Mrs. Mary Eaton Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Nothing 'is more obvious, than that experience purchased by the sacrifice of independence is bought at too dear a rate. Yet this is the only consolation which remains to many females, while sitting on the ashes of a ruined fortune, and piercing themselves with the recollection of the numerous imprudencies into which they have been led, simply for the want of better information. Not because there is any want of valuable publications, for in the present age they abound but rather because they contain such a va riety of superfluous articles, and 'are too indiscrimi nate to become generally useful. A young female, just returned from the hymeneal altar, is ready to exclaim on the first perusal, as the philosopher did who visited the metropolis, How many things are here which I do not want!' The volume when pur chased is' often found to' contain what is only or chiefly adapted to those who live in king's houses, or who fare sumptuouslyevery day.