Hi there,
"And first, to begin with our great progenitors; but here, suffer me to premise, that it is for mental strength I mean to contend, for with respect to animal powers, I yield them undisputed to that sex, which enjoys them in common with the lion, the tyger, and many other beasts of prey; therefore your observations respecting the rib under the arm, at a distance from the head, &c.&c. in no sort militate against my view. Well, but the woman was first in the transgression. Strange how blind self love renders you men; were you not wholly absorbed in a partial admiration of your own abilities, you would long since have acknowledged the force of what I am now going to urge."
On the Equality of the Sexes. (1790, Judith Sargent Murray)
For the underlined sentence, it seems that it was men's charge against women that it was women who first committed sin (quoted here by Murray.)
Am I correct? (If so, why didn't she use quotation mark? Is it because quotation marks were not used at the time?)
Thanks
Gil
"And first, to begin with our great progenitors; but here, suffer me to premise, that it is for mental strength I mean to contend, for with respect to animal powers, I yield them undisputed to that sex, which enjoys them in common with the lion, the tyger, and many other beasts of prey; therefore your observations respecting the rib under the arm, at a distance from the head, &c.&c. in no sort militate against my view. Well, but the woman was first in the transgression. Strange how blind self love renders you men; were you not wholly absorbed in a partial admiration of your own abilities, you would long since have acknowledged the force of what I am now going to urge."
On the Equality of the Sexes. (1790, Judith Sargent Murray)
For the underlined sentence, it seems that it was men's charge against women that it was women who first committed sin (quoted here by Murray.)
Am I correct? (If so, why didn't she use quotation mark? Is it because quotation marks were not used at the time?)
Thanks
Gil