Scenes And Adventures in the Army : Or, Romance of Military Life
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" I have made that ever a question to myself. We say. Nature has given her an inferior part to play ; that is, has assigned to her duties, which we choose to call infe- rior : but there, she actively exhibits beautiful and high qualities, which we seldom possess, and underrate ; how magnanimous is their patience, their self-denial and de- votion ! They are different from men. How generally in society, with the audacious but seldom denied claim to civilization, do men (alas ! uneducated), like s...avages look upon them and treat them as drudges, — laborers in their service and ministers to their pleasure. And Avhat ever saves them from this common treatment, and the real degradation which it inevitably entails?" Friend. — Religion ? " Religion truly, elevates mankind ; but, compared to •women, how very few men indeed are religious. It is a proof of her naturally superior refinement ; and doubtless 32-1: SCENES AND ADVENTURES her recompense for many ills ; but it exaggerates her virtues to a humble resignation, of ^^'hich the obtuse and hard hearts of men only take advantage.
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