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Unfortunate Situation of Females
tempt ſhe meets with!—A young mind looks round for love and friendſhip; but love and friendſhip fly from poverty: expect them not if you are poor! The mind muſt then ſink into meanneſs, and accommodate itſelf to its new ſtate, or dare to be unhappy. Yet I think no reflecting perſon would give up the experience and improvement they have gained, to have avoided the misfortunes; on the contrary they are thankfully ranked amongſt the choiceſt bleſſings of life, when we are not under their immediate preſſure.
How earneſtly does a mind full of ſenſibility look for diſintereſted friend-
ſhip,
