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Hicky's Bengal gazette, or The original Calcutta general advertiser — 31.1781

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... , .rr , . . , c , had-influence to make her huld the Mr. I-iiCKY art.is Printirib Office in
E knows, that If file oe net an tdeof, | Wodd--evcry hw, and ceniure,,,*'

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fhe mufi befenfible that hecan have
But one view, and that that view cannot
.be honourable. A married Women, there-
fore, cannot be seduced -- becauie from
the rir;1 in'dant that flip perceives a Man's
'Approaches (and Women are too quick
lighted in fuch affairs, t) be believed
Should they pretend JJiindnefs) She
Jcnows that Adultery is his object; fince
hz can have no other—and that unlels
. ihe means to inform him," (in Language
not to be mifunderftood); that ,fhe is
.not fliocked at the Idea of it, (he ihouul
ih-un hi'tn, as (he would a Pestilence.-—
This is the Time, to Fly—for ai'cer this,
1 The fame behsviout that is due to a com-
mon Acquaintance—even a fmile-—be-
•tomes, to him Encouragement. This
is the moment that affronted virtue
fhould put on its native dignity—for af-
ter this, It is too late, Chaftity, cannot

\inder;land-and not relent. A fmile

xhen fays—" 1 will"' Hear Female
virtue mult be v/rccckcd, unkfs this
Jlock be flown from. If, a Woman be
ii triple enough to imagine that a Man
would be at the trouble 'of attending her
-and of inhnuating himfelf into her regard
(throwing away his Time) from piato-
r.ick Friendship—and a cold admiration
c,r her Charms, without any criminal de-
iire to render them fubfervient to his
L-1-fhe has a large fhareof va-
nity—and a very contemptible Under-
standing, or if fhe flatters herfelf, that
fhe can play with Fire, without burning
ifer Fingers, fhe will infallibly fall a

victim to her folly--and like the poor

M6th which gayly flutters its few circles

around the Candle, unhurt--ihe will

•at la It as blindly share it's Fare. Un-
happily -for this Country, French Re-
finement has varnifbed crimes," fo as to

divine and human, at defiance-
might make Iter rob—•-Murder do

any thing-if he were v'liisn enough

to exert himfelf to effect it, he has abeady
led her to do her utmost, iiitc a thief, to
defraud her hufbands relcations ot that
rank and property, of" which her fipurious
IjTuc may rob them, he-has already led
her to prove herfelf defl itute of every
. principle that can dignify the fex-in-
capable of being restrained by any be
that fhould influence the Heart. After

fuclt a proof—after fuch a facrifici".-

if fne does not proceed on, to other crimes
it can only be owing to her paramours
not having a difpofition that can require
it. It is this that lenders the Crime of Ad
ultery, fo particularly henious in Women,
when a married Man commits it, he
throws out no defiance to the world for
the woild think too lightly of'the offence
lie makes no facrafic.e of Character. A-
man cannot fink to a level with an adul-
trcls, till he has forfuken his Poll in Battle.
Courage is the male pnintofhonourChaft-
ity the female. By a Mans • commiting
Adultery he runs no iifk of defrauding his
younger Brothers, and relations of that
rank, or fcrrunc, to which in Failure of
his having i-flue, th' y Would have a right.
The Women, rifks cyery thing, gi ves up
everything, fhe therefore, whole Ap-
petite, and paffions are fo much her

Miftrefs, as to force her thus to rii'k.-----

thus to give up, every thing to fattsfy

her 1-1 proves herfelf ready to do any

thing, to v. hich fne can be prompted by
her paflions. It is for this Reafon^
that " without Chaftity, Beauty " • is
■unlovely, " and Birth, contempible.
Our'Women of Faffiir.n fhould be told;

that when they fwerve from Virtue, the
iiiicuiciic u.as varumjcu crimes, ju as *o i , T->- i • 1 t w -,- i i
conceal their Deformity, « Gallantry,- i lvi .h,S er. ^ ^ve been Laded by

the RaddaBaazar, at-Calcutta.

.'.GEORGE ADA'MSGN.

a.CCK .and Watch-maker ti c next
H cufe to Mcfirs. .Stewarts Carpen-
ters near the Court Fioufe, t.cg leave to
acquaint the Ladies and Gentlemen of
the fettlui tnt that l e repairs ail forts of
Clocks and Watches, and makes all
{bits of Gold and Silver Work likcwife
mends old .wo: k in . the ner.tcit manner.
. N. B. v/lieie all Ccr.misfllons from
Town and Country will be punctually
obey'd.

iuC.i-^c*o.,.my, - yanaritry, | b;rd ^ b,,,^ they fink - beneath th-
is much too gentle a lerny for Adulte- ■ Uvd g StraR(i Strumpets, in-as-much
xy,_we ioiten away offences fo as to hide j-.v. *tiiii r.,,„.,v,_ ,wh;,.u ,iV WiWr.l^s of
their colour. If Women who yet Ate
virtuous, heard Dutchefles, Marchion-
cfles, Counreffes, &c. branded with the
j'candalous Name they deferve, on fsverv-

jng from virtue-fliocked at the Name

of Wh--e their Minds wou'd fhriak

•with Difgutt from the very Idea or* dc-
ferving it. And Cnee Women here thus
Daily of the Act, that raorit:; it—why
fhould that act be fattened to their Ear,
foy any term that docs hot (hock it?-——
The more the Name fhoCks the better,
becaufe the word which fnocks, it is the
very Reafon, wh.y a virtuous Woman
ihould Hear it given to an Aduitrefs,
caiianyTerm be too opprobriousfor she
Women of Fafhion, who by defiling the
Marriage ued, proves herfelf capable, of
committing any crime to which Ihe can
be prompted by Paflion?—■—-if any hu-

nan Tie-my fenfe of duty to GOD,

or Man--i.iy ibame for the prelent —

or fear for the future., had hern, capable

<it operating on. her Mind-"the would

not nave dared to do an aft tor which

perpetual Infamy it the Reward.--A

mind, thus callous to every feeling that

To be SOLD.

AT the Library by John Andrews
and Anthony Berhieru, Engbfh
Clarret. do old Flock, Jamaica Rum
Shrub; Cherry Brandy, fome very elegant
and irfeful Plate, do. very har.dibme
Looking GhuTes different i'orts, Brafs
and Steel Barrels fowling Pieces Silver
mounted Funis and Piltob, plain and
do, "Violins and other Mufical Infcru-
lr.ent.1:, Mufick"Books and Tutors for
every Inftrumenr," Choice collection of
Rooks for private Gentlemen's Libra: ies
at a Moderate Price. Europe Silks-,
beft Patterns and a variety of other
Articles. 2d. August, 17S1.

'jVv ~ E~ R : E A S. ""
rr^IIE Widow of fcJiah abdee
W Ivia'hprocdklian did. in th? Ben-
ga!year i,i$'6:,M(?r.tgvge 10 Kiliscnra a
Bote Iiihabitant.oi Calcutta one house
&c.. iu the Town of HcCgriiy and
one Houfe-evC. in the Town of Chi-
-filuralr as d Sundry other-lenements
HotiftS Gardens &c. for she fum of
Sicca Rupees jtr;ooo-and whereas the
laid Kilhenrats? Bofewas then intro-
duced into and fliil Ccittinues in
PoilciTscn of the faid houfes-rer-e-
rrseuts&c. Nov/ the Ssud Kiflienram
Bofe is willing to hiake ever and
•clilpofc of his ivlcrtgi'ge on the ft-id
hc-ufes tenements &c. any perlon
will rig to pay down the money may
befuliy acquainted with tiie Partic-
ulars by csiquring of Muddun
CI.";aul Bofebi thcSaanB;<2arCalcutta
or jag Mohun Roy at Hughly.

P A T' N A.
JOHN' LIVESAY, Carpenter,
X> EGS leave to inform the Gentlemen
J^P of the Settlement, and r'ne Public
that he has. provided himfelf with a.
•great variety of" Tisr.ber, of the choic^ib
fort calculated for furniture and Coach-
making. - Has likewrie purchased an.
extenlive piece of Ground for the Cq.i-»
venience of his hufmefs, and hopes the
Gentlemen of -tlie Settlement v.dll favor
him with their future Commands he will
with the utmost care and attention en-
deavour to merit their,f"*vors% and give
general fatisfaction to his employers.

JUS T P u n L I S II E p- *

BY AUTHORITY.

.,......, " wWh a«ood ' A ND to be Sold at the Library, the Late

me-.tfhe gave up virtue, fhe put a 1 Iter tne bairns ot tl.e Ganges, WJin a0oo /\ 11v„ , .....' .i^rr Bound or in

fu-:f"i~- under thp dirrrtions of she Mrjn Cs

as the iacrislce (wldch the Vv retches of
the facets made, on diveating from vir-
tue,) ws's lels valuable---they in pro-
portion proved themfelves the Lets aban-
doned.

The good Breeding, now in fafhion,
is ruining us by its procuring from
people of diftinguiibed Worth, and

honour-----the fame apparent Regard

and -Attention, to profligate Characters
that rue paid to thole whole levies are

unexceptionable.-the virtuous, and

vicious.—The respectable, and abanr
doned are put on a level, what an encou-
ragement to bad Characters 1 what " a
Difcouragement to the good !—Isno dif-

tinction due to merit ? No ? -How

ee.n we wcncler that public and private
virtue ;;;e turned out.of Doors ? ,

We have'many Symptom s of a fti?te;
1 tinning hciuilong to <*eftruftiun. The
advntitious gifts of Fortune, are alone'
regarded, and, thus "REPUTATION is
acGMG PlilCE.

To be continued

To be S O L D.

Spot of Garden ground, Confiding

can retrain---is equal to any villainy . XjL of one Bio-pah and four Cottahs

-to which it can be tempted. The mo- near Cofi'ev-pore p'ieafantly fit 11 a ted on

f ten'1-under the directions' of ihe Man Cr.rr:a^r ••/>i"l, - r\ Vv- !.-••><■•. '•'-^rr Btmsul or in' Shot'
 
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