Excerpt from Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education, Vol. 2 of 2: With a View of the Principles and Conduct Prevalent Among Women of Rank and Fortune May I be allowed to ltrengthen my own Opinion With the authority of Dr Johnfon, that a woman cannol lycwe too nzucly arn'lometzc 9 It is a folid, practi cal acquirement, in which there is much ufe and little difplay It is a quiet fober kind of knowledge, which {he acquires for herfelf aiid her family, and not for the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.