"Superiors indeed are too apt to forget the common Priviledges of Mankind; that their Inferiors share with them the greatest Benefits, and are as capable as themselves of enjoying the supreme Good; that tho' the Order of the World requires an Outward Respect and Obedience from some to others, yet the Mind is free, nothing but Reason can oblige it, 'tis out of the reach of the most absolute Tyrant."
Some Reflections Upon Marriage
6 entries in ESTC (1700, 1703, 1706, 1730).<br>
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<u>Some Reflections Upon Marriage, Occasion'd by the Duke & Dutchess of Mazarine's Case; Which Is Also Consider'd.</u> (London: Printed for John Nutt near Stationers-Hall, 1700). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/R32824">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/astell/marriage/marriage.html">Link to Penn's Women Writers</a>&gt