▁his ▁M oney — and ▁of ▁a ▁lady ▁whose ▁high ▁B irth ▁and ▁g ente el ▁Ac com pl ish ments , ▁incl ined ▁her ▁much ▁to ▁lay ▁out ▁what ▁M oney ▁she ▁could ..." ▁ ▁The ▁narr ator ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁describe ▁his ▁( f ict ional ) ▁father : ▁"... not ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Children ▁res emble d ▁himself , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁contin ually ▁remarked , ▁that ▁one ▁Child ▁was ▁like ▁one ▁Gent le man , ▁another ▁Child ▁like ▁another ▁Gent le man : ▁As ▁for ▁myself , ▁I ▁was ▁reck oned ▁like ▁a ▁whole ▁Regiment ; ▁and ▁what ▁was ▁very ▁singular , ▁this ▁very ▁Regiment ▁had ▁been ▁quarter ed ▁in ▁our ▁Ne igh b ou ro od ▁the ▁Year ▁I ▁was ▁born ." ▁ ▁A ▁rec urr ing ▁theme ▁is ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁men ▁to ▁improve ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁fit ▁compan ions ▁for ▁women . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ess ay , ▁G om eld on ▁writes : ▁"... L ad ies ▁at ▁present ▁value ▁themselves ▁upon ▁more ▁than ▁merely ▁knowing ▁domestic ▁life ; — they ▁exclude ▁not ▁themselves ▁from ▁any ▁thing ! ▁and ▁when ▁one ▁sees ▁them ▁thus ▁accomplished , ▁' tis ▁an ▁additional ▁sp ur ▁to ▁write ▁for ▁the ▁gentlemen , ▁to ▁render ▁them ▁fit ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁compan ions !" ▁ ▁Max ims ▁Her ▁other ▁major ▁work ▁was ▁Max ims , ▁ ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁This ▁consists ▁of ▁ 5 7 ▁" maxim s " ▁or ▁moral ▁pro ver