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Ridiculous Customs And Superstitions In Different Nations.
earth ; but , to reward them for their pains , the same law grants them " the privilege of being intimate with every warrior they like . When the Laplanders want to go a voyage , they apply to their sorcerers , who sell them pieces of cord with knots tied at certain distances , which are to g ive them a favourable wind ; and they make the fools who buy them pay very dear for them .
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
SIR , . AS one ofthe principal designs of your publication evidently appears to be the commendation and encouragement of virtue and religion , by exhibiting them in their own amiable and attractive lig ht , and of exposing vice in all its ug liness arid deformity , in order to inire readers with a sincere love and esteem forthe oneand a
spyour , hearty hatred and aversion to the other , every true lover of virtue must approve of and applaud the generous scheme ; and such as have time and talents cannot surely employ their leisure hours to better purpose than in contributing what lies in their power towards such a benevolent undertaking . But not to weary you , or myself , with a tedious and impertinent preamble , I shall come to the subject for
which I principally intended this epistle , without any further delay . There is a barbarous and inhuman practice exceedingly common in this age ; and however lightly it may be regarded by the sons of levity and dissipation , the infidel and abandoned debauchee , it is nevertheless , in the judgment of all the wiser and better part of mankind , an evil ofthe most mali gnant nature in itself , while at the same time it is attended with the most direful and unhappy consequences ; what
. 1 mean is the seduction of young , unsuspecting and innocent girls . from the path of virtue , under the pretence of honest and honourable love , aud the most sincere and inviolable attachment . With what assiduity and perseverance do these libertine wretches prosecute their wicked purpose ? what art and cunning , what dissimulation and falsehood do they not practise ? what promises and enandto
gagements of eternal love and constancy do they not utter ? , crown all , what solemn oaths and imprecations do they not bind . themselves with to complete their mutual bliss , and secure the continuance of it , by lawful and honourable marriage ? Thus the wretch goes on , from one villanous step to another , till he finds that he has made a sufficient impression on the tender heart fairand thenlike insi
of the too credulous and unsuspecting ; , an - dious robber , watches and seizes the unguarded moment , and robs her of that which every virtuous woman esteems dearer to her than life , her virtue and honour . Not long has he enjoyed his inglorious triumph , till satiety and disgust succeed his unhallowed raptures , and then all his fondness and complacency are for ever gone , all
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Ridiculous Customs And Superstitions In Different Nations.
earth ; but , to reward them for their pains , the same law grants them " the privilege of being intimate with every warrior they like . When the Laplanders want to go a voyage , they apply to their sorcerers , who sell them pieces of cord with knots tied at certain distances , which are to g ive them a favourable wind ; and they make the fools who buy them pay very dear for them .
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
SIR , . AS one ofthe principal designs of your publication evidently appears to be the commendation and encouragement of virtue and religion , by exhibiting them in their own amiable and attractive lig ht , and of exposing vice in all its ug liness arid deformity , in order to inire readers with a sincere love and esteem forthe oneand a
spyour , hearty hatred and aversion to the other , every true lover of virtue must approve of and applaud the generous scheme ; and such as have time and talents cannot surely employ their leisure hours to better purpose than in contributing what lies in their power towards such a benevolent undertaking . But not to weary you , or myself , with a tedious and impertinent preamble , I shall come to the subject for
which I principally intended this epistle , without any further delay . There is a barbarous and inhuman practice exceedingly common in this age ; and however lightly it may be regarded by the sons of levity and dissipation , the infidel and abandoned debauchee , it is nevertheless , in the judgment of all the wiser and better part of mankind , an evil ofthe most mali gnant nature in itself , while at the same time it is attended with the most direful and unhappy consequences ; what
. 1 mean is the seduction of young , unsuspecting and innocent girls . from the path of virtue , under the pretence of honest and honourable love , aud the most sincere and inviolable attachment . With what assiduity and perseverance do these libertine wretches prosecute their wicked purpose ? what art and cunning , what dissimulation and falsehood do they not practise ? what promises and enandto
gagements of eternal love and constancy do they not utter ? , crown all , what solemn oaths and imprecations do they not bind . themselves with to complete their mutual bliss , and secure the continuance of it , by lawful and honourable marriage ? Thus the wretch goes on , from one villanous step to another , till he finds that he has made a sufficient impression on the tender heart fairand thenlike insi
of the too credulous and unsuspecting ; , an - dious robber , watches and seizes the unguarded moment , and robs her of that which every virtuous woman esteems dearer to her than life , her virtue and honour . Not long has he enjoyed his inglorious triumph , till satiety and disgust succeed his unhallowed raptures , and then all his fondness and complacency are for ever gone , all