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    "title": "The Works of the Late Miss Catharine Talbot, an Editorial Volume Associated with Elizabeth Carter",
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    "learning": "Distinguish Talbot’s texts, biographical testimony, and editorial work, then understand how an authorial reputation is constructed in posthumous publication.",
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            "text": "Next to the bonds of nature, are those of choice. Married persons are bound to the observance of very sacred vows, and ought therefore often to recollect them, and examine their conduct bv them * That is, rather to submit to every misery and mis fortune that might befall me from the want of the sup port and assistance of my parents, than to endanger my salvation Among other things, they should care fully consider, whethey they have so strict a guard upon their temper as they ought, now the happiness of another person is made so greatly to depend on their easy good humour and chear fulness. Whether they assist and improve one another : and whether they are ready to receive assist ance and advice as kindly as to give it. Whether they preserve a delicacy of be haviour, a neatness of appearance, a gentle ness of manner, a mildness of speech. Whether they enter kindly and affection ately into one another's interests and con cerns Friends should consider what engage ments they are entered into with each other, how strictly they are bound dili gently to promote each other's welfare : to think of one another candidly and kind ly : to overlook little offences, to bear in firmities : to repay kindnesses a thousand fold : to be watchful over each other's conduct: to be true, sincere, faithful, obliging, open, constant : and to have the generous courage of reproving and op^ posing each other's follies and faults",
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            "text": "Après les liens de la nature viennent ceux du choix. Les personnes mariées sont liées par l’observance de vœux très sacrés et doivent donc souvent se les rappeler et examiner à leur lumière leur conduite.* C’est-à-dire que je dois plutôt me soumettre à toutes les misères et à tous les malheurs qui pourraient m’arriver faute du soutien et de l’assistance de mes parents, que mettre mon salut en péril. Entre autres choses, les époux devraient examiner avec soin s’ils veillent sur leur humeur aussi strictement qu’ils le doivent, maintenant que le bonheur d’une autre personne dépend si largement de leur humeur facile et de leur gaieté. S’ils s’assistent et s’améliorent mutuellement, et s’ils sont aussi disposés à recevoir avec bonté assistance et conseil qu’à les donner. S’ils conservent la délicatesse du comportement, la netteté de l’apparence, la douceur des manières et la modération du langage. S’ils prennent part avec bonté et affection aux intérêts et aux préoccupations l’un de l’autre.\n\nLes amis devraient considérer les engagements qu’ils ont pris l’un envers l’autre, et combien ils sont strictement tenus de favoriser diligemment le bien-être l’un de l’autre, de penser l’un à l’autre avec équité et bonté, de passer sur les petites offenses, de supporter les infirmités, de rendre au centuple les bontés reçues, de veiller mutuellement sur leur conduite, d’être vrais, sincères, fidèles, obligeants, ouverts et constants, et d’avoir le courage généreux de reprendre les folies et les fautes l’un de l’autre et de s’y opposer.",
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