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Female Merit And Vanity Contrasted.
FEMALE MERIT AND VANITY CONTRASTED .
Ah ! friend ! to dazzle let the vain design ; To raise the thought , and touch the heart be thine ! That charm shall grow , while what fatigues the ring , Flaunts and goes down , an unregarded thing : So when the sun ' s broad beam has tir'd the sight , All mild ascends the moon ' s more sober light , Serene in virgin modesty she shines , And unobserv'd the glaring orb declines . POPE .
AN accomplished woman can never become an object of neglect ; she must always remain an object of distinction amongst her acquaintance . When she was young she might please more , but as even then she pleased chiefly by her mind , she will , therefore , continue to please still . The discerning few , at least , will discover in her beautieswhich neither the inroads of age nor the ravages of sickness
, can deface . When " declined into the vale of years , " she will still , from the superiority of her character , stand forth an exalted figure . . Sense and capacity , joined to worth and sweetness , are exempted from the condition of all things else , which lose their influence when they lose their novelty . " Tlie ornament of grace which wisdom shall ive to thy head" will not appear with less real lustrewhen
g , , infirmity shall cause that head to shake . " The crown of glory which she shall deliver to thee , " will , in reason ' s eye , receive new . dignity from grey hairs ; or , rather , according to our inspired author , Solomon , those " grey hairs are , " themselves ,. " a crown of glory , being found in the way of-righteousness . "
Do ye know a woman far advanced in life , but yet farther in virtue and understanding , who , with mild insinuation , employs them to render wise and happy those about her , especially the young ; who for such in particular makes every kind allowance , not forgetting those early days when she too stood in need of indulgence ; who , when her health will permit , takes pleasure in seeing herself surrounded by a circle of youth innocently gaycondescending even to
, mix in their little sports , and by a graceful complacency of iook , and . pleasing remainder of ancient humour , to encourage and promote their harmless amusement . —Do you know such a woman ? Then speak your opinion freely . Will this youthful circle be in anjr danger of despising her because she is old ? On the contrary , will they not contend with one another who shall pay her most venerationwho shall
, stand hig hest in her affection ? Can you conceive a character moj-e respectable , and , at the same time , more amiable ? What is there good or excellent to which she will not have it in ber power to win them ?
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Female Merit And Vanity Contrasted.
FEMALE MERIT AND VANITY CONTRASTED .
Ah ! friend ! to dazzle let the vain design ; To raise the thought , and touch the heart be thine ! That charm shall grow , while what fatigues the ring , Flaunts and goes down , an unregarded thing : So when the sun ' s broad beam has tir'd the sight , All mild ascends the moon ' s more sober light , Serene in virgin modesty she shines , And unobserv'd the glaring orb declines . POPE .
AN accomplished woman can never become an object of neglect ; she must always remain an object of distinction amongst her acquaintance . When she was young she might please more , but as even then she pleased chiefly by her mind , she will , therefore , continue to please still . The discerning few , at least , will discover in her beautieswhich neither the inroads of age nor the ravages of sickness
, can deface . When " declined into the vale of years , " she will still , from the superiority of her character , stand forth an exalted figure . . Sense and capacity , joined to worth and sweetness , are exempted from the condition of all things else , which lose their influence when they lose their novelty . " Tlie ornament of grace which wisdom shall ive to thy head" will not appear with less real lustrewhen
g , , infirmity shall cause that head to shake . " The crown of glory which she shall deliver to thee , " will , in reason ' s eye , receive new . dignity from grey hairs ; or , rather , according to our inspired author , Solomon , those " grey hairs are , " themselves ,. " a crown of glory , being found in the way of-righteousness . "
Do ye know a woman far advanced in life , but yet farther in virtue and understanding , who , with mild insinuation , employs them to render wise and happy those about her , especially the young ; who for such in particular makes every kind allowance , not forgetting those early days when she too stood in need of indulgence ; who , when her health will permit , takes pleasure in seeing herself surrounded by a circle of youth innocently gaycondescending even to
, mix in their little sports , and by a graceful complacency of iook , and . pleasing remainder of ancient humour , to encourage and promote their harmless amusement . —Do you know such a woman ? Then speak your opinion freely . Will this youthful circle be in anjr danger of despising her because she is old ? On the contrary , will they not contend with one another who shall pay her most venerationwho shall
, stand hig hest in her affection ? Can you conceive a character moj-e respectable , and , at the same time , more amiable ? What is there good or excellent to which she will not have it in ber power to win them ?