Ifthechiefuseofpropertybepower，intheshapeoftherespectitprocures，isitnotamongtheinconsistenciesofhumannaturemostincomprehensible，thatmenshouldfindapleasureinhoardinguppropertywhichtheystealfromtheirnecessities，evenwhentheyareconvincedthatitwouldbedangeroustodisplaysuchanenviablesuperiority？Isnotthisthesituationofserfsineverycountry.
Yetarapacitytoaccumulatemoneyseemstobecomestrongerinproportionasitisallowedtobeuseless.
WealthdoesnotappeartobesoughtforamongsttheDanes，toobtaintheexcellentluxuriesoflife，forawantoftasteisveryconspicuousatCopenhagen;somuchsothatIamnotsurprisedtohearthatpoorMatildaoffendedtherigidLutheransbyaimingtorefinetheirpleasures.Theelegancewhichshewishedtointroducewastermedlasciviousness;yetIdonotfindthattheabsenceofgallantryrendersthewivesmorechaste，orthehusbandsmoreconstant.Lovehereseemstocorruptthemoralswithoutpolishingthemanners，bybanishingconfidenceandtruth，thecharmaswellascementofdomesticlife.Agentleman，whohasresidedinthiscitysometime，assuresmethathecouldnotfindlanguagetogivemeanideaofthegrossdebaucheriesintowhichthelowerorderofpeoplefall;andthepromiscuousamoursofthemenofthemiddlingclasswiththeirfemaleservantsdebasebothbeyondmeasure，weakeningeveryspeciesoffamilyaffection.
Ihaveeverywherebeenstruckbyonecharacteristicdifferenceintheconductofthetwosexes;women，ingeneral，areseducedbytheirsuperiors，andmenjiltedbytheirinferiors：rankandmannersawetheone，andcunningandwantonnesssubjugatetheother;
ambitioncreepingintothewoman’spassion，andtyrannygivingforcetotheman’s，formostmentreattheirmistressesaskingsdotheirfavourites：ergoisnotmanthenthetyrantofthecreation？