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To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
SIR , NATURE dictates many , of our rules of action in a much stronger manner than it is possible for any law or preternatural regulation to enforce ; and nothing can be more convincing , than the manner in which it in general operates in the case of an _ old man old being
marrying a young woman , or , vice versa , an woman married to a young man . . . Marriage is the state capable of the hig hest human felicity , calculated for a constant scene of as much delight as our being is capable of : it is the foundation of community , and the chief band of society . —it is or otio-ht to be that state of perfect friendship in which there are two
bodies with but one mmd . Marriage prevents a state of jealousy , and shews superior ideas of happiness in hitman beings than in the brute creation—It was never intended we should so mock nature as by acting contrary to the natural impulse of it ; and though there are many instances in which , and very properly co , we deviate from the paths of nature , if the whole is artificial it is contrary to reason and good sense .
yet Marriage need not be to prevent a state of jealousy in the above cases , or in the case of the marriage of an old couple , because it would not be likely that an old man or woman procures a third person to join in creating it ; and if the old man should happen to go astray , he would in all probability pay dearly for his temerity . _ - The English are more liberal in their ideas , less confined m their other nation in the
kws , and profess more real liberty than any universe ; and very properly so , for their climate requires lt . —Some climates require an absolute monarchy for the government , others an aristocracy , and " again , others require a democracy—It is the difference of the manners and dispositions of each of those different countries , caused by their respective climates , that occasions a different sort of government to be required . In'Europe there is a kind of balance between the Southern and Northern Nations . The first have every convenience of life , and
few of it ' s wants : the last have many wants , and iew conveniencies . To one , nature has given much , and demands but little ; to the other , she has given but little , and demands a great deal . The equilibrium is maintained by the laziness of the Southern natrons * , and by the industry and activity which she has given to those in the North , lhe latter are obliged to undergo excessive labour , without which they would want every thing , and degenerate into barbarians . I his has
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
SIR , NATURE dictates many , of our rules of action in a much stronger manner than it is possible for any law or preternatural regulation to enforce ; and nothing can be more convincing , than the manner in which it in general operates in the case of an _ old man old being
marrying a young woman , or , vice versa , an woman married to a young man . . . Marriage is the state capable of the hig hest human felicity , calculated for a constant scene of as much delight as our being is capable of : it is the foundation of community , and the chief band of society . —it is or otio-ht to be that state of perfect friendship in which there are two
bodies with but one mmd . Marriage prevents a state of jealousy , and shews superior ideas of happiness in hitman beings than in the brute creation—It was never intended we should so mock nature as by acting contrary to the natural impulse of it ; and though there are many instances in which , and very properly co , we deviate from the paths of nature , if the whole is artificial it is contrary to reason and good sense .
yet Marriage need not be to prevent a state of jealousy in the above cases , or in the case of the marriage of an old couple , because it would not be likely that an old man or woman procures a third person to join in creating it ; and if the old man should happen to go astray , he would in all probability pay dearly for his temerity . _ - The English are more liberal in their ideas , less confined m their other nation in the
kws , and profess more real liberty than any universe ; and very properly so , for their climate requires lt . —Some climates require an absolute monarchy for the government , others an aristocracy , and " again , others require a democracy—It is the difference of the manners and dispositions of each of those different countries , caused by their respective climates , that occasions a different sort of government to be required . In'Europe there is a kind of balance between the Southern and Northern Nations . The first have every convenience of life , and
few of it ' s wants : the last have many wants , and iew conveniencies . To one , nature has given much , and demands but little ; to the other , she has given but little , and demands a great deal . The equilibrium is maintained by the laziness of the Southern natrons * , and by the industry and activity which she has given to those in the North , lhe latter are obliged to undergo excessive labour , without which they would want every thing , and degenerate into barbarians . I his has