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Matrimony.
and not beſtow them. She ought to diſtinguiſh between fondneſs and tenderneſs. The latter is the ſweeteſt cordial of life; but, like all other cordials, ſhould be reſerved for particular occaſions; to exhilarate the ſpirits, when depreſſed by ſickneſs, or loſt in ſorrow. Senſibility will beſt inſtruct. Some delicacies can never be pointed out or deſcribed, though they ſink deep into the heart, and render the hours of diſtreſs ſupportable.
A woman ſhould have ſo proper a pride, as not eaſily to forget a deliberate affront; though ſhe muſt not too haſtily reſent any little coolneſs.
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