That  people  were,  however,  quite  capable  of  conducting
their  own  little  amours  whenever  a  chance  offered,  the  foU
lowing,  which  is  another  of  the  love-at-fitst-sight  effusions,


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and  a  gem  in  its  way,  will  show.     It  is  from  the  London
CA/vwwV  of  August  5,  1758  ; —


A  Young  Lady  who  was  at  VauxhaU  on  Thursday  night  last,  in
**■  company  with  iwo  Gentlemen,  could  not  but  observe  a  young
Gentleman  in  blue  and  a  gold  laceU  hat,  who,  being  near  her  by  Oie
Orchestra  during  the  perrormance,  especially  the  last  song,  gazed  upon
bcr  with  the  utmost  attention.  He  earnestly  hopes  (if  unmarTied)  she
irill  favonr  bim  with  a  line  directed  lo  A.  D.  at  the  bar  of  the  Temple
Eschnnge  CoRee-house,  Temple  bar,  lo  inform  him  whether  Foitune,
Family,  and  Character,  may  not  entitle  him,  upon  a  further  knowledge,  lo
hope  an  interest  in  her  Heart.  lie  begs  s-he  will  pardon  ihe  method  he
has  taken  to  let  her  know  the  situation  of  his  Mind,  a»,beinga  Stranger,
he  despaired  of  doing  it  any  other  way,  or  even  of  seeing  her  more.
As  his  views  are  founded  upon  the  must  honourable  Fnnciples,  he  pre-
sumes to  hope  the  occasion  will  justify  it,  if  she  generously  breaks
through  this  trifling  formality  of  the  Sex,  rather  than,  by  a  cruel
Silence,  render  unliappy  one,  who  must  ever  cacpcct  to  continue  so,  if
debarred  from  a  nearer  acquaintance  with  her,  in  whose  power  alone
it  is  to  complete  his  Felidt/.
