Look at your [English] ladies of quality-are they not forever parting with their husbands-forfeiting their reputations-and is their life aught but dissipation? In common genteel life, indeed, you may now and then meet with very fine girls-who have politeness, sense and conversation-but these are few-and then look at your trademen's daughters-what are they?-poor creatures indeed! all pertness, imitation and folly.

I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility - I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the …

When once-which every body must be-you are convinced of the wickedness and deceit of men, it is impossible to preserve untainted your own innocence of heart. E…

To have some account of my thoughts, manners, acquaintance and actions, when the hour arrives in which time is more nimble than memory, is the reason which ind…