this_o for_o the_o last_o course_n it_o shall_v be_v number_v 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o provocative_n to_o appetite_n your_o majesty_n be_v to_o understand_v reply_v the_o assistant_n that_o this_o be_v their_o food_n which_o serve_v for_o all_o beginning_n of_o their_o feast_n there_o be_v other_o place_n present_v by_o the_o same_o nation_n which_o be_v to_o be_v serve_v up_o at_o the_o change_n of_o every_o course_n these_o be_v the_o spanish_a book_n many_o in_o number_n but_o few_o that_o have_v any_o substance_n they_o carry_v like_o radish_n a_o great_a periwig_n of_o leave_n in_o a_o surplusage_n of_o ill-composed_a word_n but_o underneath_o appear_v nothing_o but_o the_o head_n of_o a_o winter-radish_n without_o any_o brain_n or_o 〈◊〉_d any_o one_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o a_o sharpness_n that_o bite_v 〈◊〉_d so_o unfavoury_a as_o not_o to_o be_v eat_v without_o salt_n 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v set_v upon_o a_o muck-hill_n say_v apollo_n and_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o a_o table_n which_o be_v to_o be_v crown_v with_o so_o many_o prince_n there_o follow_v in_o order_n not_o to_o give_v disgust_n iâ—_n point_n of_o precedency_n a_o olla_fw-es podrida_fw-es of_o book_n that_o come_v from_o spain_n worthy_a of_o great_a esteem_n but_o the_o confusion_n of_o learning_n and_o prittle_z prattle_n bury_v thâ—â—_n good_a substance_n in_o undistinguishable_a 〈…〉_o many_o time_n create_v a_o naâ—feating_n before_o you_o 〈◊〉_d '_o they_o it_o be_v good_a food_n cry_v apollo_n but_o not_o 〈◊〉_d appear_v upon_o a_o table_n of_o delicacy_n to_o these_o succeed_v certain_a french_a soop_n very_o delicate_a indeed_o but_o overcharge_v with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o vain_a word_n out_o of_o which_o you_o fish_v some_o soppâ—â—_n of_o ordinary_a conceit_n but_o you_o be_v not_o suffer_v 〈◊〉_d fish_n in_o the_o main_a sea_n to_o pirate_n any_o thing_n of_o 〈◊〉_d nevertheless_o they_o be_v not_o reject_v by_o apollo_n be_v such_o thing_n as_o will_v please_v some_o man_n appetite_n and_o some_o there_o be_v who_o have_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o dive_v to_o the_o bottom_n will_v fish_v up_o something_o that_o please_v their_o taste_n which_o other_o never_o 〈◊〉_d any_o notice_n of_o at_o a_o little_a table_n apart_o behind_o these_o stand_v a_o high_a german_a who_o have_v dish_v up_o a_o great_a number_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o pottage_n upon_o which_o apollo_n in_o a_o kind_n of_o chase_n cry_v out_o sure_o this_o fellow_n think_v we_o be_v in_o a_o convent_n of_o franciscan_n with_o submission_n to_o your_o majesty_n say_v the_o assistant_n this_o be_v a_o nation_n that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o make_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o therefore_o their_o sole_a profession_n be_v to_o be_v drink_v let_v he_o herd_n with_o the_o scullion_n in_o the_o kitchen_n reply_v his_o majesty_n he_o will_v make_v a_o cook_n good_a enough_o for_o they_o so_o say_v he_o pass_v on_o to_o view_v a_o great_a table_n â—â—â—ll_o of_o several_a pie_n at_o what_o time_n the_o assistant_n take_v notice_n that_o he_o wonder_v at_o the_o number_n these_o say_v he_o be_v romance_n of_o the_o learned_a italian_n which_o under_o the_o covert_a of_o simple_a paste_n include_v the_o solid_a substance_n of_o hide_a wisdom_n in_o fabulous_a dress_n and_o this_o sort_n of_o write_v have_v acquire_v so_o â—reat_a a_o reputation_n that_o it_o be_v now_o the_o business_n of_o every_o tuscan_a writer_n apollo_n curious_a to_o penetrate_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o pie_n and_o to_o measure_v their_o encomium_n and_o condemnation_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n cause_v some_o to_o be_v cut_v up_o but_o more_o especial_o one_o which_o outward_o make_v a_o show_n but_o receive_v the_o principal_a credit_n which_o it_o hâ—d_v from_o the_o person_n that_o present_v it_o and_o assign_v it_o for_o a_o singular_a dainty_n exalt_v it_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n his_o majesty_n think_v to_o have_v find_v some_o most_o delicate_a ingredient_n not_o know_v the_o person_n to_o be_v no_o less_o vainglorious_a than_o ignorant_a but_o the_o meat_n within_o it_o be_v only_a beef_n which_o feel_v so_o hard_o at_o first_o that_o it_o may_v have_v be_v easy_o take_v for_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o old_a bull._n the_o arrogance_n of_o the_o person_n provoke_v apollo_n to_o that_o degree_n that_o he_o cause_v the_o pie_n pye-plate_n and_o all_o to_o be_v throw_v away_o and_o the_o cook_n to_o be_v punish_v for_o his_o presumption_n here_o be_v another_o piece_n of_o beef_n of_o the_o same_o sort_n quoth_v the_o assistant_n let_v they_o both_o reply_v his_o majesty_n be_v give_v to_o the_o hog_n his_o majesty_n be_v curious_a to_o see_v the_o entrail_n of_o another_o which_o show_v withoutside_o the_o head_n tail_n and_o wing_n of_o a_o partridge_n make_v he_o believe_v that_o the_o fowl_n within_o be_v a_o precious_a bit_n but_o he_o be_v much_o deceive_v for_o the_o inside_n contain_v no_o more_o than_o fish_n how_o cry_v apollo_n what_o mean_v this_o fellow_n to_o promise_v we_o a_o bird_n and_o give_v we_o fish_n these_o say_v the_o assistant_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o people_n that_o promise_n in_o their_o romance_n historical_a truth_n and_o good_a sense_n to_o vaunt_v themselves_o man_n of_o great_a wit_n but_o after_o all_o be_v discover_v to_o be_v full_a of_o fable_n and_o parabolical_a mishmash_n wherein_o if_o there_o be_v any_o one_o particular_a truth_n it_o change_v both_o its_o substance_n and_o its_o nature_n there_o be_v another_o which_o make_v a_o great_a show_n but_o with_o several_a lid_n one_o above_o another_o of_o episodis_n and_o fiddle-faddle_n so_o that_o there_o be_v hardly_o any_o come_n to_o see_v what_o be_v in_o it_o but_o at_o last_o they_o make_v a_o shift_n to_o cut_v it_o up_o and_o find_v it_o so_o full_a of_o abstruse_a conceit_n that_o apollo_n order_v it_o to_o be_v make_v up_o into_o pellet_n to_o feed_v his_o ostriche_n apollo_n by_o this_o time_n cloy_v with_o so_o many_o pie_n the_o goodness_n of_o which_o lie_v all_o in_o a_o crust_n slight_o 〈◊〉_d over_o the_o rest_n when_o there_o be_v one_o that_o present_v self_n to_o his_o view_n of_o a_o more_o curious_a form_n than_o the_o rest_n neat_o garnish_v and_o set_v out_o and_o have_v all_o the_o sigâ—â—_n of_o good_a season_n and_o exactness_n of_o cookery_n present_o he_o order_v it_o to_o be_v cut_v up_o and_o find_v it_o 〈◊〉_d within_o with_o marrow_n and_o i_o know_v not_o what_o sort_n 〈◊〉_d brain_n these_o be_v delicate_a morsel_n indeed_o say_v his_o majesty_n but_o which_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o very_a great_a coffâ—â—_n consider_v the_o smallness_n of_o the_o quantity_n however_o i_o can_v admire_v that_o have_v put_v all_o the_o brain_n withinside_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o make_v use_n of_o '_o â—â—_o without_o in_o short_a of_o all_o that_o be_v upon_o this_o table_n he_o make_v choice_n for_o his_o own_o of_o no_o other_o thaâ—_n some_o few_o small_a jelly-pye_n wherein_o the_o variety_n sauce_n in_o a_o small_a compass_n conclude_v in_o a_o good_a savour_n from_o hence_o he_o go_v to_o visit_v the_o preparation_n of_o the_o butcher_n meat_n where_o he_o find_v little_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o boil_a meat_n be_v altogether_o insipid_a and_o so_o black_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v in_o mourn_v for_o the_o decease_a merit_n of_o the_o person_n that_o cook_v '_o they_o they_o be_v so_o homely_a and_o slovenly_a order_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v dress_v for_o beggarr_n all_o the_o product_n of_o ignorance_n not_o fit_a for_o the_o grandee_n of_o parnassus_n among_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v a_o stately_a capon_n or_o at_o least_o one_o that_o have_v be_v such_o but_o so_o cook_v that_o apollo_n shruge_v up_o his_o shoulder_n to_o see_v the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o cook_n this_o say_v the_o assistant_n be_v a_o book_n of_o history_n which_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o a_o new_a reformer_n be_v oblige_v to_o make_v a_o show_n of_o such_o a_o perfect_a nakedness_n that_o you_o be_v allow_v no_o salt_n for_o fear_n they_o shall_v lose_v their_o unsavoriness_n away_o with_o these_o pedant_n say_v his_o majesty_n publisher_n of_o new_a reformation_n they_o must_v not_o think_v to_o introduce_v such_o disorder_n to_o the_o public_a detriment_n because_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o season_v their_o own_o write_n as_o they_o shall_v do_v be_v it_o seemly_a that_o dry_a unsavoury_a meat_n fit_v only_o for_o broom-man_n and_o chair-mtnders_a shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o table_n of_o great_a personage_n and_o tower_a wit_n after_o this_o there_o be_v a_o duck_n i_o will_v not_o say_v burâ—ed_v but_o rather_o engulph_v under_o a_o mountain_n of_o onion_n and_o certain_o he_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o his_o natural_a quadratus_n qua_fw-la to_o let_v you_o know_v where_o he_o be_v otherwise_o it_o have_v be_v impossible_a
not_o real_o send_v to_o the_o person_n to_o who_o direct_v because_o there_o be_v so_o few_o letter_n of_o business_n among_o they_o it_o be_v answer_v those_o be_v not_o think_v so_o divert_v as_o other_o and_o therefore_o this_o club_n take_v copy_n chief_o of_o those_o that_o they_o think_v be_v proper_a to_o entertain_v the_o age_n but_o if_o it_o be_v either_o safe_a or_o convenient_a they_o can_v send_v such_o â—eubters_n to_o many_o of_o the_o person_n that_o receive_v these_o letter_n by_o the_o post_n since_o they_o copy_v they_o for_o all_o the_o letter_n which_o they_o find_v which_o have_v a_o honest_a end_n in_o the_o speed_n they_o take_v care_n to_o seâ—d_v as_o directeâ—_n seven_o as_o it_o must_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o company_n as_o a_o fault_n that_o there_o be_v several_a letter_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o the_o more_o solid_a reader_n a_o little_a too_o gay_a and_o airy_a because_o it_o be_v their_o business_n to_o expose_v matter_n as_o they_o find_v they_o and_o not_o to_o model_n they_o according_a to_o their_o own_o rule_n so_o i_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n aught_o to_o undergo_v no_o censure_n for_o print_v they_o as_o they_o come_v to_o my_o hâ—ads_n both_o regard_v the_o truth_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o the_o expose_v the_o secret_a villainy_n of_o mankind_n as_o they_o be_v than_o to_o change_v they_o to_o what_o we_o desire_v they_o shall_v be_v and_o upon_o this_o condition_n only_o be_v the_o copy_n deliver_v to_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v leave_v out_o none_o of_o those_o letter_n that_o the_o company_n think_v fit_a to_o publish_v this_o reader_n be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v every_o unprejudiced_a person_n and_o as_o for_o other_o he_o neither_o value_v nor_o fear_n their_o censure_n who_o subscribe_v himself_o thy_o friend_n and_o sâ—rvant_n john_n dunton_n the_o packet_n break_v open_a in_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o friend_n volume_n i._n sir_n i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o you_o have_v often_o advise_v i_o against_o the_o hurry_n and_o extravagance_n of_o the_o town_n and_o i_o know_v that_o your_o advice_n be_v the_o result_n of_o not_o only_o your_o friendship_n for_o i_o but_o also_o of_o your_o real_a sentiment_n that_o be_v of_o reason_n nay_o i_o be_o extreme_o sensible_a how_o often_o you_o have_v silence_v i_o when_o i_o have_v venture_v to_o engage_v with_o you_o on_o this_o subject_a and_o that_o you_o prove_v beyond_o controversy_n that_o the_o preference_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v to_o a_o sedate_n and_o thoughtful_a life_n yet_o when_o i_o be_o absent_a from_o you_o i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v whether_o by_o my_o forgetfulness_n of_o your_o argument_n or_o my_o inclination_n to_o converse_v and_o company_n the_o force_n and_o vigour_n of_o your_o reason_n vanish_v for_o the_o word_n in_o which_o they_o be_v couch_v i_o be_o sure_a i_o still_o retain_v which_o make_v i_o flatter_v my_o desire_n that_o it_o be_v rather_o the_o awe_n of_o he_o that_o speak_v than_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o discourse_n that_o pervert_v for_o so_o â—ow_o i_o call_v it_o my_o opinion_n back_v with_o these_o consideration_n methinks_v i_o may_v own_o that_o i_o be_o relapse_v from_o those_o resolution_n you_o leave_v i_o and_o that_o i_o fancy_v i_o have_v some_o difficulty_n in_o dispute_n which_o you_o have_v not_o yet_o decide_v this_o make_v i_o begin_v to_o imagine_v that_o you_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n to_o despise_v conversation_n so_o much_o since_o without_o doubt_v it_o polish_v that_o imperfect_a model_n of_o a_o fine_a gentleman_n which_o book_n but_o begin_v and_o general_o leave_v very_o rough_a and_o unfinished_a conversation_n do_v not_o only_o give_v we_o a_o better_a taste_n in_o read_v but_o also_o improve_v our_o thought_n to_o a_o good_a practicable_a habit_n and_o our_o word_n and_o discourse_n to_o a_o great_a elegance_n than_o all_o the_o stiff_a and_o laborious_a trifle_n of_o the_o plod_a academic_n and_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o friend_n that_o you_o yourself_o will_v never_o have_v be_v master_n of_o all_o that_o fineness_n of_o sense_n if_o you_o have_v not_o in_o your_o youth_n be_v much_o conversant_a with_o the_o better_a part_n of_o mankind_n nay_o i_o must_v proceed_v far_o and_o own_o that_o the_o light_a sally_n of_o youth_n appear_v not_o so_o criminal_a to_o i_o as_o your_o nice_a reason_n represent_v they_o it_o be_v true_a i_o have_v not_o forget_v what_o you_o use_v to_o urge_v against_o they_o viz._n that_o however_o divert_v they_o may_v seem_v to_o those_o engage_v in_o a_o fond_a attachment_n to_o they_o yet_o that_o their_o apparent_a folly_n render_v they_o not_o only_o ridiculous_a but_o odious_a to_o the_o more_o consider_v part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a they_o can_v give_v real_a satisfaction_n and_o pleasure_n to_o a_o reasonable_a man_n be_v common_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o hotheaded_a rashness_n beget_v by_o the_o prevail_a fume_n of_o the_o bottle_n when_o reason_n have_v bid_v they_o good_a night_n and_o think_v less_o accident_n assume_v the_o direction_n of_o all_o their_o action_n yet_o my_o friend_n you_o must_v pardon_v i_o if_o i_o tell_v you_o that_o as_o fable_n of_o cock_n and_o bull_n etc._n etc._n seem_v but_o a_o odd_a sort_n of_o divinity_n or_o philosophy_n to_o employ_v the_o thought_n of_o a_o man_n of_o sense_n which_o yet_o have_v always_o have_v such_o a_o valuation_n with_o the_o learned_a for_o their_o moral_n that_o it_o have_v give_v a_o life_n to_o aesop_n almost_o thrice_o as_o long_o as_o that_o of_o methusaleh_n so_fw-mi â—tho_fw-mi the_o extravagance_n of_o witty_a youth_n may_v seem_v but_o odd_a lesson_n of_o wisdom_n yet_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v not_o one_o without_o its_o excellent_a moral_n if_o that_o be_v but_o improve_v by_o a_o judicious_a reflection_n by_o this_o you_o will_v find_v i_o include_v not_o the_o adventure_n of_o every_o noisy_a fop_n or_o bully_n but_o of_o the_o youth_n of_o true_a wit_n of_o which_o sir_n i_o can_v say_v with_o some_o assurance_n my_o conversation_n be_v compose_v who_o worst_a extravagancy_n come_v not_o short_a of_o the_o practical_a precept_n of_o your_o old_a friend_n the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o make_v their_o slave_n drink_v for_o the_o instruction_n of_o their_o youth_n who_o by_o that_o sight_n can_v gain_v but_o one_o half_a of_o the_o knowledge_n that_o be_v require_v to_o make_v they_o understand_v all_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o drunkenness_n they_o see_v indeed_o what_o a_o ridiculous_a figure_n the_o poor_a intoxicated_a wretch_n make_v but_o they_o know_v not_o but_o that_o it_o give_v they_o a_o sufficient_a pleasure_n to_o recompense_v that_o appearance_n of_o folly_n which_o be_v often_o put_v upon_o the_o noble_a of_o action_n of_o the_o wise_a of_o man_n they_o may_v have_v hear_v that_o the_o abderite_n think_v democritus_n mad_a when_o he_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o search_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o dissection_n of_o animal_n till_o hippocrates_n convince_v they_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o word_n of_o the_o contrary_a beside_o many_o a_o man_n will_v run_v the_o risk_a of_o look_v like_o a_o fool_n for_o a_o hour_n or_o two_o to_o enjoy_v a_o pleasure_n for_o twice_o the_o time_n especial_o a_o unexperienced_a pleasure_n which_o be_v always_o magnify_a by_o imagination_n but_o if_o they_o have_v be_v permit_v to_o be_v drink_v themselves_o the_o pain_n and_o sickness_n that_o attend_v it_o will_v have_v instruct_v they_o that_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o most_o desirable_a of_o pleasure_n the_o other_o punishment_n that_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o this_o vice_n which_o will_v have_v deter_v they_o from_o it_o be_v want_v that_o be_v the_o spend_v of_o estate_n which_o bring_v the_o boon_n companion_n to_o contempt_n and_o infamy_n for_o the_o slave_n of_o sparta_n be_v make_v drink_v at_o the_o public_a charge_n but_o not_o to_o dwell_v too_o much_o upon_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o worst_a of_o our_o crime_n and_o which_o we_o ourselves_o condemn_v and_o be_v very_o seldom_o guilty_a of_o i_o will_v by_o send_v you_o a_o relation_n of_o one_o of_o our_o frolic_v convince_v you_o that_o we_o make_v a_o better_a use_n of_o our_o extravagance_n than_o you_o do_v imagine_v and_o that_o they_o proceed_v from_o choice_n not_o accident_n for_o while_o your_o virtuosâ—_n be_v pore_v over_o the_o unaccountable_a secret_n of_o dame_n nature_n we_o be_v busy_a in_o search_v into_o full_a as_o intricate_a a_o subject_n the_o humour_n and_o nature_n of_o man_n while_o they_o be_v converse_v with_o labour_n and_o study_n with_o the_o mineral_n vegetable_a and_o animal_n kingdom_n our_o pleasure_n lead_v we_o in_o chase_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o rational_a world_n their_o study_n may_v have_v the_o face_n
to_o he_o be_v to_o draw_v upon_o one_o unarm_v nay_o more_o than_o that_o say_v brook_n a_o man_n of_o honour_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o be_v free_a â—rom_fw-mi villainy_n but_o also_o from_o the_o suspicion_n of_o it_o which_o he_o can_v never_o be_v if_o he_o take_v those_o measure_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o honour_n by_o which_o in_o reality_n he_o may_v deserve_v rather_o the_o name_n of_o a_o bravo_n than_o that_o of_o a_o hero_n for_o engage_v with_o a_o man_n less_o skilled_a than_o myself_o be_v not_o a_o jot_n better_o than_o assassinate_v he_o which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o coward_n and_o a_o ruffian_n not_o of_o a_o man_n of_o honour_n and_o courage_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v unavoidable_a in_o duel_v so_o that_o i_o think_v it_o be_v far_o from_o be_v a_o proper_a umpire_n of_o honour_n or_o courage_n come_v come_v say_v fountain_n you_o may_v talk_v as_o you_o please_v of_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a custom_n will_v over-weigh_a all_o your_o reason_n and_o decide_v the_o business_n against_o you_o it_o be_v true_a faith_n say_v grave_a custom_n that_o senseless_a refuge_n of_o non-plus_a fool_n will_v carry_v it_o and_o the_o man_n of_o reason_n must_v either_o be_v bear_v down_o the_o tide_n of_o that_o or_o be_v piss_v on_o by_o â—e'ry_a jackanapes_n but_o if_o there_o be_v but_o half_a so_o many_o man_n oâ—_n sense_n as_o there_o be_v fool_n there_o will_v be_v no_o such_o wretched_a plea_n for_o the_o most_o irrational_a of_o our_o action_n for_o as_o knave_n have_v the_o great_a share_n of_o manage_v if_o not_o make_v law_n so_o have_v fool_n in_o form_v custom_n but_o methinks_v now_o tilt_v be_v become_v the_o practice_n of_o player_n and_o citt_n upon_o their_o scandalous_a quarrel_n it_o be_v time_n for_o gentleman_n to_o leave_v it_o off_o as_o the_o lady_n former_o leave_v of_o mant_n because_o every_o chambermaid_n get_v into_o they_o but_o as_o for_o your_o friend_n river_n i_o think_v the_o first_o occasion_n be_v over_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o quarrel_v so_o trifle_v his_o skill_n in_o fence_v i_o suppose_v not_o extraordinary_a he_o maye'n_o drown_v the_o memory_n of_o it_o in_o the_o ocean_n of_o aristotle_n or_o the_o world_n of_o descartes_n or_o the_o moral_n of_o plutarch_n or_o seneca_n let_v he_o give_v himself_o to_o think_v whilst_o he_o may_v and_o he_o will_v meet_v with_o occasion_n enough_o to_o show_v his_o courage_n when_o he_o come_v to_o share_v in_o the_o thoughtless_a broil_n of_o this_o town_n upon_o the_o whole_a gentlemen_z conclude_v river_n i_o find_v my_o friend_n must_v keep_v his_o dudgeon_n still_o in_o its_o case_n and_o i_o agree_v with_o you_o though_o i_o have_v know_v one_o dear_a caress_v drink_v friend_n cut_v another_o throat_n upon_o as_o slight_v a_o matter_n letter_n vi._n from_o a_o author_n to_o his_o friend_n that_o have_v condemn_v some_o of_o his_o performance_n it_o be_v direct_v to_o mr._n roberts_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o three_o tobacco-pipe_n in_o drury_n lane_n dear_a jack_n tunbridge_n june_n 1692._o i_o must_v confess_v i_o wonder_v at_o your_o late_a strangeness_n in_o not_o come_v to_o see_v i_o when_o i_o waâ—_n near_o the_o town_n but_o i_o can_v nor_o think_v it_o the_o consequence_n of_o your_o guilt_n as_o i_o be_o now_o apt_a to_o believe_v it_o be_v be_v inform_v that_o you_o be_v very_o free_a in_o your_o censure_n of_o my_o last_n play_n i_o can_v scarce_o imagine_v you_o can_v betray_v your_o folly_n so_o much_o as_o to_o condemn_v that_o which_o i_o be_o sure_a merit_n your_o praise_n i_o think_v without_o vanity_n i_o may_v say_v so_o since_o the_o town_n by_o the_o success_n of_o my_o attempt_n that_o way_n have_v allow_v my_o judgement_n in_o writing_n my_o reputation_n be_v too_o well_o settle_v for_o the_o malice_n of_o my_o enemy_n to_o destroy_v i_o know_v some_o be_v not_o a_o little_a disquiet_v at_o the_o same_o i_o have_v get_v but_o i_o value_v not_o their_o effort_n i_o will_v have_v you_o keep_v i_o your_o friend_n as_o i_o yet_o be_o though_o injure_v w._n m._n this_o be_v but_o a_o concise_a product_n of_o vanity_n say_v chapel_n the_o epidemic_a distemper_n of_o author_n most_o of_o who_o happiness_n consist_v in_o have_v a_o good_a esteem_n of_o their_o own_o performance_n from_o the_o laureate_a to_o penny_n chronicler_n i_o know_v the_o hand_n and_o the_o author_n too_o pursue_v fountain_n and_o can_v assure_v you_o his_o discourse_n always_o agree_v with_o this_o letter_n especial_o since_o some_o success_n he_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o a_o dialogue_n of_o his_o write_n have_v nothing_o but_o affectation_n and_o vanity_n i_o must_v say_v this_o say_v winter_n in_o his_o vindication_n for_o his_o hand_n and_o stile_n must_v discover_v he_o to_o all_o this_o company_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o his_o vanity_n be_v excusable_a since_o he_o meet_v with_o so_o many_o flatterer_n that_o it_o be_v hard_o for_o he_o to_o think_v he_o have_v not_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o desert_n true_o say_v church_n the_o modest_a man_n in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v so_o good_a proof_n against_o self-esteem_a as_o not_o to_o entertain_v a_o favourable_a opinion_n of_o himself_o when_o the_o world_n applaud_v his_o performance_n nay_o i_o know_v a_o gentleman_n say_v temple_n that_o pretend_v to_o and_o have_v i_o believe_v as_o much_o modesty_n as_o any_o author_n who_o though_o he_o will_v never_o speak_v in_o commendation_n of_o himself_o shall_v yet_o with_o no_o little_a ardour_n and_o disturbance_n undertake_v a_o defence_n of_o what_o he_o write_v if_o any_o one_o in_o his_o company_n chance_n to_o cavil_v at_o it_o vanity_n say_v brook_n be_v so_o general_a a_o fail_n that_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n it_o be_v essential_a to_o our_o nature_n every_o man_n be_v infect_v with_o it_o as_o well_o as_o author_n only_o some_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o hide_v it_o better_o than_o other_o i_o confess_v say_v i_o we_o seem_v even_o in_o our_o condemnation_n of_o this_o author_n to_o discover_v ourselves_o taint_v with_o the_o same_o we_o accuse_v in_o he_o and_o that_o without_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o deference_n the_o town_n show_v to_o his_o part_n we_o discover_v no_o more_o pursue_v summer_n than_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o world_n do_v tolerate_v which_o always_o make_v bold_a with_o the_o absent_a the_o folly_n of_o all_o man_n except_o those_o of_o the_o present_a company_n afford_v wonder_n and_o laughter_n but_o those_o be_v place_v too_o nigh_o to_o be_v distinguish_v they_o that_o can_v only_o see_v their_o own_o defect_n say_v river_n i_o fancy_v not_o unlike_o the_o purblind_a that_o can_v only_o read_v when_o the_o book_n almost_o touch_v the_o eye_n i_o be_o very_o confident_a conclude_v grave_a we_o show_v no_o great_a arrogance_n or_o self-esteem_a in_o venture_v to_o censure_v what_o be_v obvious_a to_o common_a sense_n as_o the_o intolerable_a vanity_n of_o this_o letter_n be_v the_o overlooking_a such_o gross_a folly_n in_o my_o opinion_n give_v a_o great_a proof_n of_o our_o ignorance_n than_o good_a nature_n or_o wisdom_n letter_n vii_o from_o a_o country_n fellow_n give_v a_o account_n of_o london_n to_o his_o cousin_n in_o the_o country_n it_o be_v direct_v to_o thomas_n style_v at_o master_n tomson_n house_n near_o taunton_n in_o somersetshire_n cousin_n tom_n lond._n june_n 1692._o hope_v you_o be_v all_o well_o as_o i_o be_o at_o this_o present_a write_n thanks_o be_v to_o god_n these_o be_v to_o let_v you_o know_v that_o i_o be_o get_v zafe_a to_o london_n zitty_n where_o the_o volk_n up_o and_o down_o every_o day_n thick_a than_o at_o taunton_n vair_n every_o door_n be_v a_o zhop_n so_o that_o one_o will_v strange_a that_o they_o can_v live_v by_o one_o another_o and_o yet_o they_o all_o go_v vine_a than_o the_o justice_n zon_n and_o their_o wiles_n and_o daughter_n than_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o last_o mayor_n of_o wells_n the_o street_n be_v all_o hang_v as_o thick_a as_o ever_o they_o can_v thwack_v with_o zign_n the_o worst_a ov'e_v they_o vine_a than_o master_n kilderin_n at_o the_o george_n a_o horseback_n then_o there_o be_v such_o a_o din_n night_n and_o day_n that_o the_o noise_n john_n tabour_n the_o drummer_n of_o the_o train'd-bond_n make_v when_o he_o beat_v a_o point_n of_o war_n last_o whitzund-ale_n at_o gonmer_n zoule_n be_v nothing_o to_o it_o you_o may_v zooner_o hear_v zoft_o dick_n the_o miller_n make_v love_n to_o joan_n black_a arâ—_n just_a by_o the_o binn_n voor_fw-mi all_o the_o clapper_n than_o hear_v one_o another_o speak_v here_o though_o we_o stoud_v close_v together_o nay_o by_o all_o the_o ulesh_n o've_v of_o my_o bone_n if_o zimon_n the_o clerk_n
tell_v she_o sheâ—s_v sweet_a than_o his_o own_o style_n let_v he_o be_v what_o he_o will_v i_o be_o sure_a say_v grave_a he_o be_v a_o coxcomb_n if_o he_o can_v pen_v that_o letter_n with_o any_o opinion_n of_o a_o serious_a performance_n and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o more_o judgement_n in_o his_o work_n he_o be_v but_o a_o meet_a simile_n monger_n at_o best_a and_o his_o wit_n lie_v in_o a_o habit_n and_o jingle_n without_o any_o design_n oh_o say_v fountain_n there_o be_v abundance_n of_o our_o modern_a author_n who_o labour_n with_o mr._n bay_n distemper_v of_o forget_v the_o plot_n or_o design_n of_o what_o they_o write_v and_o yet_o say_v temple_n their_o idle_a production_n shall_v â—ell_v among_o the_o best_a but_o with_o the_o same_o â—ate_z pursue_v church_n with_o some_o of_o the_o french_a scribbler_n mention_v by_o boileau_n who_o though_o they_o be_v mighty_o admire_v and_o buy_v up_o at_o first_o yet_o they_o have_v live_v to_o see_v themselves_o and_o their_o work_n forget_v this_o letter_n say_v brook_n show_v that_o the_o force_n of_o affectation_n draw_v a_o veil_n before_o the_o judgement_n which_o else_o will_v govern_v fancy_n according_a to_o sense_n and_o reason_n true_o say_v summer_n simile_n indeed_o as_o mr._n dryden_n observe_v be_v the_o product_n of_o a_o luxuriant_a fancy_n but_o this_o author_n seem_v like_o weed_n to_o be_v whole_o overrun_v with_o it_o this_o be_v the_o more_o pardovable_a affectation_n conclude_v winter_n because_o the_o short_a but_o some_o will_v continue_v the_o extravagance_n to_o the_o extent_n of_o a_o volume_n without_o any_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o reader_n who_o can_v never_o be_v content_a with_o a_o mere_a laughter_n at_o folly_n â—or_a so_o long_a a_o time_n letter_n iu._n from_o a_o young_a son_n of_o the_o muse_n at_o the_o university_n with_o verse_n of_o his_o own_o production_n according_a to_o the_o method_n lay_v down_o in_o a_o book_n entitle_v letter_n and_o poem_n amâ—â—ous_a and_o gallant_a it_o be_v thus_o direct_v to_o the_o ingenious_a author_n of_o the_o gentleman_n journal_n to_o be_v leave_v for_o he_o at_o the_o latin_a coffeehouse_n in_o ave_fw-la mary_n lane_n london_n with_o great_a care_n and_o speed_n most_o ingenious_a sir_n among_o the_o great_a number_n of_o your_o admirer_n of_o both_o sex_n and_o university_n which_o ure_o be_v the_o most_o able_a judge_n of_o wit_n as_o mr._n langbain_n very_o well_o observe_v i_o have_v the_o extreme_a vanity_n to_o boast_v myself_o the_o great_a you_o present_v we_o every_o month_n with_o so_o much_o variety_n of_o wit_n that_o as_o the_o design_n be_v admirable_a so_o the_o performance_n appear_v not_o at_o all_o to_o come_v short_a of_o it_o not_o that_o i_o think_v my_o judgement_n in_o your_o favour_n will_v make_v you_o vain_a for_o a_o man_n of_o so_o much_o sense_n can_v never_o be_v infect_v with_o so_o signal_n a_o oversight_n though_o without_o arrogance_n i_o can_v say_v my_o opinion_n be_v not_o despise_v by_o the_o most_o top_v wit_n not_o only_o of_o our_o college_n but_o also_o of_o the_o whole_a university_n the_o trifle_n i_o have_v attempt_v have_v please_v here_o much_o beyond_o their_o desert_n which_o make_v i_o presume_v to_o offer_v some_o of_o the_o best_a of_o my_o endeavour_n to_o you_o and_o shall_v be_v extravagant_o proud_a if_o they_o receive_v so_o favourable_a a_o judgement_n from_o you_o as_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o your_o journal_n my_o modesty_n have_v make_v i_o defer_v send_v they_o till_o now_o but_o some_o particular_a reason_n prevail_v over_o that_o virtue_n which_o indeed_o be_v my_o fault_n i_o have_v after_o a_o severe_a perusal_n send_v they_o to_o you_o and_o though_o i_o can_v see_v any_o great_a error_n in_o they_o yet_o since_o it_o be_v possible_a i_o may_v be_v think_v too_o fond_a and_o indulgent_a a_o father_n of_o my_o own_o offspring_n i_o entire_o submit_v it_o to_o your_o judgement_n and_o correction_n which_o i_o have_v some_o hope_n will_v do_v i_o justice_n i_o have_v therefore_o enclose_v in_o this_o letter_n two_o riddle_n which_o sort_n of_o enigmatick_a writing_n as_o it_o please_v the_o witty_a part_n of_o this_o age_n so_o i_o admire_v it_o above_o all_o but_o love_n verse_n and_o a_o copy_n of_o love_n verse_n which_o i_o have_v compose_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o example_n of_o that_o extraordinary_a author_n commend_v so_o much_o by_o a_o unknown_a hand_n in_o one_o of_o your_o journal_o and_o i_o must_v be_v bold_a to_o testify_v the_o good_a effect_n of_o his_o precept_n in_o i_o for_o often_o read_v waller_n and_o cowley_n and_o still_o attempt_v a_o imitation_n of_o they_o i_o prove_v continual_o successless_a i_o be_o sure_a i_o be_v real_o in_o love_n and_o yet_o i_o can_v not_o think_v as_o they_o do_v which_o make_v i_o conclude_v especial_o when_o i_o have_v see_v this_o incomparable_a book_n which_o i_o think_v the_o fine_a thing_n that_o have_v be_v publish_v in_o our_o language_n as_o a_o great_a judge_n and_o critic_n observe_v at_o the_o bookseller_n shop_n that_o these_o thought_n can_v not_o be_v real_o the_o effect_n of_o love_n since_o the_o same_o cause_n must_v have_v the_o same_o effect_n and_o if_o i_o dare_v say_v it_o without_o the_o imputation_n of_o vanity_n i_o shall_v think_v this_o discovery_n make_v by_o this_o author_n be_v in_o the_o very_a sâ—me_n manneâ—_n this_o i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o say_v if_o i_o have_v not_o find_v a_o extreme_a sympathy_n betwixt_o our_o judgement_n i_o have_v take_v care_n to_o avoid_v simile_n conceit_n and_o shine_a 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o do_v with_o the_o more_o ease_n because_o they_o be_v not_o obtain_v without_o difficulty_n ill_o begin_v with_o my_o riddle_n which_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n i_o have_v couch_v in_o a_o familiar_a phrase_n though_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o your_o improvement_n who_o be_o your_o most_o humble_a servant_n j._n b._n coll._n magd._n oxon._n june_n 1692._o the_o riddle_n riddle_z my_o riddle_n my_o ree_fw-mi and_o tell_v i_o what_o my_o riddle_n shall_v be_v long_o white_a and_o slender_a tickle_v maid_n where_o they_o be_v tender_a lie_n where_o hair_n grow_v and_o have_v long_o slit_v under_o the_o nose_n second_o riddle_n come_v up_o come_v over_o come_v under_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o believe_v i_o will_v kill_v thou_o i_o will_v put_v that_o that_o be_v thou_o into_o i_o and_o make_v thy_o tail_n waggle_v behind_o thou_o i_o will_v inform_v you_o what_o these_o two_o riddle_n mean_v for_o though_o they_o seem_v a_o little_a roguish_a the_o first_o be_v only_o a_o bodkin_n and_o the_o second_o the_o milk_n of_o a_o cow_n a_o elegy_n on_o the_o power_n of_o a_o fiddle_n to_o his_o mistress_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o four_o copy_n of_o verse_n in_o a_o book_n call_v letter_n and_o poem_n amorous_a and_o gallant_a while_o those_o bright_a eye_n what_o ever_o they_o please_v can_v whâ—â—dle_v nothing_o shall_v make_v they_o twinkle_v but_o a_o fiddle_n what_o youth_n so_o bold_a the_o conquest_n ere_o to_o think_v of_o though_o to_o your_o health_n he_o dare_v whole_a gallon_n drink_v off_o what_o wealth_n so_o great_a to_o purchase_v such_o soft_a bubbies_n sices_n be_v dirt_n georges_n themselves_o but_o boobys_n to_o none_o but_o fiddle_n that_o privilege_n oh_o grant_n which_o can_v return_v your_o love_n with_o a_o corant_a riches_n and_o title_n after_o life_n can_v tarry_v nay_o even_o in_o life_n alone_o can_v make_v you_o merry_a fiddle_n can_v give_v you_o mirth_n it_o be_v sorrow_n salve_n too_o and_o after_o death_n can_v play_v you_o to_o the_o grave_a too_o embalm_v with_o fiddle_n within_o your_o amber_n tombstone_n you_o will_v last_v immortal_a mummy_n till_o a_o day_n of_o doom_n come_v fiddler_n like_o conjurer_n in_o a_o lapland_n cell_n restrain_v by_o nothing_o but_o their_o mighty_a will._n can_v here_o make_v lady_n frisk_v there_o dance_v a_o jig_n and_o as_o they_o please_v make_v each_o a_o whirly_n gigg_n in_o vain_a sage_a rat_n in_o that_o same_o german_a village_n skulk_v into_o hole_n with_o bread_n and_o cheese_n their_o pillage_n if_o fall_v crowdero_n with_o his_o treacherous_a fiddle_n can_v make_v they_o all_o like_a fool_n dance_v into_o the_o middle_n of_o murder_a pond_n and_o punish_v those_o that_o do_v iii_o original_a iii_o i_o think_v good_a to_o add_v this_o beyond_o what_o the_o ingenious_a author_n i_o imitate_v have_v say_v for_o he_o only_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o innuendo_fw-la threaten_v she_o to_o make_v she_o pass_v for_o a_o whore_n as_o virgil_n do_v dido_n if_o she_o yield_v not_o to_o he_o but_o i_o know_v plain_n deal_v in_o love_n be_v most_o natural_a and_o therefore_o have_v speak_v it_o out_o in_o plain_a english_a what_o
of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n hold_v under_o the_o emperor_n martian_a which_o decree_v no_o priest_n shall_v have_v two_o benefice_n there_o be_v two_o great_a oversight_n methinks_v in_o that_o author_n say_v summer_n one_o where_o he_o say_v that_o because_o there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o inhabitant_n in_o a_o london-parish_n than_o in_o four_o or_o five_o in_o the_o country_n that_o therefore_o a_o country_n incumbent_n may_v have_v more_o benefice_n than_o one_o whereas_o he_o shall_v have_v show_v that_o the_o case_n be_v alike_o which_o be_v very_o different_a these_o number_n be_v together_o and_o near_o the_o church_n where_o the_o minister_n be_v present_a to_o teach_v they_o all_o together_o but_o those_o in_o the_o country_n so_o divide_v that_o it_o can_v be_v so_o i_o do_v think_v one_o quarter_n in_o the_o year_n sufficient_a to_o apply_v himself_o to_o their_o instruction_n and_o next_o he_o shall_v have_v shew'dâ—_n that_o five_o hundred_o soul_n be_v not_o enough_o to_o employ_v the_o time_n of_o one_o man_n to_o conduct_v they_o well_o to_o heaven_n the_o other_o oversight_n be_v that_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v sixscorâ—_o pound_n a_o year_n enough_o to_o furnish_v book_n to_o a_o minister_n to_o qualify_v he_o sufficient_o for_o his_o office_n when_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o hundred_o curate_n in_o england_n that_o have_v 〈◊〉_d so_o much_o for_o maintain_v their_o family_n and_o all_o and_o yet_o he_o say_v great_a part_n of_o they_o arâ—-better_a qualify_v that_o the_o incumbent_n well_o gentleman_n conclude_v grave_a i_o must_v profess_v my_o value_n be_v such_o for_o learned_a man_n that_o i_o think_v the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n have_v maintain_v a_o good_a cause_n with_o excellent_a wit_n and_o reason_n the_o authority_n of_o which_o all_o you_o have_v say_v have_v not_o at_o all_o shake_v with_o 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o let_v we_o adjourn_v our_o discourse_n to_o the_o â—â—xt_a cause_n letter_n xv._o from_o a_o young_a lady_n to_o her_o she-friend_n disclose_v her_o whole_a breast_n as_o to_o marriage_n clothes_n and_o character_n of_o such_o and_o such_o pretty_a gentleman_n who_o have_v discover_v some_o tender_a affection_n for_o she_o direct_v to_o madam_n isabel_n bright_a at_o maidston_n in_o kent_n my_o dear_a lond._n june_n 1962._o i_o have_v be_v so_o fatigue_v with_o the_o impertinent_a ad-address_n of_o the_o man_n that_o i_o can_v not_o find_v time_n to_o write_v to_o thou_o my_o love_n last_o post._n i_o wonder_v whether_o thou_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n thou_o be_v â—hen_v thou_o write_v thy_o last_o letter_n my_o dear_a such_o a_o â—â—ghty_a friend_n to_o marriage_n it_o be_v true_a i_o will_v â—â—rry_v myself_o but_o not_o yet_o it_o be_v time_n enough_o when_o i_o come_v to_o be_v a_o stale_a maid_n here_o to_o retire_v into_o the_o country_n and_o there_o take_v up_o with_o some_o grave_a country_n justice_n where_o i_o may_v rule_v the_o family_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d too_o i_o shall_v grow_v weary_a of_o the_o town_n i_o fanâ—y_v in_o five_o or_o six_o year_n time_n but_o as_o yet_o the_o gaiety_n 〈◊〉_d gallantry_n of_o love_n be_v my_o dear_a very_o take_v you_o counsel_v i_o against_o the_o danger_n of_o lose_v my_o reputation_n by_o those_o freedom_n i_o grant_v but_o you_o be_v mistake_v my_o love_n for_o the_o only_a way_n to_o lose_v that_o be_v to_o be_v too_o solicitous_a about_o it_o scandal_n in_o the_o country_n be_v piece_n of_o innocent_a divertisement_n here_o and_o one_o may_v as_o well_o pretend_v to_o live_v without_o fine_a clothes_n as_o without_o a_o intrigue_n i_o have_v half_a a_o score_n on_o my_o hand_n at_o this_o time_n and_o i_o love_v they_o all_o alike_o keep_v they_o in_o suspense_n and_o daâ—ly_o and_o play_v with_o they_o give_v one_o a_o favourable_a look_v and_o another_o a_o smile_n a_o three_o my_o hand_n to_o kiss_v but_o then_o to_o keep_v they_o at_o their_o due_a distance_n the_o next_o time_n i_o see_v they_o i_o frown_v on_o the_o first_o rail_v at_o the_o next_o and_o wonder_v at_o the_o sauciness_n of_o the_o three_o if_o he_o presume_v to_o attempt_v the_o same_o freedom_n again_o ah_o my_o dear_a â—ou_o know_v not_o how_o pleasant_a a_o sight_n it_o be_v to_o see_v this_o beau_n cringe_v and_o screw_v his_o body_n into_o a_o hundred_o form_n in_o hope_n to_o appear_v amiable_a to_o you_o that_o spark_n look_v with_o a_o languish_a die_a air_n in_o hope_n to_o make_v you_o sigh_v by_o sympathy_n that_o wit_n crack_v his_o brain_n to_o write_v take_v billet_n deux_fw-fr to_o you_o or_o anagram_n on_o your_o name_n beside_o elegy_n after_o the_o new_a mode_n of_o sir_n courtly_a voiture_fw-fr but_o wit_n be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a company_n a_o woman_n can_v keep_v they_o be_v common_o vainglorious_a and_o brag_v of_o more_o than_o they_o obtain_v that_o that_o vex_v i_o most_o my_o mother_n be_v so_o covetous_a she_o will_v let_v i_o have_v 〈◊〉_d clothes_n but_o twice_o a_o year_n so_o that_o i_o be_o plague_v to_o turn_v and_o twine_v they_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v know_v by_o they_o fine_a clothes_n have_v a_o wonderful_a charm_n with_o the_o man_n and_o one_o have_v as_o good_a â—e_n ugly_a as_o ill_o dress_v but_o my_o dear_a i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o catalogue_n of_o my_o â—overs_n i_o have_v a_o young_a doctor_n of_o physic_n that_o make_v honourable_a address_n to_o i_o for_o matrimony_n but_o â—_o think_v not_o that_o a_o equal_a maâ—ch_n unless_o i_o can_v poâ—â—son_v he_o as_o easy_o as_o he_o can_v i_o on_o the_o same_o pretence_n i_o have_v a_o young_a counsellor_n of_o the_o temple_n furnish_v with_o more_o law_n than_o sense_n and_o will_v i_o believe_v make_v a_o good_a cuckold_n but_o i_o be_o not_o dispose_v that_o way_n as_o yet_o beside_o he_o may_v have_v quirk_n enough_o in_o law_n to_o chouse_n i_o out_o of_o my_o jointure_n i_o have_v also_o a_o young_a doctor_n of_o divinity_n that_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o month_n mind_n to_o i_o and_o tell_v i_o he_o think_v i_o fair_a than_o a_o new_a system_fw-la or_o a_o good_a benefice_n but_o i_o have_v rather_o have_v the_o whole_a bible_n apocryphal_a than_o that_o he_o shall_v explain_v the_o text_n so_o as_o to_o make_v i_o a_o spiritual_a madam_n i_o have_v a_o young_a merchant_n too_o new_o set_v up_o for_o himself_o fine_a than_o a_o covent-garden_n beau_n and_o more_o demure_a than_o your_o chamber_n maid_n he_o court_v i_o not_o by_o billet_n deux_fw-fr but_o bill_n of_o exchange_n and_o custom-house_n but_o i_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o venture_v myself_o on_o bottom_n aree_o so_o much_o for_o my_o matrimonial_a pretender_n i_o have_v of_o another_o sort_n who_o be_v all_o for_o love_n and_o abominate_a the_o pagan_a confinement_n of_o wedlock_n as_o a_o device_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o get_v money_n and_o destroy_v the_o freeborn_a joy_n of_o love_n among_o these_o be_v a_o young_a lord_n new_o arrive_v to_o his_o honour_n and_o estate_n and_o want_v another_o qualification_n of_o keep_v a_o mistress_n with_o great_a grandeur_n than_o ever_o he_o will_v his_o wise_a i_o receive_v his_o lordship_n with_o the_o air_n of_o quality_n seem_v please_v with_o his_o no-jest_n and_o blush_v at_o his_o address_n but_o never_o give_v he_o any_o encouragement_n of_o a_o favourable_a reception_n on_o so_o scandalous_a a_o motion_n but_o he_o be_v obstinate_a and_o to_o say_v truth_n he_o be_v not_o better_o â—â—ocked_v with_o estate_n and_o folly_n than_o with_o beauty_n â—e's_v very_o handsome_a dress_v well_o dance_v with_o a_o admirable_a grace_n and_o i_o shall_v like_v his_o company_n at_o 〈◊〉_d ball_n in_o a_o box_n in_o the_o playhouse_n in_o the_o mall_n or_o hide_v park_n if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o fear_v of_o be_v taâ—en_v for_o his_o miss_n for_o he_o real_o make_v a_o good_a figure_n but_o after_o all_o my_o dear_a my_o lord_n be_v real_o my_o aversion_n he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o fit_a for_o a_o intrigue_n next_o i_o have_v a_o beau_n of_o tom_n vrwin_n coffeehouse_n a_o man_n of_o war_n he_o swear_v much_o fight_v little_a pray_v less_o and_o be_v a_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n to_o sense_n and_o matrimony_n i_o never_o admit_v he_o unless_o when_o i_o have_v no_o other_o company_n he_o be_v a_o very_a nauseous_a fop._n next_o i_o have_v a_o courtier_n full_o as_o finical_a but_o he_o be_v monstrous_o in_o love_n and_o protest_v if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o scandal_n he_o love_v i_o so_o much_o he_o can_v marry_v i_o he_o be_v damn_v a_o thousand_o fathom_n if_o there_o be_v any_o one_o of_o the_o maid_n of_o honour_n comparable_a to_o i_o among_o the_o rest_n i_o have_v a_o ingenious_a young_a brother_n to_o a_o certain_a knight_n of_o your_o
i_o you_o swear_v a_o thousand_o oath_n it_o be_v for_o love_n of_o my_o person_n and_o not_o my_o money_n but_o you_o have_v not_o only_o break_v all_o they_o but_o your_o marriage_n vow_v too_o i_o receive_v a_o hypocritical_a letter_n from_o you_o other_o day_n but_o i_o find_v it_o seal_v with_o another_o body_n seal_n in_o short_a mr_n smith_n either_o reform_a or_o i_o protest_v i_o will_v not_o live_v with_o you_o and_o if_o you_o return_v not_o quick_o i_o will_v come_v to_o town_n and_o rout_n you_o out_o of_o your_o hole_n what_o though_o i_o be_o a_o little_o old_a than_o you_o i_o be_o amiable_a enough_o in_o other_o eye_n and_o if_o i_o be_v so_o mind_v i_o can_v revenge_v myself_o in_o another_o way_n but_o i_o scorn_v the_o thought_n on_o it_o and_o only_o wish_v you_o can_v be_v as_o constant_a and_o virtuous_a as_o myself_o who_o be_o your_o faithful_a though_o injure_a wife_n mar._n smith_n this_o gentleman_n say_v winter_n be_v wive_v or_o i_o be_o mistake_v he_o have_v his_o choice_n answer_v brook_n you_o find_v by_o this_o letter_n true_o say_v i_o money_n and_o age._n it_o be_v fit_a therefore_o pursue_v river_n he_o have_v his_o punishment_n for_o pervert_v the_o end_n of_o matrimony_n that_o be_v add_v summer_n a_o scold_n and_o jealous_a she_o that_o be_v jealous_a say_v fountain_n must_v be_v a_o scold_n but_o say_v chappel_n i_o can_v understand_v why_o one_o of_o our_o poet_n call_v jealousy_n the_o jaundice_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o distemper_n hold_v no_o analogy_n with_o it_o that_o render_v the_o body_n heavy_a weak_a and_o drowsy_a right_o but_o jealousy_n pursue_v temple_n make_v the_o mind_n active_a stir_v and_o perpetual_o in_o motion_n he_o scarce_o deserve_v pity_n say_v church_n since_o he_o can_v expect_v no_o other_o when_o he_o marry_v and_o he_o that_o see_v a_o danger_n and_o will_v not_o avoid_v it_o deserve_v to_o perish_v in_o it_o and_o true_o conclude_v grave_a the_o speady_a way_n to_o ruin_n be_v such_o a_o wife_n who_o afford_v no_o ease_n at_o home_n but_o condem_n her_o husband_n torment_v there_o or_o the_o fate_n of_o the_o jew_n abroad_o ramble_a but_o here_o be_v another_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o venture_v into_o the_o noose_n here_o be_v love_n in_o abundance_n whatever_o there_o be_v of_o wit._n letter_n xxii_o from_o a_o dwarf_n to_o a_o tall_a lady_n with_o who_o he_o be_v in_o love_n it_o be_v direct_v to_o madam_n carew_n at_o mr._n barral_n in_o the_o pall-mall_n london_n madam_n oxford_n june_n 1692._o it_o be_v not_o absence_n which_o your_o cruelty_n have_v command_v that_o can_v efface_v that_o lovely_a image_n your_o eye_n have_v form_v in_o my_o faithful_a bosom_n i_o have_v it_o be_v true_a but_o to_o no_o purpose_n retire_v to_o oxford_n to_o see_v if_o book_n and_o learned_a man_n will_v bring_v i_o any_o relief_n but_o i_o find_v philosophy_n be_v of_o no_o power_n to_o root_v out_o a_o passion_n that_o be_v once_o admit_v whatever_o it_o may_v to_o defend_v we_o from_o a_o invasion_n i_o tell_v you_o madam_n love_n in_o my_o breast_n be_v with_o great_a difficulty_n remove_v than_o foreign_a aid_n out_o of_o the_o distress_a kingdom_n they_o be_v call_v in_o to_o assist_v love_n have_v subdue_v i_o all_o and_o i_o be_o entire_o a_o slave_n despise_v not_o my_o stature_n madam_n for_o though_o my_o body_n be_v dwarsish_a my_o soul_n be_v great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o six-foot-high_a lover_n it_o actuate_v this_o little_a world_n with_o more_o free_a agility_n and_o my_o perception_n and_o operation_n of_o mind_n be_v less_o confine_v and_o clog_v there_o be_v a_o â—earer_a correspondence_n betwixt_o my_o heart_n the_o seat_n of_o life_n and_o love_n and_o the_o other_o subservient_fw-fr part_n of_o my_o body_n in_o short_a i_o can_v imagine_v no_o advantage_n the_o big_a man_n have_v over_o i_o unless_o it_o be_v the_o damn_v up_o the_o noble_a part_n of_o man_n the_o soul_n with_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o heavy_a and_o lumpish_a clay_n which_o render_v its_o passion_n and_o virtue_n less_o perfect_a wit_n courage_n and_o love_n be_v all_o more_o languid_a in_o they_o than_o we_o big_a man_n be_v very_o often_o coward_n and_o very_o seldom_o witty_a and_o ingenious_a i_o confine_v these_o observation_n madam_n to_o the_o man_n since_o the_o composition_n and_o matter_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v of_o a_o fine_a and_o more_o delicate_a mould_n near_a akin_a to_o the_o essence_n of_o her_o soul_n and_o i_o venerate_v that_o quality_n in_o yourself_o madam_n it_o render_v you_o more_o like_a to_o heaven_n since_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o long_a eye_n to_o both_o though_o my_o prayer_n soar_v no_o high_a than_o yourself_o the_o glorious_a image_n of_o the_o bright_a empyreal_a beside_o the_o difference_n of_o your_o stature_n will_v demonstrate_v your_o authority_n and_o rule_n over_o i_o for_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v eternal_o your_o slave_n oh_o that_o your_o compassion_n and_o justice_n will_v let_v i_o sacrifice_v my_o person_n on_o the_o fair_a altar_n of_o your_o lovely_a bosom_n as_o i_o have_v already_o my_o heart_n on_o those_o of_o your_o eye_n if_o love_n be_v merit_n none_o deserve_v you_o more_o and_o sure_o whatever_o we_o may_v the_o other_o the_o heaven_n of_o woman_n be_v gain_v by_o merit_n your_o rigour_n make_v i_o bold_a and_o vain_a it_o force_v i_o to_o boast_v that_o as_o i_o deserve_v you_o better_o than_o any_o man_n so_o that_o none_o shall_v bear_v you_o from_o i_o whilst_o there_o be_v a_o soul_n within_o the_o despise_a body_n of_o your_o faithful_a slave_n rob._n petite_fw-fr the_o little_a gentleman_n say_v chapel_n seem_v to_o be_v extreme_o in_o love_n though_o his_o descant_n upon_o tall_a man_n methinks_v be_v not_o so_o proper_a a_o topic_n to_o a_o lady_n that_o lie_v under_o the_o same_o circumstance_n leave_v she_o shall_v turn_v it_o to_o herself_o but_o he_o have_v take_v care_n of_o that_o answer_v temple_n by_o a_o handsome_a apply_v the_o defect_n in_o man_n to_o a_o perfection_n in_o woman_n the_o truth_n on_o it_o be_v say_v summer_n his_o little_a body_n seem_v to_o be_v well_o fill_v with_o spirit_n and_o by_o his_o indignation_n one_o will_v think_v pursued_z brook_z that_o he_o have_v the_o character_n statius_n give_v of_o tydeus_n in_o hismind_n major_a in_o exiguo_fw-la regnabat_fw-la corpore_fw-la virtus_fw-la that_o be_v the_o great_a soul_n the_o lesser_a body_n fill_v i_o can_v never_o blame_v that_o assurance_n he_o express_v say_v i_o since_o it_o be_v not_o the_o effect_n of_o vanity_n but_o necessity_n for_o a_o woman_n that_o slight_v a_o lover_n for_o his_o modesty_n be_v general_o win_v by_o the_o contrary_a quality_n right_o continue_a winter_n and_o a_o man_n that_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o his_o own_o defect_n will_v never_o gain_v the_o lady_n he_o pretend_v to_o he_o may_v well_o pretend_v say_v grave_a to_o merit_v she_o when_o the_o deprave_a appetite_n of_o woman_n be_v such_o that_o she_o will_v not_o â—ilk_v the_o variety_n and_o extravagance_n of_o her_o pleasure_n if_o a_o hobgoblin_n be_v the_o object_n have_v 〈◊〉_d but_o some_o imperfect_a shape_n of_o man_n or_o the_o most_o deform_a disguise_n of_o body_n to_o hide_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o spirit_n you_o have_v always_o a_o good_a word_n for_o the_o fair_a sex_n say_v church_n but_o i_o can_v think_v your_o reflection_n just_a since_o without_o doubt_v it_o reach_v not_o all_o that_o soft_a comfort_n of_o mankind_n that_o be_v grant_v answer_v fountain_n but_o still_o the_o merit_n of_o form_n or_o fancy_n prevail_v with_o the_o sex_n more_o than_o those_o of_o wit_n and_o part_n but_o conclude_v river_n we_o labour_v under_o the_o same_o error_n can_v condemn_v they_o without_o include_v ourselves_o however_o i_o wish_v the_o merit_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o this_o little_a gentleman_n may_v prevail_v though_o i_o confess_v a_o little_a husband_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o side_n of_o a_o tall_a wife_n and_o not_o she_o out_o of_o he_o letter_n xxiii_o from_o a_o young_a lady_n that_o have_v be_v betray_v by_o love_n to_o the_o embrace_n of_o a_o young_a gallant_a who_o have_v get_v she_o with_o child_n to_o who_o she_o send_v this_o letter_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o save_v her_o honour_n and_o by_o some_o mean_n help_v she_o to_o something_o that_o may_v cause_v abortion_n it_o be_v direct_v to_o mr._n richard_n at_o his_o chamber_n in_o the_o temple_n london_n my_o dear_a false_a one_o pomfret_v 1692._o why_o do_v you_o betray_v i_o by_o so_o many_o vowâ—_n and_o sigh_n to_o believe_v you_o love_v i_o oâ—_n why_o do_v you_o pursue_v my_o ruin_n because_o i_o love_v you_o â—s_n mankind_n so_o strange_a a_o creature_n that_o we_o can_v love_v