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those whose limited fortunes press on their attention considerations of the
strictest economy ! There ought to be a material difference in the degree of
care which a per son of a large and independent estate bestows on money
concerns, and that of a person in confined circumstances: yet both may very
commendably employ some portion of their time and thoughts on this subject. The
custom of the times tends in some measure to abolish the distinctions of rank;
and the education given to young people, is nearly the same in all: but though
the leisure of the higher may be well devoted to elegant accomplishments, the
pursuits of those in a middle line, if less ornamental, would better secure
their own happiness and that of others connected with them. We sometimes bring
up children in a manner calculated rather to fit them for the station we wish,
than that which it is likely they will actually possess; and it is in all cases
worth the while of parents to consider whether the expectation or hope of
raising their offspring above their own situation be well-founded.
The cultivation of the understanding and disposition, however, is not here
alluded to; for a judicious improvement of both, united to firm and early taught
religious principles, would enable the happy possessor of these advantages to
act well on all occasions: nor would young ladies find domestic knowledge a
burthen, or inconsistent with higher attainments, if the rudiments of it were
inculcated at a tender age, when activity is so pleasing. If employment be
tiresome to a healthy child, the fault must be traced to habits which, from many
causes, are not at present favourable to the future conduct of women. It
frequently happens, that before impressions
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