OF THE

CONDITION OF WOMEN,

IN VARIOUS AGES AND NATIONS.

dia

(Frances)"

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.

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