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Literary
March 14, 1807
Herald Of The United States
Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
An essay advising married women on maintaining marital happiness through virtue, modesty, and endearments. It emphasizes contentment, amiability, and the superior pleasures of wedded life over singlehood, concluding with a poetic excerpt on enduring love.
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MISCELLANY.
From the Weekly Visitor.
THE DUTIES OF MARRIED FEMALES.
"Neglect not," says an author, "the little arts of endearment, but let the charms which captivated the lover, secure the attachment of the husband."
The motions of a passion, founded on esteem and love, are regular and lasting; its elegance consists in purity, and its transports are the result of virtue and reason. Those three great pillars, that are the support of females, are virtue, innocence, and modesty.
Nothing is more spotless, for the least speck is visible on the whiten snow.
If we take a view of conjugal love, vested in all its native beauties, we must be persuaded that the pleasures of it far surpass a single life, and whatever is delightful in human nature, centres in matrimony. What delight must a well disposed female take, in conversing with the worthy object she has chosen, and under whose protection she has put herself, till death breaks the chain. All the delights of friendship, all the sweets of life, terminate in marriage. The greatest felicity we can desire in this life, is contentment. If we aim at any thing higher, we shall be greatly disappointed. A wife must endeavor to attain this essential virtue. It adds all the softness and endearments of refined love in this state: without it, her life would be uneasy, her pleasures insipid. Happy and contented with ourselves, casting a pleasing smile on our friends and acquaintance, we shew to the world a breast at peace within itself.
To render the married state more happy, the wife ought to make herself as amiable in the eyes of her husband, as it is in her power; the pains he took to charm him before marriage, ought to be redoubled now: to render his home agreeable to him--to receive him with open arms and cheerful looks.--From the day they left the altar of Hymen, wretchedness or felicity is placed in their own hands. It is at their option to be happy or miserable. They become from that period a little world of their own: a Society consisting of love, mutually connected with love.
"The seasons thus,
As careless round a jarring world they roll,
Still find them happy;
Till evening comes at last, serene and mild:
Together down they sink in social sleep;
Together rise, their gentle spirits fly
To scenes where love and bliss immortal reign."
From the Weekly Visitor.
THE DUTIES OF MARRIED FEMALES.
"Neglect not," says an author, "the little arts of endearment, but let the charms which captivated the lover, secure the attachment of the husband."
The motions of a passion, founded on esteem and love, are regular and lasting; its elegance consists in purity, and its transports are the result of virtue and reason. Those three great pillars, that are the support of females, are virtue, innocence, and modesty.
Nothing is more spotless, for the least speck is visible on the whiten snow.
If we take a view of conjugal love, vested in all its native beauties, we must be persuaded that the pleasures of it far surpass a single life, and whatever is delightful in human nature, centres in matrimony. What delight must a well disposed female take, in conversing with the worthy object she has chosen, and under whose protection she has put herself, till death breaks the chain. All the delights of friendship, all the sweets of life, terminate in marriage. The greatest felicity we can desire in this life, is contentment. If we aim at any thing higher, we shall be greatly disappointed. A wife must endeavor to attain this essential virtue. It adds all the softness and endearments of refined love in this state: without it, her life would be uneasy, her pleasures insipid. Happy and contented with ourselves, casting a pleasing smile on our friends and acquaintance, we shew to the world a breast at peace within itself.
To render the married state more happy, the wife ought to make herself as amiable in the eyes of her husband, as it is in her power; the pains he took to charm him before marriage, ought to be redoubled now: to render his home agreeable to him--to receive him with open arms and cheerful looks.--From the day they left the altar of Hymen, wretchedness or felicity is placed in their own hands. It is at their option to be happy or miserable. They become from that period a little world of their own: a Society consisting of love, mutually connected with love.
"The seasons thus,
As careless round a jarring world they roll,
Still find them happy;
Till evening comes at last, serene and mild:
Together down they sink in social sleep;
Together rise, their gentle spirits fly
To scenes where love and bliss immortal reign."
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Love Romance
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Marriage
Duties
Wives
Contentment
Conjugal Love
Virtue
Modesty
Matrimony
What entities or persons were involved?
From The Weekly Visitor
Literary Details
Title
The Duties Of Married Females
Author
From The Weekly Visitor
Subject
On The Duties And Happiness Of Married Women
Key Lines
"Neglect Not," Says An Author, "The Little Arts Of Endearment, But Let The Charms Which Captivated The Lover, Secure The Attachment Of The Husband."
Those Three Great Pillars, That Are The Support Of Females, Are Virtue, Innocence, And Modesty.
The Greatest Felicity We Can Desire In This Life, Is Contentment.
"The Seasons Thus,
As Careless Round A Jarring World They Roll,
Still Find Them Happy;
Till Evening Comes At Last, Serene And Mild:
Together Down They Sink In Social Sleep;
Together Rise, Their Gentle Spirits Fly
To Scenes Where Love And Bliss Immortal Reign."