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Dedication.
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Can I here forget that precious half of the Republic which conſtitutes the Happineſs of the other half, and whoſe Mildneſs and prudent Behaviour contribute ſo much to ſecure to it the Bleſſings of Peace and good Manners. Amiable and virtuous Siſter-Citizens, it will ever be the fate of your Sex to govern ours. Happy! as long as your chaſte Power, confined to the Bounds of conjugal Union, ſhall confine itſelf to the Glory and the Happineſs of your Country! It is thus the Women commanded at Sparta, and that you deſerve to command at Geneva. Where is the Man barbarous enough to reſiſt the Voice of Honour and Reaſon
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