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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT 

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,IT HAS LONG S9CE OCCURR$ TO ME1 ?AT ADVICE RESPECT+ BEHAVIOR1 
& ALL ! V>I\S MODES ( PRES]V+ A GOOD REPUTATION1 :I* 
HAVE BE5 SO /R5U\SLY 9CULCAT$ ON ! FEMALE WORLD1 W]E 
SPECI\S POISONS1 ?AT 5CRU/+ MORALITY EAT AWAY ! SUB/ANCE4 
,&1 ?AT ?IS MEASUR+ ( %AD[S PRODUC$ A FALSE CALCULATION1 
BECAUSE !IR L5G? DEP5DS SO MU* ON ! HEI<T ( ! SUN1 & 
O!R ADV5TITI\S CIRCUM/ANCES4 

@>,FROM :5CE >ISES ! EASY FALLACI\S BEHAVIOR ( A C\RTI]8 
@>,FROM ?IS SITUATION1 UND\BT$LY3  = /&+ 9 NE$ ( 
DEP5D5TS1 HE IS OBLIG$ TO LE>N ! >T ( D5Y+ )\T 
GIV+ (F5SE1 &1 ( EVASIVELY FE$+ HOPE ) ! *AMELEON'S 
FOOD2  ?US DOES POLIT5ESS SPORT ) TRU?1 & EAT+ AWAY ! 
S9C]ITY & HUMANITY NATURAL TO MAN1 PRODUCE ! F9E G5TLEMAN4 

,WOM5 9 ! SAME WAY ACQUIRE1 FROM A SUPPOS$ NECESSITY1 AN 
EQUALLY >TIFICIAL MODE ( BEHAVIOR4  ,YET TRU? IS NOT ) 
IMPUNITY TO BE SPORT$ )1 = ! PRACTIC$ DISSEMBL]1 AT LA/1 
BECOMES ! DUPE ( HIS [N >TS1 LOSES ?AT SAGACITY :I* HAS 
BE5 JU/LY T]M$ COMMON S5SE2 NAMELY1 A QUICK P]CEPTION ( 
COMMON TRU?S3  :I* >E CON/ANTLY RECEIV$ AS SU* BY ! 
UNSOPHI/ICAT$ M9D1 ?\< IT MI<T NOT HAVE HAD SUFFICI5T 
5]GY TO DISCOV] !M ITSELF1 :5 OBSCUR$ BY LOCAL PREJUDICES4 
,! GREAT] NUMB] ( PEOPLE TAKE !IR OP9IONS ON TRU/1 TO AVOID 
! TR\BLE ( EX]CIS+ !IR [N M9DS1 & !SE 9DOL5T 
BE+S NATURALLY ADH]E TO ! LETT]1 RA!R ?AN ! SPIRIT ( A 
LAW1 DIV9E OR HUMAN4  0,WOM510 SAYS SOME AU?OR1 ,I CANNOT 
RECOLLECT :O1 0M9D NOT :AT ONLY HEAV5 SEES40  ,:Y1 9DE$ 
%\LD !Y8 IT IS ! EYE ( MAN ?AT !Y HAVE BE5 TAU<T TO 
DREAD--& IF !Y CAN LULL !IR ,>GUS TO SLEEP1 !Y SELDOM ?9K 
( HEAV5 OR !MSELVES1 BECAUSE !IR REPUTATION IS SAFE2 & IT 
IS REPUTATION NOT *A/ITY & ALL ITS FAIR TRA91 ?AT !Y >E 
EMPLOY$ TO KEEP FREE FROM SPOT1 NOT AS A VIRTUE1 BUT TO PRES]VE 
!IR /ATION 9 ! WORLD4 

,TO PROVE ! TRU? ( ?IS REM>K1 ,I NE$ ONLY ADV]T TO ! 
9TRIGUES ( M>RI$ WOM51 P>TICUL>LY 9 HI< LIFE1 & 9 
C\NTRIES :]E WOM5 >E SUITABLY M>RI$1 ACCORD+ TO !IR 
RESPECTIVE RANKS BY !IR P>5TS4  ,IF AN 9NOC5T GIRL BECOME A 
PREY TO LOVE1 %E IS DEGRAD$ =EV]1 ?\< H] M9D WAS NOT 
POLLUT$ BY ! >TS :I* M>RI$ WOM51 UND] ! CONV5I5T 
CLOAK ( M>RIAGE1 PRACTICE2 NOR HAS %E VIOLAT$ ANY DUTY--BUT ! 
DUTY ( RESPECT+ H]SELF4  ,! M>RI$ WOMAN1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 
BREAKS A MO/ SACR$ 5GAGEM5T1 & BECOMES A CRUEL MO!R :5 
%E IS A FALSE & FAI?LESS WIFE4  ,IF H] HUSB& HAS /ILL AN 
AFFECTION = H]1 ! >TS :I* %E MU/ PRACTICE TO DECEIVE HIM1 
WILL R5D] H] ! MO/ CONTEMPTIBLE ( HUMAN BE+S2 & AT ANY 
RATE1 ! CONTRIVANCES NECESS>Y TO PRES]VE APPE>ANCES1 WILL KEEP 
H] M9D 9 ?AT *ILDI% OR VICI\S TUMULT :I* DE/ROYS ALL ITS 
5]GY4  ,BESIDES1 9 TIME1 LIKE ?OSE PEOPLE :O HABITUALLY TAKE 
CORDIALS TO RAISE !IR SPIRITS1 %E WILL WANT AN 9TRIGUE TO GIVE 
LIFE TO H] ?\<TS1 HAV+ LO/ ALL RELI% = PLEASURES ?AT >E 
NOT HI<LY SEASON$ BY HOPE OR FE>4 

,SOMETIMES M>RI$ WOM5 ACT /ILL MORE AUDACI\SLY2 ,I WILL M5TION 
AN 9/ANCE4 

,A WOMAN ( QUALITY1 NOTORI\S = H] GALLANTRIES1 ?\< AS %E 
/ILL LIV$ ) H] HUSB&1 NOBODY *OSE TO PLACE H] 9 ! 
CLASS :]E %E \<T TO HAVE BE5 PLAC$1 MADE A PO9T ( TREAT+ 
) ! MO/ 9SULT+ CONTEMPT A POOR TIMID CREATURE1 ABA%$ BY 
A S5SE ( H] =M] WEAKNESS1 :OM A NEI<BOR+ G5TLEMAN HAD 
S$UC$ & AFT]W>DS M>RI$4  ,?IS WOMAN HAD ACTUALLY CONF\ND$ 
VIRTUE ) REPUTATION2 &1 ,I DO BELIEVE1 VALU$ H]SELF ON ! 
PROPRIETY ( H] BEHAVIOR BE=E M>RIAGE1 ?\< :5 ONCE 
SETTL$1 TO ! SATISFACTION ( H] FAMILY1 %E & H] LORD W]E 
EQUALLY FAI?LESS--SO ?AT ! HALF ALIVE HEIR TO AN IMM5SE E/ATE 
CAME FROM HEAV5 KN[S :]E6 

,TO VIEW ?IS SUBJECT 9 ANO!R LI<T4 

,I HAVE KN[N A NUMB] ( WOM5 :O1 IF !Y DID NOT LOVE !IR 
HUSB&S1 LOV$ NOBODY ELSE1 GIV+ !MSELVES 5TIRELY UP TO 
VANITY & DISSIPATION1 NEGLECT+ EV]Y DOME/IC DUTY2 NAY1 EV5 
SQU&]+ AWAY ALL ! MONEY :I* %\LD HAVE BE5 SAV$ = 
!IR HELPLESS Y\NG] *ILDR51 YET HAVE PLUM$ !MSELVES ON 
!IR UNSULLI$ REPUTATION1 AS IF ! :OLE COMPASS ( !IR DUTY 
AS WIVES & MO!RS WAS ONLY TO PRES]VE IT4  ,:IL/ O!R 
9DOL5T WOM51 NEGLECT+ EV]Y P]SONAL DUTY1 HAVE ?\<T ?AT 
!Y DES]V$ !IR HUSB&'S AFFECTION1 BECAUSE !Y ACT$ 9 ?IS 
RESPECT ) PROPRIETY4 

,WEAK M9DS >E ALWAYS FOND ( RE/+ 9 ! C]EMONIALS ( DUTY1 
BUT MORALITY (F]S MU* SIMPL] MOTIVES2 & IT W]E TO BE WI%$ 
?AT SUP]FICIAL MORALI/S HAD SAID LESS RESPECT+ BEHAVIOR1 & 
\TW>D OBS]VANCES1 = UNLESS VIRTUE1 ( ANY K9D1 IS BUILT ON 
KN[L$GE1 IT WILL ONLY PRODUCE A K9D ( 9SIPID DEC5CY4  ,RESPECT 
= ! OP9ION ( ! WORLD1 HAS1 H[EV]1 BE5 T]M$ ! 
PR9CIPAL DUTY ( WOMAN 9 ! MO/ EXPRESS WORDS1 = ,R\SSEAU 
DECL>ES1 0?AT REPUTATION IS NO LESS 9DISP5SABLE ?AN *A/ITY40 
0,A MAN10 ADDS HE1 0SECURE 9 HIS [N GOOD CONDUCT1 DEP5DS ONLY ON 
HIMSELF1 & MAY BRAVE ! PUBLIC OP9ION2 BUT A WOMAN1 9 BEHAV+ 
WELL1 P]=MS BUT HALF H] DUTY2 AS :AT IS ?\<T ( H]1 IS AS 
IMPORTANT TO H] AS :AT %E REALLY IS4  ,IT FOLL[S H5CE1 ?AT ! 
SY/EM ( A WOMAN'S $UCATION %\LD1 9 ?IS RESPECT1 BE DIRECTLY 
CONTR>Y TO ?AT ( \RS4  ,OP9ION IS ! GRAVE ( VIRTUE AMONG ! 
M52 BUT ITS ?RONE AMONG WOM540  ,IT IS /RICTLY LOGICAL TO 9F]1 
?AT ! VIRTUE ?AT RE/S ON OP9ION IS M]ELY WORLDLY1 & ?AT 
IT IS ! VIRTUE ( A BE+ TO :OM REASON HAS BE5 D5I$4  ,BUT1 
EV5 ) RESPECT TO ! OP9ION ( ! WORLD1 ,I AM CONV9C$1 ?AT 
?IS CLASS ( REASON]S >E MI/AK54 

,?IS REG>D = REPUTATION1 9DEP5D5T ( ITS BE+ ONE ( ! 
NATURAL REW>DS ( VIRTUE1 H[EV]1 TOOK ITS RISE FROM A CAUSE ?AT 
,I HAVE ALREADY DEPLOR$ AS ! GR& S\RCE ( FEMALE DEPRAVITY1 
! IMPOSSIBILITY ( REGA9+ RESPECTABILITY BY A RETURN TO 
VIRTUE1 ?\< M5 PRES]VE !IRS DUR+ ! 9DULG5CE ( VICE4 
,IT WAS NATURAL = WOM5 !N TO 5DEAVOR TO PRES]VE :AT ONCE 
LO/--WAS LO/ = EV]1 TILL ?IS C>E SWALL[+ UP EV]Y O!R 
C>E1 REPUTATION = *A/ITY1 BECAME ! ONE ?+ NE$FUL TO ! 
SEX4  ,BUT VA9 IS ! SCRUPULOSITY ( IGNORANCE1 = NEI!R 
RELIGION NOR VIRTUE1 :5 !Y RESIDE 9 ! HE>T1 REQUIRE SU* A 
PU]ILE ATT5TION TO M]E C]EMONIES1 BECAUSE ! BEHAVIOR MU/1 
UPON ! :OLE BE PROP]1 :5 ! MOTIVE IS PURE4 

,TO SUPPORT MY OP9ION ,I CAN PRODUCE V]Y RESPECTABLE AU?ORITY2 & 
! AU?ORITY ( A COOL REASON] \<T TO HAVE WEI<T TO 5=CE 
CONSID]ATION1 ?\< NOT TO E/ABLI% A S5TIM5T4  ,SPEAK+ ( 
! G5]AL LAWS ( MORALITY1 ,DR4 ,SMI? OBS]VES--0,?AT BY SOME 
V]Y EXTRAORD9>Y & UNLUCKY CIRCUM/ANCE1 A GOOD MAN MAY COME TO 
BE SUSPECT$ ( A CRIME ( :I* HE WAS ALTOGE!R 9CAPABLE1 & 
UPON ?AT ACC\NT BE MO/ UNJU/LY EXPOS$ = ! REMA9+ P>T 
( HIS LIFE TO ! HORROR & AV]SION ( MANK9D4  ,BY AN ACCID5T 
( ?IS K9D HE MAY BE SAID TO LOSE HIS ALL1 NOT)/&+ HIS 
9TEGRITY & JU/ICE1 9 ! SAME MANN] AS A CAUTI\S MAN1 
NOT)/&+ HIS UTMO/ CIRCUMSPECTION1 MAY BE RU9$ BY AN 
E>?QUAKE OR AN 9UNDATION4  ,ACCID5TS ( ! FIR/ K9D1 H[EV]1 
>E P]HAPS /ILL MORE R>E1 & /ILL MORE CONTR>Y TO ! COMMON 
C\RSE ( ?+S ?AN ?OSE ( ! SECOND2 & IT /ILL REMA9S 
TRUE1 ?AT ! PRACTICE ( TRU?1 JU/ICE & HUMANITY1 IS A 
C]TA9 & ALMO/ 9FALLIBLE ME?OD ( ACQUIR+ :AT ?OSE 
VIRTUES *IEFLY AIM AT1 ! CONFID5CE & LOVE ( ?OSE WE LIVE 
)4  ,A P]SON MAY BE EASILY MISREPRES5T$ ) REG>D TO A 
P>TICUL> ACTION2 BUT IT IS SC>CELY POSSIBLE ?AT HE %\LD BE SO 
) REG>D TO ! G5]AL T5OR ( HIS CONDUCT4  ,AN 9NOC5T MAN 
MAY BE BELIEV$ TO HAVE DONE WRONG3  ?IS1 H[EV]1 WILL R>ELY 
HAPP54  ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! E/ABLI%$ OP9ION ( ! 9NOC5CE 
( HIS MANN]S WILL (T5 LEAD US TO ABSOLVE HIM :]E HE HAS 
REALLY BE5 9 ! FAULT1 NOT)/&+ V]Y /RONG 
PRESUMPTIONS40 

,I P]FECTLY CO9CIDE 9 OP9ION ) ?IS WRIT]1 = ,I V]ILY 
BELIEVE1 ?AT FEW ( EI!R SEX W]E EV] DESPIS$ = C]TA9 
VICES )\T DES]V+ TO BE DESPIS$4  ,I SPEAK NOT ( ! CALUMNY 
( ! MOM5T1 :I* HANGS OV] A *>ACT]1 LIKE ONE ( ! D5SE 
FOGS ( ,NOVEMB] OV] ?IS METROPOLIS1 TILL IT GRADUALLY SUBSIDES 
BE=E ! COMMON LI<T ( DAY1 ,I ONLY CONT5D1 ?AT ! DAILY 
CONDUCT ( ! MAJORITY PREVAILS TO /AMP !IR *>ACT] ) ! 
IMPRESSION ( TRU?4  ,QUIETLY DOES ! CLE> LI<T1 %9+ DAY 
AFT] DAY1 REFUTE ! IGNORANT SURMISE1 OR MALICI\S TALE1 :I* 
HAS ?R[N DIRT ON A PURE *>ACT]4  ,A FALSE LI<T DI/ORT$1 = 
A %ORT TIME1 ITS %AD[--REPUTATION2 BUT IT SELDOM FAILS TO BECOME 
JU/ :5 ! CL\D IS DISP]S$ ?AT PRODUC$ ! MI/AKE 9 
VISION4 

,MANY PEOPLE1 UND\BT$LY 9 SEV]AL RESPECTS1 OBTA9 A BETT] 
REPUTATION ?AN1 /RICTLY SPEAK+1 !Y DES]VE1 = UNREMITT+ 
9DU/RY WILL MO/LY REA* ITS GOAL 9 ALL RACES4  ,!Y :O ONLY 
/RIVE = ?IS PALTRY PRIZE1 LIKE ! ,PH>ISEES1 :O PRAY$ AT ! 
CORN]S ( /REETS1 TO BE SE5 ( M51 V]ILY OBTA9 ! REW>D 
!Y SEEK2 = ! HE>T ( MAN CANNOT BE READ BY MAN6  ,/ILL ! 
FAIR FAME ?AT IS NATURALLY REFLECT$ BY GOOD ACTIONS1 :5 ! MAN 
IS ONLY EMPLOY$ TO DIRECT HIS /EPS >I<T1 REG>DLESS ( ! 
LOOK]S-ON1 IS 9 G5]AL1 NOT ONLY MORE TRUE BUT MORE SURE4 

,!RE >E1 IT IS TRUE1 TRIALS :5 ! GOOD MAN MU/ APPEAL TO ,GOD 
FROM ! 9JU/ICE ( MAN2 & AMID ! :9+ C&OR OR 
HISS+ ( 5VY1 ]ECT A PAVILION 9 HIS [N M9D TO RETIRE TO1 
TILL ! RUMOR BE OV]PA/2 NAY1 ! D>TS ( UNDES]V$ C5SURE 
MAY PI]CE AN 9NOC5T T5D] BOSOM ?R\< ) MANY SORR[S2 BUT 
!SE >E ALL EXCEPTIONS TO G5]AL RULES4  ,& IT IS ACCORD+ TO 
!SE COMMON LAWS ?AT HUMAN BEHAVIOR \<T TO BE REGULAT$4  ,! 
ECC5TRIC ORBIT ( ! COMET NEV] 9FLU5CES A/RONOMICAL 
CALCULATIONS RESPECT+ ! 9V>IABLE ORD] E/ABLI%$ 9 ! 
MOTION ( ! PR9CIPAL BODIES ( ! SOL> SY/EM4 

,I WILL !N V5TURE TO AFFIRM1 ?AT AFT] A MAN HAS >RIV$ AT 
MATURITY1 ! G5]AL \TL9E ( HIS *>ACT] 9 ! WORLD IS 
JU/1 ALL[+ = ! BE=E M5TION$ EXCEPTIONS TO ! RULE4  ,I 
DO NOT SAY1 ?AT A PRUD5T1 WORLDLY-WISE MAN1 ) ONLY NEGATIVE 
VIRTUES & QUALITIES1 MAY NOT SOMETIMES OBTA9 A SMOO!R 
REPUTATION ?AN A WIS] OR A BETT] MAN4  ,SO F> FROM IT1 ?AT ,I AM 
APT TO CONCLUDE FROM EXP]I5CE1 ?AT :]E ! VIRTUE ( TWO 
PEOPLE IS NE>LY EQUAL1 ! MO/ NEGATIVE *>ACT] WILL BE LIK$ 
BE/ BY ! WORLD AT L>GE1 :IL/ ! O!R MAY HAVE MORE FRI5DS 
9 PRIVATE LIFE4  ,BUT ! HILLS & DALES1 CL\DS & SUN%9E1 
CONSPICU\S 9 ! VIRTUES ( GREAT M51 SET (F EA* O!R2 & 
?\< !Y AF=D 5VI\S WEAKNESS A FAIR] M>K TO %OOT AT1 ! 
REAL *>ACT] WILL /ILL WORK ITS WAY TO LI<T1 ?\< BESPATT]$ 
BY WEAK AFFECTION1 OR +5I\S MALICE4"9 

7"9,FOOTNOTE4  ,I ALLUDE TO V>I\S BIOGRAPHICAL WRIT+S1 BUT 
P>TICUL>LY TO ,BOSWELL'S ,LIFE ( ,JOHNSON47 

,) RESPECT TO ?AT ANXIETY TO PRES]VE A REPUTATION H>DLY 
E>N$1 :I* LEADS SAGACI\S PEOPLE TO ANALYZE IT1 ,I %ALL NOT 
MAKE ! OBVI\S COMM5T2 BUT ,I AM AFRAID ?AT MORALITY IS V]Y 
9SIDI\SLY UND]M9$1 9 ! FEMALE WORLD1 BY ! ATT5TION BE+ 
TURN$ TO ! %[ 9/EAD ( ! SUB/ANCE4  ,A SIMPLE ?+ IS 
?US MADE /RANGELY COMPLICAT$2 NAY1 SOMETIMES VIRTUE & ITS 
%AD[ >E SET AT V>IANCE4  ,WE %\LD NEV]1 P]HAPS1 HAVE HE>D 
( ,LUCRETIA1 HAD %E DI$ TO PRES]VE H] *A/ITY 9/EAD ( H] 
REPUTATION4  ,IF WE REALLY DES]VE \R [N GOOD OP9ION1 WE %ALL 
COMMONLY BE RESPECT$ 9 ! WORLD2 BUT IF WE PANT AFT] HI<] 
IMPROVEM5T & HI<] ATTA9M5TS1 IT IS NOT SUFFICI5T TO VIEW 
\RSELVES AS WE SUPPOSE ?AT WE >E VIEW$ BY O!RS1 ?\< ?IS 
HAS BE5 +5I\SLY >GU$ AS ! F\NDATION ( \R MORAL 
S5TIM5TS4  7,SMI?47  ,BECAUSE EA* BY/&] MAY HAVE HIS [N 
PREJUDICES1 BESIDES ! PREJUDICES ( HIS AGE OR C\NTRY4  ,WE 
%\LD RA!R 5DEAVOR TO VIEW \RSELVES1 AS WE SUPPOSE ?AT ,BE+ 
VIEWS US1 :O SEE? EA* ?\<T RIP5 9TO ACTION1 & :OSE 
JUDGM5T NEV] SW]VES FROM ! ET]NAL RULE ( RI<T4  ,RI<TE\S 
>E ALL HIS JUDGM5TS--JU/1 AS M]CIFUL6 

,! HUMBLE M9D ?AT SEEKE? TO F9D FAVOR 9 ,HIS SI<T1 & 
CALMLY EXAM9ES ITS CONDUCT :5 ONLY ,HIS PRES5CE IS FELT1 WILL 
SELDOM =M A V]Y ]RONE\S OP9ION ( ITS [N VIRTUES4  ,DUR+ 
! /ILL H\R ( SELF-COLLECTION1 ! ANGRY BR[ ( (F5D$ 
JU/ICE WILL BE FE>FULLY DEPRECAT$1 OR ! TIE :I* DRAWS MAN TO 
! ,DEITY WILL BE RECOGNIZ$ 9 ! PURE S5TIM5T ( REV]5TIAL 
ADORATION1 ?AT SWELLS ! HE>T )\T EXCIT+ ANY TUMULTU\S 
EMOTIONS4  ,9 !SE SOLEMN MOM5TS MAN DISCOV]S ! G]M ( ?OSE 
VICES1 :I* LIKE ! ,JAVA TREE %$ A PE/IF]\S VAPOR 
>\ND--DEA? IS 9 ! %ADE6 & HE P]CEIVES !M )\T 
ABHORR5CE1 BECAUSE HE FEELS HIMSELF DRAWN BY SOME CORD ( LOVE TO 
ALL HIS FELL[ CREATURES1 = :OSE FOLLIES HE IS ANXI\S TO F9D 
EV]Y EXT5UATION 9 !IR NATURE--9 HIMSELF4  ,IF ,I1 HE MAY ?US 
>GUE1 :O EX]CISE MY [N M9D1 & HAVE BE5 REF9$ BY 
TRIBULATION1 F9D ! S]P5T'S EGG 9 SOME FOLD ( MY HE>T1 & 
CRU% IT ) DIFFICULTY1 %ALL NOT ,I PITY ?OSE :O >E /AMP$ 
) LESS VIGOR1 OR :O HAVE HE$LESSLY NURTUR$ ! 9SIDI\S 
REPTILE TILL IT POISON$ ! VITAL /REAM IT SUCK$8  ,CAN ,I1 
CONSCI\S ( MY SECRET S9S1 ?R[ (F MY FELL[ CREATURES1 & 
CALMLY SEE !M DROP 9TO ! *ASM ( P]DITION1 ?AT YAWNS TO 
RECEIVE !M4  ,NO6 NO6  ,! AGONIZ$ HE>T WILL CRY ) 
SUFFOCAT+ IMPATI5CE--,I TOO AM A MAN6 & HAVE VICES1 HID1 
P]HAPS1 FROM HUMAN EYE1 ?AT B5D ME TO ! DU/ BE=E ,GOD1 & 
L\DLY TELL ME :5 ALL IS MUTE1 ?AT WE >E =M$ ( ! SAME 
E>?1 & BREA! ! SAME ELEM5T4  ,HUMANITY ?US RISES NATURALLY 
\T ( HUMILITY1 & TWI/S ! CORDS ( LOVE ?AT 9 V>I\S 
CONVOLUTIONS 5TANGLE ! HE>T4 

,?IS SYMPA?Y EXT5DS /ILL FUR!R1 TILL A MAN WELL PLEAS$ 
OBS]VES =CE 9 >GUM5TS ?AT DO NOT C>RY CONVICTION TO HIS [N 
BOSOM1 & HE GLADLY PLACES 9 ! FAIRE/ LI<T TO HIMSELF1 ! 
%[S ( REASON ?AT HAVE L$ O!RS A/RAY1 REJOIC$ TO F9D SOME 
REASON 9 ALL ! ]RORS ( MAN2 ?\< BE=E CONV9C$ ?AT HE 
:O RULES ! DAY MAKES HIS SUN TO %9E ON ALL4  ,YET1 %AK+ 
H&S ?US1 AS IT W]E1 ) CORRUPTION1 ONE FOOT ON E>?1 ! 
O!R ) BOLD /RIDES M\NTS TO HEAV51 & CLAIMS K9DR$ ) 
SUP]I\R NATURES4  ,VIRTUES1 UNOBS]V$ BY M51 DROP !IR BALMY 
FRAGRANCE AT ?IS COOL H\R1 & ! ?IR/Y L&1 REFRE%$ BY ! 
PURE /REAMS ( COM=T ?AT SUDD5LY GU% \T1 IS CR[N$ ) 
SMIL+ V]DURE2 ?IS IS ! LIV+ GRE5 ON :I* ?AT EYE MAY 
LOOK ) COMPLAC5CY ?AT IS TOO PURE TO BEHOLD 9IQUITY6 ,BUT MY 
SPIRITS FLAG2 & ,I MU/ SIL5TLY 9DULGE ! REV]IE !SE 
REFLECTIONS LEAD TO1 UNABLE TO DESCRIBE ! S5TIM5TS ?AT HAVE 
CALM$ MY S\L1 :5 WAT*+ ! RIS+ SUN1 A S(T %[] 
DRIZZL+ ?R\< ! LEAVES ( NEI<BOR+ TREES1 SEEM$ TO FALL 
ON MY LANGUID1 YET TRANQUIL SPIRITS1 TO COOL ! HE>T ?AT HAD 
BE5 HEAT$ BY ! PASSIONS :I* REASON LABOR$ TO TAME4 

,! LEAD+ PR9CIPLES :I* RUN ?R\< ALL MY DISQUISITIONS1 
W\LD R5D] IT UNNECESS>Y TO 5L>GE ON ?IS SUBJECT1 IF A 
CON/ANT ATT5TION TO KEEP ! V>NI% ( ! *>ACT] FRE%1 & 
9 GOOD CONDITION1 W]E NOT (T5 9CULCAT$ AS ! SUM TOTAL ( 
FEMALE DUTY2 IF RULES TO REGULATE ! BEHAVIOR1 & TO PRES]VE 
! REPUTATION1 DID NOT TOO FREQU5TLY SUP]S$E MORAL OBLIGATIONS4 
,BUT1 ) RESPECT TO REPUTATION1 ! ATT5TION IS CONF9$ TO A 
S+LE VIRTUE--*A/ITY4  ,IF ! HONOR ( A WOMAN1 AS IT IS 
ABSURDLY CALL$1 IS SAFE1 %E MAY NEGLECT EV]Y SOCIAL DUTY2 NAY1 
RU9 H] FAMILY BY GAM+ & EXTRAVAGANCE2 YET /ILL PRES5T A 
%AMELESS FRONT --= TRULY %E IS AN HONORABLE WOMAN6 

,MRS4 ,MACAULAY HAS JU/LY OBS]V$1 ?AT 0!RE IS BUT ONE FAULT 
:I* A WOMAN ( HONOR MAY NOT COMMIT ) IMPUNITY40  ,%E !N 
JU/LY & HUMANELY ADDS--,?IS HAS GIV5 RISE TO ! TRITE & 
FOOLI% OBS]VATION1 ?AT ! FIR/ FAULT AGA9/ *A/ITY 9 WOMAN 
HAS A RADICAL P[] TO DEPRAVE ! *>ACT]4  ,BUT NO SU* FRAIL 
BE+S COME \T ( ! H&S ( NATURE4  ,! HUMAN M9D IS BUILT ( 
NOBL] MAT]IALS ?AN TO BE SO EASILY CORRUPT$2 & ) ALL !IR 
DISADVANTAGES ( SITUATION & $UCATION1 WOM5 SELDOM BECOME 
5TIRELY AB&ON$ TILL !Y >E ?R[N 9TO A /ATE ( 
DESP]ATION1 BY ! V5OM\S RANCOR ( !IR [N SEX40 

,BUT1 9 PROPORTION AS ?IS REG>D = ! REPUTATION ( *A/ITY IS 
PRIZ$ BY WOM51 IT IS DESPIS$ BY M53  & ! TWO EXTREMES >E 
EQUALLY DE/RUCTIVE TO MORALITY4 

,M5 >E C]TA9LY MORE UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( !IR APPETITES ?AN 
WOM52 & !IR APPETITES >E MORE DEPRAV$ BY UNBRIDL$ 
9DULG5CE1 & ! FA/IDI\S CONTRIVANCES ( SATIETY4  ,LUXURY HAS 
9TRODUC$ A REF9EM5T 9 EAT+ ?AT DE/ROYS ! CON/ITUTION2 
&1 A DEGREE ( GLUTTONY :I* IS SO BEA/LY1 ?AT A P]CEPTION ( 
SEEML9ESS ( BEHAVIOR MU/ BE WORN \T BE=E ONE BE+ C\LD EAT 
IMMOD]ATELY 9 ! PRES5CE ( ANO!R1 & AFT]W>DS COMPLA9 ( 
! OPPRESSION ?AT HIS 9TEMP]ANCE NATURALLY PRODUC$4  ,SOME 
WOM51 P>TICUL>LY ,FR5* WOM51 HAVE ALSO LO/ A S5SE ( DEC5CY 
9 ?IS RESPECT2 = !Y WILL TALK V]Y CALMLY ( AN 9DIGE/ION4 
,IT W]E TO BE WI%$1 ?AT IDL5ESS WAS NOT ALL[$ TO G5]ATE1 ON 
! RANK SOIL ( WEAL?1 ?OSE SW>MS ( SUMM] 9SECTS ?AT FE$ 
ON PUTREFACTION2 WE %\LD NOT !N BE DISGU/$ BY ! SI<T ( 
SU* BRUTAL EXCESSES4 

,!RE IS ONE RULE RELATIVE TO BEHAVIOR ?AT1 ,I ?9K1 \<T TO 
REGULATE EV]Y O!R2 & IT IS SIMPLY TO *]I% SU* AN HABITUAL 
RESPECT = MANK9D1 AS MAY PREV5T US FROM DISGU/+ A FELL[ 
CREATURE = ! SAKE ( A PRES5T 9DULG5CE4  ,! %AMEFUL 
9DOL5CE ( MANY M>RI$ WOM51 & O!RS A LITTLE ADVANC$ 9 
LIFE1 FREQU5TLY LEADS !M TO S9 AGA9/ DELICACY4  ,=1 ?\< 
CONV9C$ ?AT ! P]SON IS ! B& ( UNION BETWE5 ! SEXES1 
YET1 H[ (T5 DO !Y FROM %E] 9DOL5CE1 OR TO 5JOY SOME 
TRIFL+ 9DULG5CE1 DISGU/8 

,! DEPRAVITY ( ! APPETITE1 :I* BR+S ! SEXES TOGE!R1 HAS 
HAD A /ILL MORE FATAL EFFECT4  ,NATURE MU/ EV] BE ! /&>D ( 
TA/E1 ! GUAGE ( APPETITE--YET H[ GROSSLY IS NATURE 9SULT$ BY 
! VOLUPTU>Y4  ,LEAV+ ! REF9EM5TS ( LOVE \T ( ! 
QUE/ION2 NATURE1 BY MAK+ ! GRATIFICATION ( AN APPETITE1 9 
?IS RESPECT1 AS WELL AS EV]Y O!R1 A NATURAL & IMP]I\S LAW 
TO PRES]VE ! SPECIES1 EXALTS ! APPETITE1 & MIXES A LITTLE 
M9D & AFFECTION ) A S5SUAL GU/4  ,! FEEL+S ( A P>5T 
M+L+ ) AN 9/9CT M]ELY ANIMAL1 GIVE IT DIGNITY2 & ! 
MAN & WOMAN (T5 MEET+ ON ACC\NT ( ! *ILD1 A MUTUAL 
9T]E/ & AFFECTION IS EXCIT$ BY ! EX]CISE ( A COMMON 
SYMPA?Y4  ,WOM5 !N HAV+ NECESS>ILY SOME DUTY TO FULFILL1 MORE 
NOBLE ?AN TO ADORN !IR P]SONS1 W\LD NOT CONT5T$LY BE ! 
SLAVES ( CASUAL APPETITE1 :I* IS N[ ! SITUATION ( A V]Y 
CONSID]ABLE NUMB] :O >E1 LIT]ALLY SPEAK+1 /&+ DI%ES TO 
:I* EV]Y GLUTTON MAY HAVE ACCESS4 

,I MAY BE TOLD1 ?AT GREAT AS ?IS 5ORMITY IS1 IT ONLY AFFECTS A 
DEVOT$ P>T ( ! SEX--DEVOT$ = ! SALVATION ( ! RE/4 
,BUT1 FALSE AS EV]Y ASS]TION MI<T EASILY BE PROV$1 ?AT 
RECOMM5DS ! SANCTION+ A SMALL EVIL TO PRODUCE A GREAT] GOOD2 
! MIS*IEF DOES NOT /OP H]E1 = ! MORAL *>ACT]1 & PEACE 
( M9D1 ( ! *A/] P>T ( ! SEX1 IS UND]M9$ BY ! 
CONDUCT ( ! V]Y WOM5 TO :OM !Y ALL[ NO REFUGE FROM GUILT3 
:OM !Y 9EXORABLY CONSIGN TO ! EX]CISE ( >TS ?AT LURE 
!IR HUSB&S FROM !M1 DEBAU* !IR SONS & =CE !M1 LET 
NOT MODE/ WOM5 />T1 TO ASSUME1 9 SOME DEGREE1 ! SAME 
*>ACT] !MSELVES4  ,= ,I WILL V5TURE TO ASS]T1 ?AT ALL ! 
CAUSES ( FEMALE WEAKNESS1 AS WELL AS DEPRAVITY1 :I* ,I HAVE 
ALREADY 5L>G$ ON1 BRAN* \T ( ONE GR& CAUSE--WANT ( 
*A/ITY 9 M54 

,?IS 9TEMP]ANCE1 SO PREVAL5T1 DEPRAVES ! APPETITE TO SU* A 
DEGREE1 ?AT A WANTON /IMULUS IS NECESS>Y TO R\SE IT2 BUT ! 
P>5TAL DESIGN ( NATURE IS =GOTT51 & ! M]E P]SON1 & 
?AT1 = A MOM5T1 ALONE 5GROSSES ! ?\<TS4  ,SO VOLUPTU\S1 
9DE$1 (T5 GR[S ! LU/FUL PR[L]1 ?AT HE REF9ES ON FEMALE 
S(TNESS4 

,TO SATISFY ?IS G5IUS ( M51 WOM5 >E MADE SY/EMATICALLY 
VOLUPTU\S1 & ?\< !Y MAY NOT ALL C>RY !IR LIB]T9ISM TO 
! SAME HEI<T1 YET ?IS HE>TLESS 9T]C\RSE ) ! SEX1 :I* 
!Y ALL[ !MSELVES1 DEPRAVES BO? SEXES1 BECAUSE ! TA/E ( 
M5 IS VITIAT$2 & WOM51 ( ALL CLASSES1 NATURALLY SQU>E !IR 
BEHAVIOR TO GRATIFY ! TA/E BY :I* !Y OBTA9 PLEASURE & 
P[]4  ,WOM5 BECOM+1 CONSEQU5TLY WEAK]1 9 M9D & BODY1 ?AN 
!Y \<T TO BE1 W]E ONE ( ! GR& 5DS ( !IR BE+ TAK5 
9TO ! ACC\NT1 ?AT ( BE>+ & NURS+ *ILDR51 HAVE NOT 
SUFFICI5T /R5G? TO DIS*>GE ! FIR/ DUTY ( A MO!R2 & 
SACRIFIC+ TO LASCIVI\SNESS ! P>5TAL AFFECTION1 ?AT 5NOBLES 
9/9CT1 EI!R DE/ROY ! EMBRYO 9 ! WOMB1 OR CA/ IT (F 
:5 BORN4  ,NATURE 9 EV]Y ?+ DEM&S RESPECT1 & ?OSE :O 
VIOLATE H] LAWS SELDOM VIOLATE !M ) IMPUNITY4  ,! WEAK 
5]VAT$ WOM5 :O P>TICUL>LY CAT* ! ATT5TION ( LIB]T9ES1 
>E UNFIT TO BE MO!RS1 ?\< !Y MAY CONCEIVE2 SO ?AT ! RI* 
S5SUALI/1 :O HAS RIOT$ AMONG WOM51 SPREAD+ DEPRAVITY & 
MIS]Y1 :5 HE WI%ES TO P]PETUATE HIS NAME1 RECEIVES FROM HIS 
WIFE ONLY AN HALF-=M$ BE+ ?AT 9H]ITS BO? ITS FA!R'S & 
MO!R'S WEAKNESS4 

,CONTRA/+ ! HUMANITY ( ! PRES5T AGE ) ! B>B>ISM ( 
ANTIQUITY1 GREAT /RESS HAS BE5 LAID ON ! SAVAGE CU/OM ( 
EXPOS+ ! *ILDR5 :OM !IR P>5TS C\LD NOT MA9TA92 :IL/ 
! MAN ( S5SIBILITY1 :O ?US1 P]HAPS1 COMPLA9S1 BY HIS 
PROMISCU\S AM\RS PRODUCES A MO/ DE/RUCTIVE B>R5NESS & 
CONTAGI\S FLAGITI\SNESS ( MANN]S4  ,SURELY NATURE NEV] 9T5D$ 
?AT WOM51 BY SATISFY+ AN APPETITE1 %\LD FRU/RATE ! V]Y 
PURPOSE = :I* IT WAS IMPLANT$8 

,I HAVE BE=E OBS]V$1 ?AT M5 \<T TO MA9TA9 ! WOM5 :OM 
!Y HAVE S$UC$2 ?IS W\LD BE ONE MEANS ( RE=M+ FEMALE 
MANN]S1 & /OPP+ AN ABUSE ?AT HAS AN EQUALLY FATAL EFFECT ON 
POPULATION & MORALS4  ,ANO!R1 NO LESS OBVI\S1 W\LD BE TO TURN 
! ATT5TION ( WOMAN TO ! REAL VIRTUE ( *A/ITY2 = TO 
LITTLE RESPECT HAS ?AT WOMAN A CLAIM1 ON ! SCORE ( MODE/Y1 
?\< H] REPUTATION MAY BE :ITE AS ! DRIV5 SN[1 :O SMILES 
ON ! LIB]T9E :IL/ %E SPURNS ! VICTIMS ( HIS LAWLESS 
APPETITES & !IR [N FOLLY4 

,BESIDES1 %E HAS A TA9T ( ! SAME FOLLY1 PURE AS %E E/EEMS 
H]SELF1 :5 %E /UDI\SLY ADORNS H] P]SON ONLY TO BE SE5 BY 
M51 TO EXCITE RESPECTFUL SI<S1 & ALL ! IDLE HOMAGE ( :AT IS 
CALL$ 9NOC5T GALLANTRY4  ,DID WOM5 REALLY RESPECT VIRTUE = ITS 
[N SAKE1 !Y W\LD NOT SEEK = A COMP5SATION 9 VANITY1 = ! 
SELF-D5IAL :I* !Y >E OBLIG$ TO PRACTICE TO PRES]VE !IR 
REPUTATION1 NOR W\LD !Y ASSOCIATE ) M5 :O SET REPUTATION AT 
DEFIANCE4 

,! TWO SEXES MUTUALLY CORRUPT & IMPROVE EA* O!R4  ,?IS ,I 
BELIEVE TO BE AN 9DISPUTABLE TRU?1 EXT5D+ IT TO EV]Y VIRTUE4 
,*A/ITY1 MODE/Y1 PUBLIC SPIRIT1 & ALL ! NOBLE TRA9 ( 
VIRTUES1 ON :I* SOCIAL VIRTUE & HAPP9ESS >E BUILT1 %\LD BE 
UND]/OOD & CULTIVAT$ BY ALL MANK9D1 OR !Y WILL BE 
CULTIVAT$ TO LITTLE EFFECT4  ,&1 9/EAD ( FURNI%+ ! 
VICI\S OR IDLE ) A PRETEXT = VIOLAT+ SOME SACR$ DUTY1 BY 
T]M+ IT A SEXUAL ONE1 IT W\LD BE WIS] TO %[1 ?AT NATURE HAS 
NOT MADE ANY DIFF]5CE1 = ?AT ! UN*A/E MAN D\BLY DEFEATS 
! PURPOSE ( NATURE BY R5D]+ WOM5 B>R51 & DE/ROY+ HIS 
[N CON/ITUTION1 ?\< HE AVOIDS ! %AME ?AT PURSUES ! CRIME 
9 ! O!R SEX4  ,!SE >E ! PHYSICAL CONSEQU5CES1 ! MORAL 
>E /ILL MORE AL>M+2 = VIRTUE IS ONLY A NOM9AL DI/9CTION 
:5 ! DUTIES ( CITIZ5S1 HUSB&S1 WIVES1 FA!RS1 MO!RS1 & 
DIRECTORS ( FAMILIES1 BECOME M]ELY ! SELFI% TIES ( 
CONV5I5CE4 

,:Y !N DO PHILOSOPH]S LOOK = PUBLIC SPIRIT8  ,PUBLIC SPIRIT 
MU/ BE NURTUR$ BY PRIVATE VIRTUE1 OR IT WILL RESEMBLE ! 
FACTITI\S S5TIM5T :I* MAKES WOM5 C>EFUL TO PRES]VE !IR 
REPUTATION1 & M5 !IR HONOR4  ,A S5TIM5T ?AT (T5 EXI/S 
UNSUPPORT$ BY VIRTUE1 UNSUPPORT$ BY ?AT SUBLIME MORALITY :I* 
MAKES ! HABITUAL BREA* ( ONE DUTY A BREA* ( ! :OLE MORAL 
LAW4 

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