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from personal attraction. Still we must
grant, that even in ancient times, those wo-
men who governed the heart and understand
ing of men with the most unbounded sway,
owed their power less to the witchery OF
beauty and the charms of youth, than to
their strength of mind and cultivation OF
talent. A woman of elegant personal exte-
rior, without the polish of accomplishment,
is like a flower without perfume. Aspasia
possessed neither youth nor beauty when
Socrates became her disciple, and imbibed
the principles of the philosophy OF love at
her feet; and her charms were faded when
Athens was governed by her DEGREES thro'
the medium of Pericles. Cornna, OF whose
talents we read so much, and of whose beau
ty we knew so little, presided over the stu
dies as well as the heart of Pindar 1he
splendid abilities of Catharine OF Russia
raised her from a cottage to throne. MAD
anne de Maintenon in the decline OF lite, by
the magnetism OF her conversation, and the
briliancy Of her ccomplishmentS, had more
power over the heart and councils OF tue
despotic Louis XIV, than the tascinatina
La Nallierc in all the winning attactons Of
youth, or Montespan in all the aliuvinN
( splendour Of beauty; if we are to credit tht
! assertions OF Dio, the only gailantry tht
voice OF scandal could lay to the charge o
I Cicero, was his devoted attachment and IT
erary correspondence with CGscllia, te


male wit and philosopher OF seventy.
has been acknowledged by the Empero


Napoleon that tho colloquial briliancy ant
gay vivacity OF Josephine could chase ava.
the gloomy spirit Of care itom his perturbat
ed mind sooner than the conjugal endeal


mcnts OF the lovely daughter OF the Caesars


A woman merely beautiful may attract;


woman polished, with mediocrlty OF edu


cation, may please, aud both united ma.
have a transient triumph over the heart 0


man; but il is sense and virtue, embellishc'


by the graccs Of accomplishments, that onl.


fasten on the mind and encian the affection


if to those precious qualities are added am


masion of temper, cheerful disposition, an'


softness of manners the power ot thelr pos


SCISSOR becomes altogether irresistible, 1t


fondy acknowledged by the heart-it Is rat


fled by tho understanding, and 1T cHalts eV


erv delight the senses can bestow.


'"I.a,ly Morgan isa fearless woman, and tn


most talented IN Europe