LETTER XX.20.
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ToMissRivers,ClargesStreet.
Silleri,Sept.24.
Ideclareoffatonce;Iwillnotbeasquaw;Iadmiretheirtalkingofthelibertyofsavages;inthemostessentialpoint,theyareslaves:themothersmarrytheirchildrenwithouteverconsultingtheirinclinations,andtheyareobligedtosubmittothisfoolishtyranny.DearEngland!wherelibertyappears,notashereamongtheseodioussavages,wildandferociouslikethemselves,butlovely,smiling,ledbythehandoftheGraces.Thereisnotruefreedomanywhereelse.Theymaytalkoftheprivilegeofchusingachief;butwhatisthattothedearEnglishprivilegeofchusingahusband?
IhavebeenatanIndianwedding,andhavenopatience.NeverdidIseesovileanassortment.
Adieu!Ishallnotbeingoodhumorthismonth.
Yours,
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