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Aas been a god. , Men, have sub- 
mitted to superior strength, to en- 
Joy, with impunity, the pleasure of 
the moment :—women, have only 
done the same ;,.. and therefore till 
it is proved) that the courtier, who 
servilely resigns, the birthright of a 
man, is not,a moral agent, it can- 
not be demonstrated that: woman is 
-essentially inferior to man, because 
.she has always been hitherto subju- 
gated. 
Brutal force has hitherto govern- 
ed the world; and that the science 
of politics is in. .its infancy, 1s evi- 
dent from philosophers scrupling to 
give the knowledge most useful to 
man that determinate distinction. 
I shall not pursue this argument 
any further than to establish an ob- 
vious inference, that as sound po- 
lities diffuse liberty, mankind, in- 
cluding woman, will become more 
wise and virtuous. 
Madame de Warens. 
From Young’s Travels during the 
Years 1787, 1788, and 1789. 
GAM REEY had objects to me 
very interesting. I was eager 
to view Charmettes, the road, the 
house of Madame de Warens, the 
vineyard, the garden, every thing, 
in a word, that had been described 
by the inimitable pencil of Rous- 
seau. There was something so de- 
liciously amiable in her character, 
in spite of her frailties—her constant 
gaiety and good-humour—her ten- 
derness and humanity—her farm- 
ing speculations—but, above all 
other circumstances, the love of 
Rousseau, have written her name 
amongst the few whose memories 
are connected with us by ties more 
easily feJt than described. The 
house is situated about a mile from 
Chambery, fronting the rocky road 
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which leads to that city)./and the 
wood of chesnuts in the valley. It 
is small, and much of. the-same size 
as we should suppose. in. England 
would be found on a farm of one 
hundred ‘acres, without the least 
luxury or pretension ;;.and the gar- 
den for shrubs and flowers is con- 
fined as well as unassuming.' The 
scenery is pleasing, being near a 
city ; and yet, as he observes, quite 
sequestered. It could not but in- 
terest me; and I viewed it with a 
degree of emotion; even in the 
leafless melancholy of December it 
pleased. I wandered about some 
hills, which were assuredly the walks. 
he has so agreeably described. I re- 
turned to Chambery with my heart 
full of Madame de Warens. We 
had with us a young physician, » 
Mons. Bernard, of Modanne.en 
Maurienne, an agreeable man, con- 
nected with people at Chambery. 
With some trouble I procured the 
following certificate : 
Extract from the Mortuary Register 
of the Parish Church of St. Peter 
de Lemens. 
*« The 30th of July 1762, was 
buried, in the, burying-ground of 
Lemens, Dame Louisa Frances Ele- 
anor de la Tour, widow of the 
Seignor Baron de Warens, native 
of Vevay, in the canton of Berne, 
in Switzerland, who died yesterday 
at ten in the morning, like a good 
christian, and fortified with her last 
sacraments, aged about sixty-three 
years. She abjured the Protestant 
religion about thirty-six years past ; 
since which time she lived in our 
religion: She finished her days in 
the suburb of Nesin, where she had 
lived for about eight years, in the 
house of M. Crepine. 
(Signed) GaIME, 
Rector of Lemens. 
POETRY. 
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