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ornament of their reſpective ſex. The father ought to lay out and ſuperintend their education; the mother to execute and manage the detail of which ſhe is capable. The former ſhould direct the manly exertions of the intellectual and moral powers of his child; his imagination and the manner of thoſe exertions, are the peculiar province of the latter. The former ſhould adviſe, protect, command; and by his experience, maſculine vigour, and that ſuperior authority which is commonly aſcribed to his ſex brace and ſtrengthen his pupil for active life, for gravity, integrity, and firmneſs in fuffering. The buſineſs of the latter is to bend and ſoften her male pupil by the charms of her converſation, and the ſoftneſs and decency of her manners, for ſocial life, for politeneſs of taſte, and the elegant decorum and enjoyments of humanity: and to improve and refine the tenderneſs and modeſty of her female pupil, and form her to all thoſe mild domeſtic virtues, which are the peculiar characteriſtics and ornaments of her ſex.

To conduct the opening minds of their ſweet charge through the ſeveral periods of their progreſs, to aſſiſt them in each period in throwing out the latent ſeeds of reaſon and ingenuity, and in giving freſh acceſſion of light and virtue; and, at length, with all theſe advantages, to produce the young