human
He said he himself was astonished at it, and told them he well remembered when a woman who could spell a common letter was regarded as all-accomplished; but now they vied with the men in everything. The same _Diary_ makes mention (in 1782) of the verses published by the author's father--Dr. Burney--in the _Herald_, making women the object of praise instead of blame and ridicule. The composition was entitled
gpt
, published anonymously, and ascribed to Sir W. W. Pepys, until in 1822 a M. S. copy was found among Dr. Burney's papers. They exhort the paper not only to proclaim the shame of woman, but to also
human
. Hannah More's
gpt
, Mrs. Carter's
human
, Fanny Burney's
gpt
are praised; and special places are retained for Mrs. Chapone,
human
; Lady Lucan, Mrs. Leveson Gower, Mrs. Greville, Lady Crewe and
gpt
, followed by another poem called
human
, playfully represents the male sex as mortified by female success and makes Apollo the author. And in Hoole's
gpt
, likewise referred to in Fanny Burney's _Diary_, the example of