https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/files/original/68/2396/WollstonecraftExcerptCh9.pdf 8d3ee95807df944782aef0f464f93c06 PDF Text Text .., . [ 74 ) recovered the ufe of my limbs . So ( 75 ] de. Getting up to reach the fhe afked me all about my misfor~ ttcu tunes, and fent for wife, who came brown loaf, he limped very awk .. directly , and we have lived heree\ler wardly, Mary was· j uft beginning to fince . vV e catch fifh for Madam , and laugh when fue refi:rained herfelf; I watch f<)r a frorm , hopingfome for fh'e recolletl:ed tl1at his awk wardtime or other to be as kind to a pooi nefs made him truly relpecrable, becauf e he had loft the ufe of his limbs perilhing foul as fhe has beento when he was doing good, faving n1 e. Indeed we are very happy I m1b1 · 0 11 t now have been beggingabout thelives of his fellow-creatures. The weather cleared up, and they the ftree ts, but for Madam, God returnedhome. The children conble[s her. , A tear ftrayed down _Mrs. Mafons verfedgaily with each other all the wayhome, talking of the poor failor, 'le a finile of benevolenc= c h ee k > w l11 h 1·cl andhis faithfuldog. .a d u her countenance- t e it e libhte p h hand-T heywere girls caught eac h fh • r. · nutes w en . e, all filent a iew m1 d ··1· to tur n the difcourfe, enquir~, C I-I A P. IX. w11 mg fh · thehouk: whether they had any fid mthey were TheI11co11venie11ces of immoderateIn .. , ere produce , ~)ome w d they all eat to• dulgence. quickly d r~ffed, a~ a chearful meJI, a~ther. 1 hey ha r. f'ome of his v /l.. Jack iuncr u children were allowed to and honen d did all he cou rJ th help emfeJves to fruit when .rt'~faring fongs, an fs hisgra• ·it made f ' ~ rlivcrt them and expre titude, C . r a part O their meal ; and a10 Ille alwaystook care to pick out E 2· the ► THE �[ 76 ] the bcft, or fwallow what fhe tool in a hurry, left fl1e fhould not get as n1uch as ilie wifl1ed for. Indeed fhe generally eat n1ore than her fhare, She had feveral times eaten more than a perfon ought to eat at one t'itne., \Vithout feeling any iil effects, but one afternoon fhe complained of a pain in her fro1nach in confequencc of it, and her pale face, and languid eyes, plainly !hewed her indifpofirion. Mrs. Mafon gave her an emetic, and after the operation fhe was obliacd to go to bed, thoughfr! b . 1k h ad pro1nifed herfelf a pleafantw2.: th at evening. She was left alone, for Mary was not permitted to fiay at ho1ne with her, as fhe offeredr.o do. H ad her ficknefs been.acC' dental we would both have wedD r. . i M amufe ' her 1a1( rs. M4afon.' buther .1 . ' . . a its natUf41 arcedrnefs now reccivino b . fh multendure and J·l,ft pum(hment, e . .,., · · which pi.1 it without the al1ev1auon , r. me t11a. affords ; only tell her 1rom , che [ 77 ] was but mo1nent arr,. plpafure ..., while the pain and confinement 1t produced , has already lafted fo1nc hours. The :-icxtn1orning, though fcarcely recovered, !he got up, as ufual, to havea walk before breakfaft. During thefewalks, Mrs. Ma fon told th etn ftories, pointed out the wifdotn of God in the creation, and took the1n to· vifit her poor tenants. 1'hefe vifitsnot only enabled her to fonn a judgment of their wants, but made themvery indu!l:rious; for they were allanxious that fue mibo-ht find their houfesand perfons clean. And returningthrough the farn1-yard, Mrs. .Mafonftoppecl according to cufton1., to foewhether the poor anirnals were takencare of-t his fhe called earning her_bre,,kfatt.1'he fcrv,1nt was ju~ feeding thc pigs, and thou o-h 1hc poured a o-rea c quantity . .b b ~ rnto the trouoh th., g1. l O ob '. \,. ee( Y creatures tri ed to g ble tt up fron1one another. Catihe E3 rolinc: �r 78 J rolint blu.fh ed, fhe faw this fi t r. , fi 1 1ght WallCan_ ior her, and ihe ) •1 e t atharned of 1er glutto ny. But 1\,,- M • 11· • .LVHS. i afon v,ll rng to 1mp refs her ft'll > ~l h I m~ ..1 ong Y, t us addr effed h ) . er. 1 rov1dence , my child h . ' ." ' as g1ven l ,S pa.ffions and appetites r. o.. . •· H • vanous purpofes . , l ..1 -. two are generally obv10u~, w11 point them out to you. Firft to rende r our prefen t life more com . fortabk, and then to prepare us for another> by inaking us fociaule be~ ings ; as in fociety virtue is ac. quired , and felf..d enial pracl:ifed, A n1oderate quantity of proper food r ecruits our exhaufted fpirits, and invigorates the anin1al funcl:ions; but, i( v. e exceed moderation, the mind will be opprelfed , and foon become the nave of the body , or bothgrow lifllefs and inactive. Employed VJ• rjous w.-1ys>fan1ilies meet at meals, an i there bo·ivinoup to each ocber, b learn i 1 the mo!l: cafy, plcafancway to go. ,..,·n thti r appc:tites. Pigs,you fte . .1 [ 79 ] vour what they can get; but 1,e,de fl. n · 1 e ·r thev have any a ecuon s, ov men,1 , . fl ~ I1 ir fdlow-creacures, and w1 1 or ~,l ereturn ,. nor will they, for the- fake ' of a brutiD1 gratification, loie tnc ctl:eem of thofc they v alue . Befi des, no one can be reckoned virtu ous whohas not learned to bear povert y: yet thofe who think n-rnch of gra~ifyingtheir appetites, will at laft: aB: meanly in order to indt1lge thern .. But when any employment of the underfranding . or {hong affecti on oc ... cupies the mind, eating is feldom thought a matter of gr eater impo rtance than it ough t to be. Let th e idle think of their n1eals ; but do you employ the intermed iate time in a different manner, and only enj oy them ,vhen you j oin the focial circle. I like to fee children, and eve n men! eat cLearfully, and gratefully recetve the bleOingsfent by I-leaven ; yet 1 would not have the1n abufe thofe bleffings, or ever let the care E4 neceifary �[ [ 80 ( 1~ecdf..ny to fupport the bo 1 .. .. lY, I~u~ 1e 11n1no rt:il f~p1nt: many think , the _ fr1!tenancc the former craves,a~ c~tire 1y ne glect th e latter. I hrcmarkcd to you before, that 111 t e inoft apparently trivial con. rerns, we arc to do as ,ve would be done by. 1'nis duty muft be pracl:ifed conftantly; at meals there Ph . ,tre fr~quent opportunities, andI hope, Caroline, I fha 11 never again fee you eager to frcure dainties for yourfrlf. If fuch a difpofitionwere to grow up with you, you oughtto live alone, for no one Jhould en_ioy th e ad vantages and pleafores which ar ife frocn focial intercourfe, whois unwilling to give way to the incli nations of others , and allow e:ich their iharc of the good thi:ig:iof this Jife. You experienced ydl-crday, chat pain follr" :i 1 , 1 c l · ,tt · imlulgcn.:c ; it is al way~ the c,t1\ thounh form:~ ti1ncs not frlt fo i 11111l\.u,-.l J}' i nut the 8l ] fl. ' tion is infenfib]y dcftroyeJ, rhecomutu d ·1 aoe will con1e on, loade wlt 1 and old r. l oft a ve1.y . . o y ou al10 infirrn1ues. .c. • r. alk and fon1e fine 1ru1t. plea11 nt w , ' . , We vifited Mrs. Goodwin s gar d as Mary had before con den, an . d me that fhe could regulate vmce her appetites, I gave her leave to pluckas much fruit as D_1e\vifhed; and £he<lidnot abufe 1ny indulgence . On the contrary, ihe fpent rnofr p~r t of the time in gathering fome for me, and her attention made it tafl:c fweeter. Coming home I called her my friend,and ihe deferved the nan1e, for fhe was no longer a child; a reafonableaffecl:ionhad conquered an appetite; her underfl:an<ling took the lead, and fhe had practircd a virtn c. The fubjecc was now d roppe d ; but, Caroline determined to copy in future her fifler's te1nperance and fd ftlcnial. E5 C II 1\ P . � https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/files/original/68/2396/WollstonecraftExcerptCh13.pdf a8caed7b095676632ad08f1f7bb8c0dc PDF Text Text [ 106 [ ] to receive mercy and kindnefsonly f on t 1e· con 1t1on o your praclifingthe ·} a· . farne. I a_dvife~ou to afk Betty to pard on your impertinence; till you do fo,fhe fhall net affift you , yon wouldfind yourfelf very helplefs without the affiftance of men and women-unableto cook your meat, bake your bread, wa!h your clothes, or even put them on-fuch a helplefs creature is a child -I know what you are, you perce1ve. Mary fnbmitted-and in futureafter fhe faid her prayers, rememberedthat fhe was to endeavour to curb hertem- per. CH AP, 107 CH AP. ] XIII. Emplo)'mentJdlenejs produces MiJery-'lhe Cultivation ~f the F aricy raifes us above tbe Vulgar, extends our Happinefs, and leads to Virtue. NE afternoon, Mrs. l\1afon gave the children leave to arnufe themielves;but a kind of liftleifnefs hungover the-m, and at a lofs what to do, they feemed fatigued with doing nothing. They eat cakes though they had jufr dined, and did many foolifh thingsmerely beraufe they were idle. Theirfriend feeing that they were irrefolute,and could not fix on any ernployment,requefted Caroline to affift her to make fome clothes, that a poor woman was 111 want of, and whilewe are at work ihe added M . ' , ary will read us an entertaini ~ 1 0tale .h t::> , wh1c I willpoint out. F 6 The O �, ' "" !/~:-·:~ ,,' \ \ I I ' ' l .,•;,\·;,: , ~ ~ ~ ~' ' t '1 • • ' \' '' \' ' ' ' .. !; : : t : : , • : ' , f \ • " \ \ ~ : \' [ ,~: ·"~" t ' t : • \' l \ 108 [ ] \ ·: :,:; ; ::, . The tale interefl:ed the h' . . . ,,: . , . .. h c 1ld1en : :,.:• w o chearfully attended and c. .' : :. , t : , : • • . , a1ter it was fimi'hed) Mrs. Mafon told th . . , . . , .,,,, l fh em) • )(: :·: : ·:-.. : 1at as e had fome letters to write,ihe .... ould not take her accufl:omedwalk. out that ilie would allow them to re-' prefent her, and acl: for once likewomen. They received their commiffion ' tt was to take the clothes to the poor woman, whom they were intended for ; learn her prefent wants ; exercife their own judgment with refpeB:to the im mediate relief ihe fl:ood in needo, and alt accordingly. They returned home delighted, eager to tell what they had done, and h ow thankful, and happy theyhadleft the poor woman. Obferve now, faid Mrs . Mafon,the advantages arifing from employment; three hours ago, you were uncomfort able, without beingfenfibleof thecaufe, and knew not what to do withyourfelves. Nay, you actually committeda fin; for you devoured cakeswithoutf~el: : ; : ~::: : , : 1 1 2 10g 109 ] er merelyto kill time, w hilfE ' people have not the means manypoor offatisfyingtheir natural wants . When I defired yon to read to me you were r,ed. and now you have been ufeam011 folyouare delighted. Recollect this infuturewhen yol} are at a lofs what todowithyourfelves- and ren:1ember thatidlenefs muft alwaysb~ intolerable, becau -feit is only an irkfome confcioufnefsof exiftence. Everygift of Heaven is lent to us forour iniprovement; fancy is one of thefirfrof the inferiour ones ; in cultivatingit, we acquire what is called tafte,or a relifhfor particular em ploy ments , which occupy our leifure ~ours , and rc1:ife us above the vulgar 111our converfation . Thofe who have not.any tafl:etalk always of their own a~a~rsor of their neighbour s ; every tnvial matter that occurs within their knowledge they canvafs ~nd conjecture ~bout-not fo much out of ill-nature as. idlen efs:juil:asyou eat the cakes with-out . h inoung 0 J • �[ I IO ] [ out the impulfe of hlino-er 1 h r. t:: • nte mine fryle people talk of eat·1 ' ngand dr ef~) . a~~dlong for their mealsmerely to d1v1d(, the dav, bec:iufe rl~e· 1 inter. mediate time is not employedin rnore interefting manner. Everyne,; branch of tafte that we cultivate,affor ds us a refuge from idlenefs,a fortr efs in which we may refifi-the af. faults of vice; and the more noble o ur en1pJoyrnents, the m_oreexalted will our minds be.come. M ufic, drawing, works of ufefulnefs and fancy, all amufe and refine t he mind , {harpen the ingenuity; and form, infenfibly, the dawning judgment.-As the judgment gains ftrength, fo do the paffions al(o; we have action s to weigh, and needthat tafte in conduct , that delicate fenfeof propriety, which gives grace to virtue. The higheft branch of folitary amu~e• rnent is reading ; but even in thechoice -0fbooks the fancy is firft employe~i; for in reading, the heart is touched,t_,U 1 HS 1I I ] exan1ined by th e un. ~ lings are f r. ;ts ee . d the ripenings o rea1on derftanding, ~n • · This is the l· the 1mag111at10n. regu,lte and the moft important rk ofyears, . r .J wo ents When lire auf all emp1oym • bl o , ·r che heart has been capa e vances , 1 d h . ·no-early impreffions, an t e b . . h 0f rece1v1 headof reafoning and retaining t e 1ufiions v-.hich were dr awn fro1nf cone frock o m. we have acquired a h. the ' a gold rn1ne w • icl1 we , know1edcre O can occafionally recur to, indepen dentof outward circumt1:ances. . The fopreme Being has ever_Ythmg inhimfelf;we proceed fro1n Hnn , and our knowledoe and affections n1uft b returnto Him for emp loyment fuited to them. And thofe who moft refembleHim ought, next to I-1im, to be the objects of our love; and the beings who1n we fhould try to affociatewith, that we may receive aninferiour degree of fatisfacl:ionfrom their fociety.- But be affured our chiefcomfort muft ever arife from the �[ I J2 J [ the. 1nind's 1 C\ iev~ino. o its own rations. - and the wl111pcrs ·r. . of • ope provrng confcience to c . an ap. .r , onvinceus h 11chas not flipped awa t -: y unemployed, 1 13 ] number of poor came to great little harvdl ; and fl1e was a crac er h 0 led co fee the feeble hands of pea . r. 1 childhood and age., colklbng t 11e 1C<At- 1 teredea1s, Hone1tJack came with his fam:~!y; andwhen the labours of the day wt':eover, would p~ay on a fiddle, C 1-IA P . XI ?. thatfrequently had but three firings • .,. Butit ferved to fet the feet in n10 1.nnocent Am1ife;,1ents- Derc·•if>t · r I r f01JCJ tion , and the lads and la!fos dancing a lf/eljh Crjt!e.- lliflory of a !Veb ont~egreen fod, fuffered every care Ilarper.- /1 tyra;1ilica/Lcm,.hrd. 'tofitep. Fa,nily Pride. An old '\VeHh harpe~ generally cameto the houfe about this time it was now harveft time,the of the year, and ftaid a 1nonth or n\..w fccnc, ~ nd the fineweather r ore; for i\Irs. Mafon was particu delighted the cLilclrcn, who ran conL,l} fondof this in(b un1ent , and intinu.Jly out to view the reapers. Inter~lletlin the fate of the player; dc~d every thing fremed to weara as1salmofl:always the cafc, when we face of feHivity, ancl the ripe corn have nJcucd a pcrfon out of any beth t,ndcr its O\\ n wt ighc, or, n1ore clinrels. , erect, !hcwtcl the laughing appe2rancc She infonne<.lthe children, that of plenty . one~tr.welling through \ Vales, her Mrs. Mafon always allo,,ing t e carnagewas ovcrturn~<l near the ruifls gleaners to have a fotnch.nt <~u ..ntit}, Cl a grei.t 0 ".) AS � https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/files/original/68/2396/WollstonecraftExcerptCh15.pdf 4a8d0645a823b22e8aea0f949a0f0dde PDF Text Text [ I 20 ] hi1n, anJ exertetl myfdf to procurethe cnlargcn1ent of the young rr.an. l fuc. c-ce<lcd; and not only refroredhimto his farnily; but prevailed on myfriend to kt hirn rent a finall farm on his dh1..t·, and I g:n e him moneytobuy f~ock for it, and the implementsofhuf . ban,Jry . 'I'hc old harper's gratitude wasun. bm.1,1dcd; the ii.:11n1c:r after he walked • ) \ itit n1e ; a!1d eve1 fince he hascontrive d to co1ne every year to enliven c-ur harvefl:-hoP1e.-This eveningiti) to be celebrateJ. ·rhe evcn~ng c.Pne; thejoyousparty footu.l it away rnerrily, and the found of theit {h oes was heard on the barn floor. It was not the light fant,1ltic toe, that fafhio.1 taught to move,but hondl hea1t-fclt mirth, and the loud laugh, if it fpoke the vacanthe~d, faid audibly that the heart wasguile· kfs. I fome Mrs . Mafon always gave t 1em ~ . ~ to render trifling prcicnts at t 111swne, lhc [ I 2I ] 1i of winter more comtheapproac 11 o the inen, {he genera y T fortable. . l h refented warm clothmg, :ncl t~ ~ e P womenflax and worfted 1or <n1ttrng andfpinning;and tho~e who were the moftinduftrious received a reward when the new year commenced. The children had books given to them, and l'ttleornaments.- i\11 were anxious ;orthe day; and received th~ir old acquaintance , the harper , with the moftcordialfiniles. CH AP. XV. Prayer.-A M oon~li ght Scene.- Re.fignati on. HE harper would frequently fit under a large elm, a few paces fromthe houfe, and play fome of the mo{l: plaintive \V elD1 tunes. \V hile the people were eating their fnpper, Mrs.Mafon defired hin1 to l: by her fomefavouriteairs ; an<lfhe and the G children T �[ [ I 22 , ] children walked round the tree under . wl11chhe fat, on the fl:ump·of another The rnoon rofc in cloudlefs · ~ and a number of fl:arstwinkled near her. 1·he foftcned landkape·tnfpi red tranquillity, while the fhain f ~0 rutuc melody gave a pleafing melancholy to the whole-and madethe tear frart, whofe fource could fcarcely , be traced. 1-.he pleafure the fightof harn1lefs rnirth g~tve rife to in Mrs. Mafon' s bofotn, roufed every tender feeling-fet in rnotion her fpirits.-She laug hed ¼ ith the poor whomfhehad mad e happy, and wept when fuerecol leB:cd her o,vn farrows; the illuf10nsof youth-the gay expeB:ationsthathad fonnerly clipped the wings of time. She turned to the girls-I havebeenvery unfortunate, my young friends; butmy griefs are now of a placi<lkind. Heavy misfortunes have obfcured the funI gazed at when firft I entered lifeearly attachrnents have been brokenth~ d~ath of friends I loved has(o ·n y, Je clouded ~ 123 my days ; th at net ther the de<l cou . . , nor even t h01e r. l f profpenty O l}e:u11s . of benevolenc e, can d1ili?ate ~h1e gloom ; but I am not. loft 1n a thtc,~ r - My fl ate of inrnd rather reO 100. femble s the fccnc before you, it is quiet -I am we~.ned fron1 the ':orld, butnot difgufted- for I can fbll do good - andin futurity a fun will rife to cheer myheart.-Beyond the night of death , I hail the dawn of an eternd day! I mention my fiate of n1i11d coyou,t~at I may cell you what fop-portsme. The fe.fi:ivity v1ithin, and the pkciditywithout, led my thoughts 11aturallyto the fource fro1n whence my comfortfprings-to the Great Befro_ wer of every bleffing. Prayer, n1y children,is the dcareft privilege of man, and the fopport of a frelino0 heart w· l . • •1.ine 1as too often been woundedbY rngrat1tude; · · n1y fellowtreatures h I h ~ w om 1\JVe fondly loved aveneglecced n1e- I ha.veheard chei; G 2 laft �[ I 24 ] ( 1'25 ) 'itudeand admiration, we 1nuit laft figh, and thrown my evesrou d tograt an empty world; but h. n adoreGod. ..· . t en mor The human foul is fo frame~, tl:at pardcu larly feelrno-the prer. e b 1ence ofm efsand truth muft fill it with inC reator, I poured out my r. 16 Y dn . H. iou efore goo elfable pleafure, and the nearer 1t apim~ a-~d was no longer alone!- I now a1 y conte1nplate His wond erful proaches to perfection, th e .more eard' [. oeftly will it purfue tho~e virtues, 1 goodnefs; and, thouoh at an ..r.I . b a\vm cerning more clear1y their beauty. d1ftance, try to imitate Him. Th' . f I. IS The Supreme Being dwells in the view o t 11ngs is a fpur to aftivit· r, . . fl an d a con101at10n 111 difappointmem. univerfe.He is as eff'entially pr efent to the wicked as to th e good; but There 1s 1n face a conftantinter courfe kept up with the Creator,when the latter delight in His pre1ence, andtry to pleaie I-Iim, whilft the we learn to confider Him, as the fountain of truth, whichour underftand- formerllirink from a Judge, who is of too pure a nature to behold jng naturally thirfts after. But His iniquity. -Th e wicked wifh for the goodnefs brings Hi m ftill moreona rocksto coverthem, ,nountain s, or the level with our bounded capacities - for angryfea, which we the other day furwe trace it in every work ofmercy,and , to hide them from the prefence feel, in forrow particularly, Hisfatherly veyed care. Every bleffing is doubledwhen ofthatBeing-in whofe prefence only theycoll'ldfind joy . You feel emowe fupp ofe it co1nes from Him,and tions that incite you to do good ; affiiEtions almoft lofe their namewhen we believe they are fent to corre_a, andpainful ones diiturb you, when not crufh us .-Whil!l: we ate ahve youhave refiftcd the faithful internal (0 monitor . The wifer, and the better I G3 you �,,, \ I [ l ·26 ) you grow, the more vifibl 'f1 life the expreffion .11G e, I may . ·1, . , w1 od bee _,or w1fdom conGH:si·nr1ea1 ~c1111 · womeH' out-and aoo r. . o 1m 1 o c ne1s rn endea . to copy his attributes. vounng 1"'o attain any rhinoO'ffat 0 c m ft b } , a mode! u e 1eld up to ex ere· r ft . , 11eourunder anc~rng, and en?age our affections~ .t~ view_ of the d1fintereftedgoodnefs of God is therefore calculatedto touch tis more than can be conceived by a depraved mind. When the love of God is fhed abroad in our hearts. ' t~ue courage will animate our conduct, for nothing can hurt thofewhotrufrin 1• fiin If the defire of accinoright • b 1s ever prefent with us, if admiration · of gooclnefa fills our fouls; we maybe ' fa.id to pray conftantly. And if we try to do ju fl:ice to all our fellowcreatures, and even-to the brutecrea _tion; and amft them as far as we can, we prove whofe fcrvants·weare, ,•and whofe laws we tranfcribein our lives. Never ( 127 ] Neverbe very anxious·, when yori hat wordsto ufe; regulate your pbray,hwts and recollect:that virtue cahns t oug ; · .theoaffions,gives.clearnefs to the underftanding,and opens it to pleafures thatthe thoughtlefs and vicious have nota glimpfeof. You n1ufi, believe me, be acquainted with God to find peace,to rife fuperior to worldly tempuions. Habitual devotion is of the utmoftconfequence to our bappinefs, aswhatofteneft . occupies the tfloughts willinfluence our actions. Bur, obfervewhat I fay,- that devotion is mockeryand felfifhnefs, which does notimprove our moral character. •Men, <l old, prayed to the devil, facrificedtheir children to hi1n ; a·nd committed every kind of barbarity and.i1:1puri _ty. But we who fcrve a longfufknng God fhould pity the weaknefsof our fellow-creatures; we mufi: not beg for 1nercy and not fhew it; -we rnuft not acknowledge that we haveo~endcd.,~ r ithout trying to avoid G 4 doing �[ [ ] CH A J>. XVI. 128 doing fo in future. We are t d 0 eal ·h · w1t our fellow-creaturesas we . expect to be dealt w_1th. This is pracliral prayer !-Tho!e who pracl:ifeit feel frequently fubhme pleafures,andlive! hopes animate~them in this valedr tears; that fee1n a foretafteof thefe.. licity they will enjoy, whentheunder .. ftanding is 1nore enlightened,.andthe affections properly regulated. To-morrow I will take youtovifit the fchool-miftrefs of the village,and relate her itory, to enforcewha tI have been faying. Now you may go and danceoneor two dances ; and 1 will join youafter I have taken a walk, whichI wifhto e1tjoyalone~ CHAP, 1,'he Benefitsarziji ng firom D evotion.-l be Hijfory of the Village Sebo~ ... .'I'.. "r, Fatal Effectsof Inattention miftre_; s.to Expences,in the Hijlory- of Mr. Lofty. T HE next morning Mrs. Mafo.n defiredthe children to get th~ir work,and draw near the table wh1lfl: !herelatedthe promifed hiftory; and in the afternoon, if the weather be fine,they were to vifit the village fchool-miftrefs. "Her father, the honourable Mr. Lofty,was the youngeft fon of a. noblefamily; his educatio·. had been liberal,though his fortune was ftnall. HisTelation s, however, feeme<l determinedto pufh hi!n forward in life, before he difo~ligedthem by marrying GS the � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Everyday Literature: An An(ti)thology of Women's Writing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amy Lueck and Fall 2020 ENGL168PW/WGST167 students Subject The topic of the resource Women's literary history and culture Description An account of the resource Digital copies of some of the women's writing held in SCU's Archives and Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SCU Archives and Special Collections Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Summer Shetenhelm Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource SCU Archives and Special Collections Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Excerpt from 'Original stories from real life with conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodness' Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 Subject The topic of the resource Didactic fiction, English.; Moral education -- Fiction -- Early works to 1800.;Women -- Education -- Fiction -- Early works to 1800. Description An account of the resource Excerpt from 'Original stories from real life with conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodness' printed in 1791 for J. Johnson. This excerpt includes Chapter IX: The Inconvenience of immoderate Indulgence; Chapter XIII: Employment--Idleness produces Misery; and Chapter XV: Prayer--A Moon-light Scene--Resignation. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for J. Johnson, no. 72, St. Paul's Church-yard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1791 Type The nature or genre of the resource text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 26 pages Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context WollstonecraftExcerpt.pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PR5841.W8 O7 1791b Language A language of the resource English Relation A related resource Santa Clara University, Archives & Special Collections Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm 1700-1799 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain in the United States