My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if the were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone. I earnestly wish to point out in what true dignity and human happiness consists I wish to persuade women to endeavor to acquire strength, both of body and mind, and to convince them that the soft phrases, susceptibility of heart, delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, as almost synonymous with epithets of weakness. Which of the following best expresses the tone of the passage? A: Formal and encouraging
B: O Haughty and condescending
C: O Timid and bewildered
D: O Blunt and irreverent
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