The ablest-bodied woman loves being petted. Even

A prude is a shy coquette.

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The man who judges of a woman by her letters is a fool.--Her gesture

will contain more matter than her journal. Besides,

The woman who could punctuate could reason.

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The debut of a younger sister evokes mixed emotions.

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The prayer--uttered or unexpressed--of many an undowered young woman

is, May a moneyed man fall in love with me ! And she is not always

over-careful to add, And may I fall in love with that moneyed man!

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If the "New Woman" (3) turns out to be a fitter companion for men than

the old, no man will complain of her novelty. Yet

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