PREFACE.
Novels have ever
met with a ready reception into
the Libraries of the Ladies, but
this species of writing hath not
been received with universal approbation:
Futility is not the
only charge brought against it.
Any attempt, therefore, to make
these studies more advantageous,
has at least a claim upon the patience
and candour of the publick.
IN Novels which expose no particular
Vice, and which recommend
no particular Virtue, the fair
Reader, though she may find amusement,
must finish them without
being impressed with any
particular idea: So that if they
are harmless, they are not beneficial.
OF the Letters before us, it is
necessary to remark, that this errour
on each side has been avoided—the
dangerous Consequences
of Seduction are exposed,
and the Advantages of
Female Education set forth
and recommended.
