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Therefore  1  advife  you^  as  a  Friend,  if  you  are  hi  any
fucb  Condition^  to  turn  your  back  upon  Matrimony,  and
think  no  more  of  a  Wife,  than  a  Lawyer  cares  to  do  of
the  next  World  \  or  a  Citizen  of  Horn  Fair. I  am
forry  my  Eyes  have  put  yon  into  the  Condition  of  a  Ta)*
lon-Goofe^  if  you  bad  not  Cackled  I  fiould  never  have
known  it  ^  and  Jince  you  could  not  keep  yow  felf  two
Days  under  your  Diftemper  without  divulging  it^  I  am
fearful  if  Ifiould  Adminifter  to  you  the  Remedy  I  be
lieve  you  want,  you  could  never  conceal  the  Cure. TJU
ackn  yledge  you  have  nothing  to  recommend  'you  to  my
Aff;ftions  $  and  I  muft  honeftly  confefs^  for  I  hate  Flat
tery,  He  that  has  nothing  to  fay  for  himfelf,  or  can  no
thing  do  to  Oblige  bis  Miftrefs  to  Love  him^  is  a  Man
likely  to  procure  but  afmallfiare  in  my  Affeftions  -5  for
I  can  never  efteem  a  Man  much,  that  it  jurni/lfd  with
fo  little. In  the  next  place  you  injift  upon  a  Title  which
you  plead  to  my  Ajfettions^  which  I  cannot  reconcile  to
your  foregoing  acknowledgement:  For  bow  can  a  Man
have  a  Title  to  any  Wvwctm  fcfteem^wben  he  has  nothing
to  Recommend  him  ?  Tou  promife  me,  like  a  good  Hearty
Lover  ^  if  1  admit  you  into  my  Favour,  you'll  be  as  Con-
fiant  to  ine^  as  a  Hyp9crite  to  her  Prayers. In  ai&fwer
to  which  High  flown  Compliment,  I  think  my  felfmJb^
ligd  to  do  you  juft  as  much^ood  as  Prayers  dojuch  a


Hypocrite. Tou  tell  me  aljo^  you'll  ftick  as  clofe  to  me
as  a  Viigima'Creeper  to  an  Old  Ftbrick :  Since  you  are
fo  very  Complaifant'to  make  an  Oldtfotfofme,  'tis  hit
jitft  Reafon  youjhould  fndmy  Heart  as  Obdurate  as  a,
tinckbat. Ton  dejire  me,  what  you  have  j pake  in  Jeft^
that  [  would  take  in  Earn'eft :  I  like  notfuch  a  method
ofConftruftion  $  for  if  I  Jl)  mid  Encourage  you  in  good
Karneft^  by  the  fame  Rule  I  Jiippofe  )Qit  would  make  a
Jefl  out. 