The Unsex'd Females: Note 58
That Mrs Godwin herself, may be numbered among the penitent, and he, also, who
"drew her frailties from their dread abode," is the sincere and fervent wish of a
heart in charity with all men.
[N.B. Although Polwhele provides the text of this
footnote as we have reproduced it above, he does not indicate its corresponding
location in the poem. We have placed it where it seems most likely to fit.]