
indissoluble bonds, all nature smiles upon them, and the most common
objects appear delightful. In, my opinion, such a life is infinitely
more happy and more voluptuous, than the most ravishing and best
regulated gallantry.

A WOMAN who is capable of reflection, can consider a gallant in no
other light than that of a seducer, who would take advantage of her
weakness, to procure a momentary pleasure, at the expence of her
glory, her peace, her honour, and perhaps, her life. A highwayman,
who claps a pistol to your breast, to rob you of your purse, is less
dishonest and less guilty; and I have so good an opinion of myself,
as to believe, that if I was a man, I should be as capable of
assuming the character of an assassin, as that of defiling an honest
woman, esteemed in the world, and happy in her husband, by inspiring
her with a passion, to which she must sacrifice her honour, her
tranquillity, and her virtue.

SHOULD I make her despicable, who appears amiable in my eyes? Should
I reward her tenderness, by making her abhorred by her family, by
rendering her children indifferent to her, and her husband
detestible (sic)? I believe that these reflections would have
appeared to me in as strong a light, if my sex had not rendered them
excusable in such cases; and I hope, that I should have had more
sense, than to imagine vice the less vicious, because it is the
fashion.

N. B. I AM much pleased with the Turkish manners; a people, though
ignorant, yet, in my judgment, extremely polite. A gallant,
convicted of having debauched a married Woman, is regarded as a
pernicious being, and held in the same abhorrence as a prostitute
with us. He is certain of never making his fortune; and they would
deem it scandalous to confer any considerable employment on a man
suspected of having committed such enormous injustice.

WHAT would these moral people think of our antiknights-errant, who
are ever in pursuit of adventures to reduce innocent virgins to
distress, and to rob virtuous women of their honour; who regard
beauty, youth, rank, nay virtue itself, as so many incentives, which
inflame their desires, and render their efforts more eager; and who,
priding themselves in the glory of appearing expert seducers, forget,
that with all t