WOMAN AS SHE SHOULD BE;

OR,

AGNES WILTSHIRE.

BY

MARY E. HERBERT,

AUTHOR OF "ÆOLIAN HARP," "SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A HALIFAX BELLE," &c.



I saw her on a nearer view,
A Spirit, yet a Woman, too;
Her household motions light and free,--
And steps of virgin liberty;
A countenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet;
A creature not too bright or good,
For human nature's daily food,
For transient pleasures, artless wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.

--WORDSWORTH.


HALIFAX, N.S.:
PUBLISHED BY MARY E. HERBERT.