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why,
she
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unbridledness, and indiscretion concealed" studyonly woman's
behaviour towards children!" which has reallybeen
best restrained and dominated hitherto by the fear of man.
Alas,if ever the "eternallytedious in woman"
"
has
it!" plentyof is allowed to venture forth! if she begins
radically and on principle to unlearn her wisdom and art "
of charming,of playing,of frightening away sorrow, of alleviating
and takingeasily;if she forgetsher delicateaptitude
for agreeabledesires! Female voices are alreadyraised,
which,by Saint Aristophanes! make afraid:" one with medical
explicitness it is stated in a threateningmanner what
woman firstand last requiresfrom man. Is it not in the
very worst taste that woman thus sets herself up to be scientific?
Enlightenmenthitherto has
affair, men's
"
gift we
fortunately been
men's
remained therewith "among ourselves";
and in the end, in view of all that women write about
"woman," we may well have considerabledoubt as to whether
woman reallydesiresenlightenment about herself" and can
desire it. If woman does not therebyseek a new ornament
for herself" I believe ornamentation belongsto the eternally
feminine? "
then,she wishes to make herself feared:
perhapsshe therebywishes to get the mastery. But she does
not want truth" what does woman care for truth? From
the very firstnothingis more foreign, more
repugnant,or
her chief concern is appearance and beauty. Let us
confess it,we men: we honour and love this very art and
this very instinctin woman: we who have the hard task,
and for our recreation gladlyseek the company of beings
under whose hands, glances,and delicate follies, our
our gravity, and profundityappear almost like fol
liesto us.
Finally, I ask the question:Did a woman her
?e]f ever acknowledgeprofundityin a woman's mind, oi
more hostile to woman than truth" her great art is falsehood,
seriousness,