F

OF THE

CONDITION OF WOMEN,

IN VARIOUS AGES AND NATIONS.

BY L. MARIA CHILD,

AUTHOR OF PHILOTHEA,' 'THE MOTHER'S BOOK,' 'LETTERS FROM NEW
YORK,' FLOWERS FOR CHILDREN,' ETC., ETC.

REVISED AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR.

"I am a slave, a favored slave

At best, to share his splendor, and seem very blest;
When weary of these fleeting charms and me,
There yawns the sack, and yonder rolls the sea.
What am I then a toy for dotard's play,
To wear but till the gilding frets away?"

BYRON'S CORSAIR.

"In youth women are our idois, at a riper age our companions, in old age
our nurses, and in all ages our friends."
LORD BACON.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

FIFTH EDITION.

NEW-YORK:

C. S. FRANCIS & CO., 252 BROADWAY.

BOSTON:

J. H. FRANCIS, 128 WASHINGTON-STREET.

1845.