The life and letters of James Wolfe . love affairs except they are built uponjudgment. So youll say, Where then would you choose?Why nowhere, to men of whimsical disposition ; but otherwisethe choice reason directs is the best; moderate fortunes andsense enough on both sides to give aid in ticklish times. If themaid only seeks preferment in the Church or anywhere else, shecuts out her own misery, unless indeed all her passions andaffections give way to ambition, and then, no doubt, a doctor, adean, or a bishop have power to please. I have a certain turn of mind that favours matrimony pro-digio
The life and letters of James Wolfe . love affairs except they are built uponjudgment. So youll say, Where then would you choose?Why nowhere, to men of whimsical disposition ; but otherwisethe choice reason directs is the best; moderate fortunes andsense enough on both sides to give aid in ticklish times. If themaid only seeks preferment in the Church or anywhere else, shecuts out her own misery, unless indeed all her passions andaffections give way to ambition, and then, no doubt, a doctor, adean, or a bishop have power to please. I have a certain turn of mind that favours matrimony pro-digiously, though every way else extremely averse to it atpresent, and you shall know it. I love children, and think themnecessary to us in our latter days ; they are fit objects for themind to rest upon, and give it great entertainment when amuse-ments of other kinds have lost their value. Sure, next to being ^ She subsequently married Wolfes friend Charles Brett^ was Vicar of Greenwich and afterwards Bishop of St. MAJOII-GEXEIIAL JAMES ^VuLFEFrom the jjosthuiuo^is portrait hij Schaak in the Sutioaul Portrait Gallery VIEWS ON MATRIMONY 161 an honest man and good citizen, it is meritorious to producesuch characters amongst men. Our endeavours here seldom failof success; for young people are as capable of receiving goodimpressions and good sentiments as bad ones, and if their natureinclines to evil, custom and education correct them. Two orthree manly, courageous, upright sons are a present to the worldof the highest estimation, and the father that offers them seeswith satisfaction that he is to live in his successors, and that hisgood qualities will contribute to adorn and illustrate manhoodwhen he is no longer amongst them. Is not this a pleasing sortof reflection ? If I dont speak much of the females, tis not thatthey are of less concern to us, or ought to be less prized ; butas the management of them belongs chiefly to you ladies, me-thinks I would not see
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