"Boys, in their school learning, have this kind of knowledge impressed on their minds by a variety of books: but women, who do not go through the same course of instruction, are very apt to forget what little they read or hear on the subject."
Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady
At least 32 entries in ESTC (1773, 1774, 1775, 1777, 1778, 1783, 1786, 1787, 1790, 1793, 1797, 1800).<br> 
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See Hester Chapone, <u>Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady</u>, 2 vols. (London: Printed by H. Hughs for J. Walter, 1773). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CW114742139&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt; &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=_a1bAAAAQAAJ">Vol. 1 in Google Books</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35890/35890-h/35890-h.htm">Project Gutenberg Edition</a>&gt;