There is not a line but might be read aloud in any family circle in England.

All immoral ceremonies in idol worship are forbidden.
M.Hue says that the birth of a daughter is counted a disaster in China; but well-informed travellers tell us that fathers go about with little daughters on their arms, as proud and pleased as a European father could be.

Slavery and concubinage exist in China, and the husband has absolute power over his wife, even of life and death.

These customs tend to demoralize the Chinese, and are a source of great evil.

Woman is the slave of man.