Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 6

           Thustheyoungladiesareasmuchashamedofbeingcowardsandfoolsasthemen,anddespiseallpersonalornaments,beyonddecencyandcleanliness:neitherdidIperceiveanydifferenceintheireducationmadebytheirdifferenceofsex,onlythattheexercisesofthefemaleswerenotaltogethersorobust;andthatsomerulesweregiventhemrelatingtodomesticlife,andasmallercompassoflearningwasenjoinedthem:fortheirmaximis,thatamongpeoplesofquality,awifeshouldbealwaysareasonableandagreeablecompanion,becauseshecannotalwaysbeyoung.Whenthegirlsaretwelveyearsold,whichamongthemisthemarriageableage,theirparentsorguardianstakethemhome,withgreatexpressionsofgratitudetotheprofessors,andseldomwithouttearsoftheyoungladyandhercompanions.

           Inthenurseriesoffemalesofthemeanersort,thechildrenareinstructedinallkindsofworksproperfortheirsex,andtheirseveraldegrees:thoseintendedforapprenticesaredismissedatsevenyearsold,therestarekepttoeleven.

           Themeanerfamilieswhohavechildrenatthesenurseries,areobliged,besidestheirannualpension,whichisaslowaspossible,toreturntothestewardofthenurseryasmallmonthlyshareoftheirgettings,tobeaportionforthechild;andthereforeallparentsarelimitedintheirexpensesbythelaw.FortheLilliputiansthinknothingcanbemoreunjust,thanforpeople,insubserviencetotheirownappetites,tobringchildrenintotheworld,andleavetheburthenofsupportingthemonthepublic.Astopersonsofquality,theygivesecuritytoappropriateacertainsumforeachchild,suitabletotheircondition;andthesefundsarealwaysmanagedwithgoodhusbandryandthemostexactjustice.

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