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faſhionably educated, &c.
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The few trades which are left, are now gradually falling into the hands of the men, and certainly they are not very reſpectable.
It is hard for a perſon who has a reliſh for poliſhed ſociety, to herd with the vulgar, or to condeſcend to mix with her former equals when ſhe is conſidered in a different light. What unwelcome heart-breaking knowledge is then poured in on her! I mean a view of the ſelfiſhneſs and depravity of the world; for every other acquirement is a ſource of pleaſure, though they may occaſion temporary inconveniences. How cutting is the con-
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