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"THE CORNHIIil/' ON MEN AND WOMEN. 179
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society woman household by gives in simp the is ly the king refusing onl dom y . to reason associate * than why * you with the do * social her associate , for You the can with But pleasure excommunicate her this ; which is she not stands her the a
in no other relation to the world one . case merchant with a men tradesman : a man an is artist a politician an author , a country a doctor gentleman or fifty , other a banker things , a ,
fellow and in -creatures this , capacity which he , they has cannot something , get to without , give to considerable a , certain number inconvenience of his
elsewhere . " , An inconvenience so considerable that social excommunicaiven
tion of meii has in fact to be gup . to sustain by " be some No dependent public doubt eminent if relations the persons upon extrem men and , were e ch vi for aracters ews ever support of to wom prevail ; if and they en ' ; s protection if ri had g women hts professions , which ; were would if they are ever , and advocated came to sat cease b in to
parliament that very fact , and as became much liberty merchants to their and morals landowners as men , they enjoy at present acquire . " y dancers This is wh further ose moral exp lained we are by informed a reference are under to act res le s ss ri gid d
censorsh , ip than those of , the rest of the , sex . Lastlybett " It if may , and ceased also it to may stan not d , in be that true dependent that we should relation all be to happ men ier which and
they stan er d occupy in that women at position present , the in world all parts will be of the consistent world ; in but enforcing so long , by as inexorable they do line themand not
sanctions , a severe moral discipupon , upon men . " things Surel . y Did an unconscious the writer ever picture , fairly of and calml a very thoug godless htfully , state face the of
the dark Man sketch leasure strong his he , imm pen finds ora has l in , so but such easil desirou y society and s , by that reason y dra there w , it should ? appear be s , of a
class p of virtuous women : womanweak , boundrather useless chan and ( in the t protected emlated class as possible ) all that , —the can , darker be desired , dawn . The on onl this y ,
dark g horizon e con — p that women may become less dependent , and attain u as much liberty as to their morals as men enjoy at
present !" If this is English _society—this its present indeed , and for this its still
more hateful possible future—it is time some new doctrine Nor do to we be believe preached that . the ancient enemy of mankindhad
descr lie been ibed requested to frame a by social the code strong for men them and , could weak have wom done en , here it
better but th . at Not very indeed polite modern Luther's gentleman u strong , and who craft is so y" much adversary more , to he
anybod easy mankind and y ' s ? agreeabl adversary Is he e not . because Wh perh y aps he shoul reall our d y true he does be friend not the ? wish enemy He it of is
who has arranged everything , for , us so comfortably and so
"The Cornhiiil/' On Men And Women. 179
" THE CORNHIIil / ' ON MEN AND WOMEN . 179
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 2, 1863, page 179, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02111863/page/35/
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