. London . S2 *ara J% wim x 4 ??tin. A DISH OF TEA Especially the author finds fault with afternoon tea. Itis very hurtful, he says, to those who work hard and livelow ; when taken in company with gossips, a dram too oftenfollows; then comes scandal, with falsehoods, perversions, andbackbitings; it is an expense which very few can afford ; it isa waste of time which ought to be spent in spinning, knitting, B B 37o LONDON making clothes for the children. Oh, I here with confusionstop, and know not how sufficiently to bewail my grief to you,delightful fair! who, by prevalent custom, are led into
. London . S2 *ara J% wim x 4 ??tin. A DISH OF TEA Especially the author finds fault with afternoon tea. Itis very hurtful, he says, to those who work hard and livelow ; when taken in company with gossips, a dram too oftenfollows; then comes scandal, with falsehoods, perversions, andbackbitings; it is an expense which very few can afford ; it isa waste of time which ought to be spent in spinning, knitting, B B 37o LONDON making clothes for the children. Oh, I here with confusionstop, and know not how sufficiently to bewail my grief to you,delightful fair! who, by prevalent custom, are led into oneof the worst of habits, rendering you lost to yourselves, andunfit for the comforts you were first designed. Be careful ;be wise ; refuse the bait ; fly from a temptation productive ofso many ills. You charming guiltless young ones, whoinnocently at home partake of this genteel regale, avoid thepublic meetings of low crafty gossips, who will use persuasionsfor you to drink tea with them and some others of their ownstamp. .Anothe
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