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Poem
September 11, 1788
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A tribute from Frances to Georgiana Christiana praising the beauty and wisdom of a wife suckling her child, emphasizing how it strengthens marital bonds and advises women on enduring female influence through good nature and sense.
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A Tribute of Sensibility. from Frances to Georgiana Christiana
On seeing her suckling her Child.
How ardent soever the lover, a child must increase and more closely cement his affections.
A beautiful girl must ever kindle emotions of desire, in a man of sensibility. - But a chaste and tender wife, with an infant smiling at her breast, must be, to her husband the most exquisite, enchanting object upon earth.
She must also be the most flattering; for every endearment bestowed upon the child will find credit in his heart, as a proof of affection bestowed on himself.
The wife, the step, who suckles her own infant, evinces her wisdom, as well as her tenderness; she lays both her husband and her child under an obligation of kindness, that can never be absolved.
Women should recollect, there is a time when the charms of beauty must cease, and the passions of youth give way to the intellectual pleasures of age. It is then good nature and good sense, with the essential ingredient, a cheerful disposition, that complete the conquest of female influence.
On seeing her suckling her Child.
How ardent soever the lover, a child must increase and more closely cement his affections.
A beautiful girl must ever kindle emotions of desire, in a man of sensibility. - But a chaste and tender wife, with an infant smiling at her breast, must be, to her husband the most exquisite, enchanting object upon earth.
She must also be the most flattering; for every endearment bestowed upon the child will find credit in his heart, as a proof of affection bestowed on himself.
The wife, the step, who suckles her own infant, evinces her wisdom, as well as her tenderness; she lays both her husband and her child under an obligation of kindness, that can never be absolved.
Women should recollect, there is a time when the charms of beauty must cease, and the passions of youth give way to the intellectual pleasures of age. It is then good nature and good sense, with the essential ingredient, a cheerful disposition, that complete the conquest of female influence.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Marriage Celebration
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Motherhood
Marriage
Sensibility
Tribute
Female Influence
Wisdom Tenderness
What entities or persons were involved?
From Frances To Georgiana Christiana
Poem Details
Title
A Tribute Of Sensibility
Author
From Frances To Georgiana Christiana
Subject
On Seeing Her Suckling Her Child.
Key Lines
But A Chaste And Tender Wife, With An Infant Smiling At Her Breast, Must Be, To Her Husband The Most Exquisite, Enchanting Object Upon Earth.
The Wife, The Step, Who Suckles Her Own Infant, Evinces Her Wisdom, As Well As Her Tenderness; She Lays Both Her Husband And Her Child Under An Obligation Of Kindness, That Can Never Be Absolved.
It Is Then Good Nature And Good Sense, With The Essential Ingredient, A Cheerful Disposition, That Complete The Conquest Of Female Influence.