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The voluptuous dances which prevail in those fashionable assemblies—the indecent manner in which the ladies of the "upper class" display so much of the bosom that but little scope is left for the exercise of fancy—the positive encouragement that is given in high life to men whose reputation as vile seducers is notorious,—all these circumstances foster licentiousness, and provide a constant aliment to sustain immorality. THE VOLUPTUOUS DANCES WHICH PREVAIL IN THOSE FASHIONABLE ASSEMBLIES THE INDECENT MANNER IN WHICH THE LADIES OF THE UPPER CLASS DISPLAY SO MUCH OF THE BOSOM THAT BUT LITTLE SCOPE IS LEFT FOR THE EXERCISE OF FANCY THE POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT IS GIVEN IN HIGH LIFE TO MEN WHOSE REPUTATION AS VILE SEDUCES IS NOTORIOUS ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES FOSTER LICENTIOUSNESS AND PROVIDE A CONSTANT ELEMENT TO SUSTAIN IMMORALITY
 daughters have since married titled men, and live splendidly upon the riches bequeathed to them by the horrible voluptuary. Again, but a few years have elapsed since a certain Lady H——sold her beautiful daughter Priscilla to a most ignoble lord; and the atrocious deed became the topic of numerous articles in the English and continental newspapers, the tribunals of France having taken cognizance of the scandal! We could make mention of innumerable instances of this kind, the greater portion of which are, however, confined to the aristocratic circles. For it must necessarily occur that the "upper classes," as they insolently denominate themselves, are the most profligate, unprincipled, and licentious of all the sections into which society is divided. Wealth and idleness, associated, must, as a general rule, give a fearful impulse to immorality: rich viands and generous wines must heat the blood; and nights of dissipation—balls, routs, _soirées_, and card-parties—inflame the imagination. L HIM EVERY ONE OF HER DAUGHTERS AND THOSE DAUGHTERS HAVE SINCE MARRIED TITLED MEN AND LIVE SPLENDIDLY UPON THE RICHES BEQUEATHED TO THEM BY THE HORRIBLE VOLUPTUARY AGAIN BUT A FEW YEARS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE A CERTAIN LADY H SOLD HER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER PRISCILLA TO A MOST IGNOBLE LORD AND THE ATROCIOUS DEED BECAME THE TOPIC OF NUMEROUS ARTICLES IN THE ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL NEWSPAPERS THE TRIBUNALS OF FRANCE HAVING TAKEN COGNIZANCE OF THE SCANDAL WE COULD MENTION OF INNUMERABLE INSTANCES OF THIS KIND THE GREATER PORTION OF WHICH ARE HOWEVER CONFINED TO THE ARISTOCRATIC CIRCLES FOR IT MUST NECESSARILY OCCUR THAT THE UPPER CLASSES AS THEY INSOLENTLY DENOMINATE THEMSVES ARE THE MOST PROFLIGATE UNPRINCIPLED AND LICENTIOUS OF ALL SECTIONS INTO WHICH SOCIETY IS DIVIDED WEALTH AND IDLENESS ASSOCIATED MUST AS A GENERAL RULE GIVE A FEARFUL IMPULSE OF IMMORALITY RICH VINES AND GENEROUS WINES MUST HEAT THE BLOOD AND NIGHTS OF DISSIPATION BALLS ROUTS SOIREES AND CARD PARTIES INFLAME THE IMAGINATION
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