Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_n	gentleman_n	letter_n	942	5	7.5099	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65151	Familiar and courtly letters written by Monsieur Voiture to persons of the greatest honour, wit, and quality of both sexes in the court of France ; made English by Mr. Dryden, Tho. Cheek, Esq., Mr. Dennis, Henry Cromwel, Esq., Jos. Raphson, Esq., Dr. -, &c. ; with twelve select epistles out of Aristanetus, translated from the Greek ; some select letters of Pliny, Jun and Monsieur Fontanelle, translated by Mr. Tho. Brown ; and a collection of original letters lately written on several subjects, by Mr. T. Brown ; to which is added a collection of letters of friendship, and other occasional letters, written by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Wycherly, Mr. -, Mr. Congreve, Mr. Dennis, and other hands.	Voiture, Monsieur de (Vincent), 1597-1648.; Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Congreve, William, 1670-1729.; Wycherley, William, 1640-1716.	1700 (1700)	Wing V682; ESTC R34733	165,593	438

by_o feed_v the_o mind_n with_o delicacy_n it_o make_v it_o mad_a after_o pleasure_n and_o let_v all_o the_o passion_n lose_v upon_o we_o our_o joy_n it_o blow_v up_o too_o high_a and_o make_v our_o grief_n sit_v heavy_a and_o what_o be_v yet_o worse_o it_o kindle_v in_o we_o that_o foolish_a passion_n love_n the_o ruin_n of_o our_o ease_n and_o dotage_n even_o in_o youth_n whereas_o mathematics_n improve_v all_o our_o faculty_n make_v the_o judgement_n strong_a and_o the_o memory_n take_v in_o more_o the_o dull_a it_o teach_v to_o perceive_v and_o the_o giddy_a to_o attend_v it_o distinguish_v between_o true_a and_o false_a and_o enure_n we_o to_o difficulty_n beside_o it_o give_v we_o a_o thousand_o advantage_n in_o life_n by_o this_o the_o miser_n count_v his_o bag_n and_o the_o countryman_n know_v his_o time_n and_o season_n this_o give_v our_o cannon_n aim_n in_o war_n and_o in_o peace_n furnish_v every_o workman_n with_o his_o tool_n how_o many_o noble_a engine_n have_v it_o invent_v in_o one_o the_o wind_n labour_v for_o we_o and_o another_o turn_v bogs_n and_o pool_n into_o firm_a land_n this_o build_v we_o house_n defend_v our_o town_n and_o make_v the_o sea_n useful_a nor_o be_v its_o effect_n less_o wonderful_a than_o advantageous_a the_o mathematician_n can_v do_v more_o thing_n than_o any_o poet_n ever_o yet_o conceive_v he_o in_o a_o map_n can_v contract_v asia_n to_o a_o span_n and_o in_o a_o glass_n show_v a_o city_n from_o a_o single_a house_n and_o a_o army_n from_o a_o man._n he_o can_v set_v the_o heaven_n a_o thousand_o year_n forward_o and_o call_v all_o the_o star_n by_o their_o name_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n without_o his_o reach_n he_o can_v gauge_v the_o channel_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o weigh_v saturn_n he_o see_v far_a into_o the_o art_n and_o skill_n of_o the_o creator_n and_o can_v write_v the_o best_a comment_n on_o the_o six_o day_n work_n be_v advise_v therefore_o to_o employ_v yourself_o rather_o in_o the_o improve_n of_o your_o understanding_n than_o debauch_v of_o your_o passion_n and_o to_o prefer_v reality_n before_o appearance_n in_o my_o mind_n to_o make_v a_o dial_n be_v hard_a than_o to_o find_v a_o motto_n to_o it_o and_o a_o prospect_n draw_v in_o line_n pleasant_a than_o one_o in_o word_n instead_o of_o description_n of_o cool_a grove_n and_o flowery_a garden_n you_o may_v inform_v yourself_o of_o the_o situation_n and_o extent_n of_o empire_n and_o while_o other_o be_v wander_v in_o elysian-field_n and_o fancy_v shade_n below_o you_o may_v raise_v your_o thought_n to_o the_o infinity_o of_o space_n above_o and_o visit_v all_o those_o world_n that_o shine_v upon_o we_o here_o think_v most_o of_o mercury_n when_o he_o be_v far_o off_o the_o sun_n and_o mind_n little_a in_o venus_n but_o her_o periodic_n motion_n to_o let_v you_o see_v i_o have_v get_v the_o start_n of_o you_o i_o now_o follow_v the_o old_a rule_n of_o nulla_fw-la dies_fw-la sine_fw-la lineâ_fw-la and_o be_o so_o far_o advance_v in_o geometry_n that_o i_o defy_v any_o man_n to_o make_v a_o round_a circle_n or_o cut_v a_o line_n in_o two_o more_o nice_o than_o myself_o i_o be_o well_o verse_v in_o square_n be_o no_o stranger_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o proportion_n and_o have_v transpose_v a_o b_o c_o d_o in_o all_o the_o mathematical_a anagram_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o my_o chamber_n i_o have_v survey_v five_o time_n over_o and_o have_v at_o length_n find_v out_o a_o convenient_a place_n for_o a_o south-dial_n i_o be_o at_o present_a about_o a_o bargain_n of_o pin_n which_o you_o shall_v soon_o see_v dispose_v into_o bastion_n and_o counterscarp_n i_o feel_v at_o first_o i_o must_v confess_v a_o great_a confusion_n in_o my_o head_n between_o rhime_n and_o angle_n fiction_n and_o demonstration_n but_o at_o length_n virgil_n have_v resign_v to_o euclid_n and_o poetical_a foot_n and_o number_n to_o their_o namesake_n in_o geometry_n and_o arithmetic_n in_o short_a i_o write_v altogether_o upon_o slate_n where_o i_o make_v parallel_n instead_o of_o couplet_n and_o describe_v nothing_o but_o a_o circle_n let_v i_o for_o the_o future_a therefore_o catch_v no_o poet_n in_o your_o hand_n unless_o it_o be_v aratus_n or_o dyonisius_n and_o follow_v my_o council_n unless_o you_o can_v make_v one_o of_o these_o study_n subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o other_o your_o poetry_n wise_a and_o learned_a and_o your_o mathematics_n pleasant_a and_o ingenious_a i_o be_o sir_n you_o etc._n etc._n to_o william_n joy_n the_o strong_a kentishman_n from_o the_o lady_n c_o drop_v out_o of_o her_o foot-man_n pocket_n and_o take_v up_o by_o a_o chairman_n in_o the_o pall-mall_a sir_n i_o see_v you_o yesterday_o with_o satisfaction_n exert_v your_o part_n in_o dorset-garden_n on_o that_o very_a theatre_n where_o i_o have_v frequent_o behold_v the_o alexander_n the_o caesar_n the_o hercules_n the_o almanzor_n the_o great_a hero_n of_o greece_n or_o italy_n of_o ancient_a or_o modern_a time_n take_v town_n sack_v city_n overturning_a empire_n single_o rout_v whole_a army_n but_o yet_o perform_v less_o wonder_n than_o you._n yet_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o it_o grieve_v i_o to_o see_v so_o noble_a a_o talon_n mis-employed_n and_o that_o strength_n throw_v away_o upon_o undeserving_a horse_n that_o can_v reward_v your_o labour_n which_o may_v much_o better_o divert_v the_o requite_v woman_n meet_v i_o therefore_o thou_o puissant_a man_n in_o another_o garden_n on_o a_o better_a theatre_n where_o you_o may_v employ_v your_o ability_n with_o more_o profit_n to_o yourself_o and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o expect_a melesinda_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o part._n letter_n of_o friendship_n and_o several_a other_o occasion_n the_o second_o part._n write_a by_o mr._n dryden_n mr._n wycherly_n mr._n mr._n congreve_n and_o mr._n dennis_n with_o letter_n write_v between_o mr._n dennis_n and_o mr._n congreve_n concern_v humour_n in_o ancient_n and_o modern_a comedy_n london_n print_v for_o sam._n briscoe_n in_o russel-street_n in_o coventgarden_n mdcc_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a charles_n montague_n esq._n one_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o treasury_n chancellor_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy-council_n sir_n as_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v resolve_v to_o make_v this_o address_n to_o you_o that_o the_o present_n may_v not_o be_v altogether_o unworthy_a of_o you_o i_o take_v care_n to_o obtain_v the_o consent_n of_o my_o friend_n to_o publish_v some_o letter_n which_o they_o have_v write_v as_o answer_n to_o i_o when_o i_o look_v upon_o myself_o i_o find_v i_o have_v reason_n to_o beg_v pardon_n for_o my_o presumption_n but_o when_o i_o consider_v those_o gentleman_n i_o be_o encourage_v to_o hope_v that_o you_o will_v not_o be_v offend_v to_o find_v yourself_o at_o the_o head_n of_o no_o vulgar_a company_n a_o company_n who_o name_n and_o desert_n be_v universal_o know_v a_o company_n raise_v far_o above_o the_o level_n of_o mankind_n by_o their_o own_o extraordinary_a merit_n and_o yet_o proud_a to_o do_v homage_n to_o you_o they_o be_v gentleman_n it_o be_v true_a who_o be_v divide_v in_o their_o interest_n and_o who_o differ_v in_o their_o politic_a principle_n but_o they_o agree_v in_o their_o judgement_n of_o thing_n which_o all_o the_o world_n admire_v and_o they_o always_o consent_v when_o they_o speak_v of_o you_o in_o present_v this_o little_a book_n to_o you_o i_o only_o design_v to_o show_v my_o zeal_n and_o my_o gratitude_n but_o they_o assure_v i_o unanimous_o that_o i_o have_v likewise_o show_v my_o judgement_n though_o indeed_o sir_n the_o number_n of_o the_o great_a who_o cast_v a_o favourable_a eye_n upon_o human_a learning_n be_v not_o so_o considerable_a but_o that_o a_o man_n who_o will_v address_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n to_o one_o of_o they_o may_v soon_o determine_v his_o choice_n proficient_n in_o other_o art_n be_v encourage_v by_o profit_n which_o be_v their_o main_a design_n but_o he_o who_o bestow_v all_o his_o time_n upon_o human_a study_n be_v incite_v by_o glory_n alone_o and_o the_o world_n take_v care_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o than_o he_o seek_v for_o the_o enthusiast_n the_o quack_n the_o pettifogger_n be_v reward_v for_o torture_v and_o for_o delude_a man_n but_o humanity_n have_v meet_v with_o very_o barbarous_a usage_n only_o for_o please_a and_o for_o instruct_v they_o the_o very_a court_n which_o draw_v most_o of_o its_o ornament_n from_o it_o have_v but_o too_o often_o neglect_v it_o there_o learn_v in_o general_n have_v be_v disregard_v for_o none_o but_o great_a soul_n be_v capable_a of_o great_a design_n and_o few_o courtier_n have_v have_v greatness_n of_o mind_n enough_o to_o procure_v the_o promotion_n of_o science_n which_o be_v the_o exaltation_n of_o human_a nature_n and_o the_o enlargement_n of_o

a_o abridgement_n of_o a_o letter_n to_o mons._n d'_fw-fr avaux_n by_o the_o same_o hand_n 74_o to_o madam_n by_o henry_n cromwell_n esq_n 77_o to_o mons._n de_fw-fr chaudebonne_n by_o tho._n cheek_n esq_n 80_o to_o my_o lady-abbess_n to_o thank_v she_o for_o a_o cat_n which_o she_o send_v he_o by_o mr._n oldys_n 85_o a_o comical_a letter_n out_o of_o the_o famous_a mons._n de_fw-fr colletier_n to_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr choux_fw-fr by_o sir_n d._n clark_n kt._n 87_o aristaenetus_n epistle_n translate_v from_o the_o greek_a by_o mr._n t._n brown_n two_o lady_n that_o be_v conquer_v by_o a_o gentleman_n be_v sing_v 89_o a_o lawyer_n be_v wife_n to_o her_o friend_n complain_v that_o her_o husband_n do_v not_o manage_v her_o law-case_n so_o well_o as_o he_o ought_v 92_o a_o fisherman_n to_o his_o friend_n be_v a_o description_n of_o a_o lovely_a damosel_n that_o wash_v herself_o in_o the_o sea_n whilst_o he_o be_v fish_v 95_o a_o adventure_n with_o a_o harlot_n 97_o a_o cure_n for_o love_n 100_o from_o a_o fill_v to_o she_o serenade_v gallant_a acquaint_v he_o that_o his_o money_n will_v charm_v she_o more_o than_o his_o music_n 103_o a_o relation_n of_o a_o maid_n that_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o her_o mistress_n gallant_a 104_o a_o letter_n of_o gallantry_n from_o a_o young_a gentleman_n to_o his_o perjure_a mistress_n 108_o a_o love-letter_n to_o his_o mistress_n 110_o a_o account_n of_o the_o ill_a success_n of_o his_o friend_n damon_n in_o his_o amour_n 112_o a_o lady_n to_o gentlewoman_n to_o acquaint_v she_o that_o she_o be_v in_o love_n with_o her_o husband_n and_o she_o with_o her_o page_n 115_o a_o relation_n of_o a_o lady_n that_o satisfy_v she_o long_v with_o with_o her_o gallant_a before_o her_o husband_n face_n 117_o some_o select_a epistle_n out_o of_o pliny_n jun._n make_a english_a by_o mr._n t._n brown_n to_o his_o dear_a friend_n romanus_n lib._n 3._o 120_o to_o his_o dear_a friend_n geminius_n lib._n 8._o 121_o to_o his_o wife_n calphurnia_n lib._n 8._o 124_o to_o the_o same_o lib._n 7._o 125_o to_o his_o dear_a friend_n ferox_n lib._n 7._o 126_o to_o cornelius_n tacitus_n lib._n 8._o 127_o to_o cornelius_n tacitus_n lib._n 6._o 129_o to_o sura_n lib._n 7._o 135_o letter_n out_o of_o mons._n le_fw-fr chevalier_n d'_fw-fr she_o ***_o by_o mr._n t._n brown_n to_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-mi i_o upon_o send_v she_o a_o boar_n in_o a_o pastry_n who_o have_v like_v to_o have_v wound_v he_o at_o the_o chase_n 140_o to_o mons._n c_o on_o the_o cartesian_a philosophy_n 142_o to_o madam_n d_o v_o upon_o send_v she_o a_o black_a and_o a_o monkey_n 145_o to_o the_o same_o on_o the_o death_n of_o the_o monkey_n 147_o to_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr c_o upon_o send_v she_o a_o extract_n of_o the_o church-register_n 149_o original_a letter_n by_o mr._n t._n brown_n to_o dr._n baynard_n at_o the_o bath_n 153_o melanissa_n to_o alexis_n be_v a_o defence_n of_o love_n against_o drink_v 158_o to_o a_o litigious_a country-attorney_n 167_o to_o mr._n moult_v 171_o to_o the_o same_o a_o news_n letter_n 175_o to_o the_o same_o from_o the_o gun_n musick-booth_n in_o bartholomew-fair_a 184_o a_o consolatory_a letter_n to_o my_o lady_n on_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n 190_o to_o mr._n moult_v upon_o the_o break_n up_o of_o bartholomew-fair_a 194_o to_o w._n k._n esq_n be_v a_o relation_n of_o a_o journey_n to_o london_n 200_o a_o love-letter_n from_o a_o officer_n in_o the_o army_n to_o a_o widow_n who_o he_o be_v desperate_o in_o love_n with_o before_o he_o see_v she_o 208_o a_o exhortatory_n letter_n to_o a_o old_a lady_n that_o smoked_a tobacco_n 211_o to_o sir_n w._n s._n on_o the_o two_o incomparable_a piece_n the_o satyr_n against_o wit_n and_o poeticae_fw-la britannici_fw-la by_o another_o hand_n 212_o to_o a_o physician_n in_o the_o country_n be_v a_o true_a state_n of_o the_o poetical-war_n between_o cheapside_n and_o coventgarden_n by_o another_o hand_n 212_o love-letter_n by_o gentleman_n and_o lady_n love-letter_n write_v by_o mr._n to_o madam_n 225_o to_o 230_o four_o love-letter_n to_o a_o young_a lady_n by_o another_o hand_n 230_o to_o 233_o a_o letter_n from_o a_o lady_n to_o her_o lover_n in_o the_o french_a army_n with_o a_o tuft_n of_o hair_n enclose_v in_o it_o 233_o to_o madam_n c_o ll'_v 234_o madam_n c_o ll'_v answer_n 236_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o forego_n letter_n 237_o madam_n c_o ll'_v answer_n 239_o to_o mrs._n by_o another_o hand_n 241_o to_o my_o lady_n by_o the_o same_o hand_n 242_o four_o love-letter_n to_o a_o old_a lady_n 243_o to_o a_o lady_n that_o have_v get_v a_o inflammation_n in_o her_o eye_n 247_o madam_n to_o mr._n b_o be_v a_o account_n of_o a_o journey_n to_o exon_n etc._n etc._n 251_o the_o answer_n 255_o to_o dr._n garth_n 260_o to_o his_o poetical_a friend_n advise_v he_o to_o study_v the_o mathematics_n out_o of_o quevedo_n by_o mr._n savage_n 161_o to_o w._n joy_n the_o strong_a kentish-man_n from_o the_o lady_n c_o drop_v out_o of_o her_o foot-man_n pocket_n and_o take_v up_o by_o a_o chairman_n in_o the_o pall-mall_a 265_o letter_n of_o friendship_n by_o several_a eminent_a hand_n mr._n dennis_n to_z walter_z moil_n esq_n 1_o mr._n wycherley_n at_o cleave_v near_a shrewfbury_n by_o the_o same_o hand_n 6_o mr._n wycherley_n answer_n to_o mr._n dennis_n 12_o to_z mr._n wycherley_n by_o 15_o to_o mr._n wycherley_n by_o 19_o mr._n wycherley_n to_o mr._n dennis_n 21_o to_o mr._n wycherley_n by_o mr._n 24_o mr._n wycherley_n to_o mr._n on_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o mistress_n 27_o mr._n be_v answer_n to_o the_o forego_n letter_n 29_o mr._n wycherley_n to_o mr._n 31_o mr._n dennis_n to_o mr._n wycherley_n 34_o to_o mr._n wycherley_n that_o a_o blockhead_n be_v better_a qualify_v for_o business_n than_o a_o man_n of_o wit_n 36_o to_o mr._n dryden_n 40_o to_o the_o same_o 43_o mr._n dryden_n to_o mr._n dennis_n 46_o my_o lady_n c_o to_o her_o cousin_n w._n of_o the_o temple_n after_o the_o have_v receive_v a_o copy_n of_o verse_n on_o her_o beauty_n 52_o mr._n at_o will_v his_o coffee-house_n 56_o to_o walter_n moyle_n esq_n 61_o to_o mr._n congreve_n 64_o to_o mr._n congreve_n 66_o mr._n congreve_n to_o mr._n dennis_n concern_v hemour_n in_o comedy_n 69_o to_o mr._n congreve_n at_o tunbridge_n 86_o mr._n congreve_n answer_v 87_o six_o love-letter_n to_o his_o charm_v but_o cruel_a mistress_n by_o mr._n 92_o to_o 102_o to_o walter_n moyle_n esq_n at_o the_o back_n in_o cornwall_n 102_o mr._n to_o mr._n congreve_n 105_o mr._n congreve_n to_o mr._n 107_o to_o mr._n congreve_n at_o tunbridge_n 109_o mr._n to_o mr._n dennis_n 112_o to_o mr._n dennis_n 213_o to_o the_o same_o 214_o familiar_a and_o courtly_a letter_n write_v by_o mons._n voiture_fw-fr to_o person_n of_o the_o great_a wit_n honour_n and_o quality_n of_o both_o sex_n in_o the_o court_n of_o france_n make_a english_a by_o several_a eminent_a hand_n to_o my_o lord_n cardinal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr velette_n by_o mr._n dryden_n my_o lord_n i_o be_o satisfy_v that_o you_o old_a cardinal_n take_v more_o authority_n upon_o you_o than_o those_o of_o the_o last_o promotion_n because_o have_v write_v many_o letter_n to_o you_o without_o receive_v one_o from_o you_o yet_o you_o complain_v of_o my_o neglect_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n see_v so_o many_o well-bred_a man_n who_o assure_v i_o that_o you_o do_v i_o too_o much_o honour_n to_o think_v of_o i_o at_o all_o and_o that_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o write_v to_o you_o and_o to_o give_v my_o acknowledgement_n i_o be_o resolve_v to_o take_v their_o counsel_n and_o to_o pass_v over_o all_o sort_n of_o difficulty_n and_o consideration_n of_o my_o own_o interest_n this_o than_o will_v give_v you_o to_o understand_v that_o six_o day_n after_o the_o eclipse_n and_o a_o fortnight_n after_o my_o decease_n madam_n the_o princess_n mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr bourbon_n madam_n du_fw-fr vigean_a madam_n aubry_n mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr rambovillet_n mademoiselle_n paulet_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr chaudebonne_n and_o myself_o leave_v paris_n about_o six_o in_o the_o evening_n and_o go_v to_o la_fw-fr bar_n where_o madam_n du_fw-fr vigean_a be_v to_o give_v a_o collation_n to_o the_o princess_n in_o our_o way_n thither_o we_o find_v nothing_o worth_a our_o observation_n but_o only_o that_o at_o ormesson_n a_o english_a mastiff_n come_v up_o to_o the_o boot_n of_o the_o coach_n to_o make_v his_o compliment_n to_o i_o be_v please_v to_o take_v this_o along_o with_o you_o my_o lord_n that_o as_o often_o as_o i_o express_v myself_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n as_o for_o example_n we_o go_v we_o find_v or_o we_o behold_v it_o be_v always_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o i_o speak_v in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o cardinal_n from_o thence_o we_o happy_o arrive_v at_o la_fw-fr

leave_v to_o cashier_v i_o the_o next_o moment_n i_o be_o glad_a to_o find_v such_o a_o reformation_n in_o your_o sex_n but_o i_o doubt_v madam_n you_o will_v hardly_o persuade_v many_o of_o they_o to_o be_v of_o your_o mind_n for_o i_o tell_v you_o madam_n gold_n be_v the_o woman_n god_n and_o there_o be_v scarce_a a_o duchess_n in_o this_o kingdom_n that_o can_v find_v a_o use_n for_o a_o superfluous_a sum._n i_o deny_v your_o have_a wit_n without_o vanity_n if_o you_o mean_v in_o yourself_o good_a manner_n oblige_v i_o not_o to_o contradict_v you_o though_o i_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o help_v remind_v you_o of_o the_o follow_a line_n in_o the_o letter_n it_o be_v out_o faith_n before_o i_o be_v aware_a your_o pardon_n for_o that_o if_o you_o mean_v the_o lover_n i_o must_v tell_v you_o madam_n that_o no_o poet_n be_v without_o the_o vanity_n of_o ten_o thousand_o a_o year_n and_o i_o will_v warrant_v to_o assert_v his_o own_o wit_n will_v venture_v to_o libel_v a_o parliament-man_n for_o hiss_v his_o damn_a dull_a play_n though_o he_o have_v pick_v his_o pocket_n of_o half_a a_o crown_n look_v you_o madam_n i_o have_v no_o occasion_n to_o expose_v the_o product_n of_o my_o brain_n the_o product_n of_o my_o estate_n be_v sufficient_a to_o afford_v i_o necessary_n and_o that_o be_v more_o than_o your_o poetical_a friend_n can_v warrant_v from_o their_o spare_a diet_n and_o hard_a study_n and_o to_o answer_v the_o postscript_n good_a spell_a be_v beneath_o a_o gentleman_n so_o much_o by_o way_n of_o answer_n now_o madam_n i_o wish_v i_o know_v of_o what_o metal_n this_o good_a man_n of_o you_o be_v make_v for_o i_o will_v fain_o be_v acquaint_v with_o he_o it_o be_v the_o best_a way_n of_o intrigue_v in_o the_o world_n if_o he_o be_v a_o courtier_n flattery_n make_v he_o my_o friend_n if_o he_o be_v a_o citizen_n custom_n in_o his_o way_n of_o trade_n if_o he_o serve_v the_o king_n a_o bribe_n may_v do_v the_o business_n if_o a_o man_n below_o these_o a_o hard_a word_n and_o a_o big_a look_n make_v you_o i_o and_o if_o i_o once_o have_v possession_n you_o shall_v find_v i_o have_v courage_n enough_o to_o defend_v my_o own_o though_o with_o all_o the_o submission_n to_o you_o imaginable_a for_o believe_v i_o madam_n to_o be_v the_o sincere_a of_o all_o your_o humble_a servant_n a_o answer_n i_o be_o very_o glad_a to_o hear_v sir_n that_o you_o be_v a_o member_n of_o parliament_n for_o by_o that_o mean_v you_o may_v prefer_v a_o bill_n in_o favour_n of_o my_o sex_n that_o may_v provide_v against_o the_o troublesome_a suit_n of_o those_o we_o do_v care_n for_o pray_v sir_n be_v kind_a to_o the_o d_o of_o n_n i_o do_v think_v but_o a_o act_n of_o resumption_n in_o ease_n of_o a_o wife_n may_v pass_v if_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v a_o cuckold_n it_o may_v be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o all_o the_o husband_n in_o the_o nation_n for_o the_o subject_n will_v be_v for_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o high_a power_n i_o imagine_v you_o to_o be_v of_o the_o court_n party_n you_o understand_v a_o bribe_n so_o well_o but_o i_o can_v assure_v you_o my_o husband_n fall_v not_o in_o your_o road_n he_o be_v no_o courtier_n consequent_o not_o knave_n no_o soldier_n so_o not_o in_o your_o power_n to_o use_v ill_a no_o trust_v cit_n to_o oblige_v your_o squireship_n acquaintance_n nor_o fool_n enough_o to_o be_v fright_v with_o the_o bray_v of_o a_o ass_n thus_o much_o by_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o your_o wish_n and_o now_o sir_n i_o tell_v you_o i_o want_v much_o of_o your_o vanity_n to_o relish_v your_o flattery_n i_o have_v wit_n enough_o to_o distinguish_v the_o arrogance_n of_o a_o coach_n and_o six_o from_o the_o complaisance_n of_o a_o man_n of_o sense_n i_o despise_v your_o price_n and_o nauseate_a your_o person_n and_o if_o you_o do_v desist_v i_o shall_v expose_v your_o name_n in_o print_n and_o your_o year_n will_v show_v you_o bankrupt_a in_o love_n as_o your_o letter_n do_v of_o sense_n and_o good_a manner_n and_o that_o you_o be_v deficient_a in_o they_o all_o i_o believe_v the_o world_n will_v agree_v with_o sir_n your_o humble_a servant_n to_o mrs._n by_o another_o hand_n madam_n i_o must_v acquaint_v you_o in_o short_a that_o you_o must_v either_o pull_v out_o your_o eye_n or_o i_o must_v pull_v out_o i_o either_o you_o must_v not_o be_v handsome_a or_o i_o must_v be_v blind_a yet_o though_o my_o passion_n be_v as_o violent_a perhaps_o as_o any_o man_n you_o must_v not_o expect_v i_o shall_v either_o hang_v or_o drown_v i_o shall_v betray_v great_a want_n of_o sense_n and_o little_a knowledge_n of_o your_o merit_n to_o be_v willing_a to_o leave_v the_o world_n while_o you_o be_v in_o it_o to_o deal_v sincere_o with_o you_o madam_n i_o choose_v infinite_o the_o happiness_n of_o live_v with_o you_o before_o the_o glory_n of_o die_v for_o you_o beside_o i_o have_v that_o good_a opinion_n of_o your_o sense_n to_o believe_v you_o prefer_v the_o live_a lover_n to_o the_o dead_a the_o lip_n that_o be_v warm_a to_o those_o that_o be_v cold_a the_o limb_n which_o have_v motion_n to_o those_o which_o have_v none_o if_o i_o must_v die_v madam_n kill_v i_o with_o your_o kindness_n but_o not_o with_o your_o cruelty_n let_v i_o expire_v rather_o upon_o your_o bosom_n than_o at_o your_o foot_n if_o you_o shall_v be_v tender_o incline_v to_o give_v i_o a_o death_n of_o this_o kind_n i_o be_o prepare_v to_o receive_v it_o on_o any_o ground_n in_o the_o three_o kingdom_n appoint_v but_o your_o place_n and_o i_o shall_v not_o fail_v to_o meet_v my_o fair_a murderer_n to_o my_o lady_n madam_n i_o be_o now_o at_o my_o lady_n where_o we_o have_v have_v a_o very_a warm_a debate_n among_o many_o general_a thing_n we_o happen_v to_o fall_v into_o a_o discourse_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o a_o question_n arise_v what_o complexion_n she_o be_v of_o one_o lady_n say_v she_o be_v fair_a another_o maintain_v she_o be_v black_a a_o three_o contend_v she_o be_v brown_n the_o dispute_n be_v manage_v with_o very_o great_a heat_n and_o little_a certainty_n on_o all_o side_n speed_z baker_n camden_n be_v consult_v but_o we_o find_v the_o historian_n either_o silent_a or_o as_o much_o divide_v as_o the_o company_n at_o last_o after_o a_o long_a debate_n it_o be_v the_o unanimous_a resolution_n of_o both_o lady_n and_o gentleman_n to_o refer_v it_o to_o your_o ladyship_n be_v determination_n as_o a_o person_n of_o great_a antiquity_n and_o consequent_o of_o better_a authority_n than_o our_o chronicle_n if_o you_o shall_v do_v we_o the_o favour_n to_o give_v we_o some_o satisfaction_n in_o this_o matter_n it_o will_v be_v a_o general_a obligation_n to_o the_o whole_a company_n and_o a_o particular_a honour_n do_v to_o madam_n your_o ladyship_n be_v obedient_a servant_n to_o the_o same_o a_o love-letter_n to_o a_o old_a lady_n madam_n pay_v a_o visit_n yesterday_o to_o mrs._n i_o be_v inform_v of_o your_o ladyship_n be_v displeasure_n what_o shall_v occasion_v your_o indignation_n i_o can_v well_o apprehend_v i_o do_v assure_v you_o no_o man_n live_v have_v a_o great_a veneration_n for_o your_o ladyship_n or_o have_v be_v ready_a upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o testify_v it_o to_o the_o world_n to_o convince_v you_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o say_v i_o will_v relate_v to_o you_o what_o happen_v last_o saturday_n by_o which_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o i_o have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o ridicul_v your_o ladyship_n which_o be_v the_o accusation_n you_o fasten_v upon_o i_o that_o no_o one_o can_v have_v give_v great_a demonstration_n of_o his_o respect_n for_o be_v in_o company_n where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o your_o ladyship_n not_o so_o honourable_a indeed_o as_o i_o can_v have_v wish_v or_o your_o quality_n and_o character_n may_v have_v require_v i_o take_v occasion_n to_o do_v justice_n to_o your_o merit_n gentleman_n say_v i_o you_o do_v my_o lady_n wrong_v for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o must_v profess_v i_o think_v she_o a_o very_a agreeable_a woman_n you_o can_v be_v serious_a sure_a reply_v a_o certain_a gentleman_n who_o have_v more_o malice_n than_o wit_n in_o my_o whole_a life_n i_o never_o see_v so_o hideous_a a_o complexion_n sir_n say_v i_o it_o be_v unjust_o do_v to_o find_v fault_n with_o a_o complexion_n which_o be_v none_o of_o her_o own_o if_o her_o face_n displease_v you_o blame_v her_o woman_n who_o make_v it_o but_o i_o hope_v return_v he_o you_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o she_o be_v redhaired_a with_o submission_n sir_n i_o do_v to_o my_o certain_a knowledge_n she_o have_v not_o one_o hair_n on_o she_o head_n but_o then_o her_o tooth_n all_o the_o world_n must_v allow_v

his_o recovery_n from_o love_n though_o for_o the_o time_n a_o pleasant_a frenzy_n so_o that_o your_o mistress_n father_n have_v rather_o be_v your_o doctor_n than_o your_o enemy_n and_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o if_o he_o cure_v you_o of_o your_o love-distemper_n though_o by_o a_o mean_v a_o little_a too_o violent_a for_o next_o to_o his_o daughter_n cure_n of_o love_n his_o may_v prove_v the_o best_a well_o pray_v be_v not_o angry_a that_o i_o can_v be_v please_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v so_o much_o displease_v you_o i_o own_o my_o friendship_n for_o you_o have_v a_o little_a selfishness_n in_o it_o for_o now_o you_o can_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o you_o will_v in_o the_o country_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v make_v we_o as_o happy_a as_o we_o can_v be_v in_o town_n which_o we_o shall_v be_v as_o soon_o as_o we_o have_v your_o company_n for_o know_v my_o friend_n change_n of_o air_n after_o a_o love-distemper_n may_v be_v as_o good_a as_o it_o be_v after_o a_o fever_n and_o therefore_o make_v haste_n to_o town_n where_o a_o great_a many_o doctor_n have_v engage_v to_o complete_a your_o cure_n your_o friend_n will_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o root_v out_o the_o remain_v of_o your_o passion_n the_o witty_a club_n will_v grow_v grave_a to_o instruct_v you_o and_o the_o grave_a club_n will_v grow_v gay_a to_o delight_v you_o wh_o will_v turn_v a_o philosopher_n and_o i_o will_v grow_v a_o goodfellow_n and_o venture_v my_o own_o health_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o your_o good_a humour_n for_o i_o have_v rather_o be_v sick_a in_o your_o company_n than_o for_o want_n of_o it_o who_o be_o dear_a sir_n your_o most_o unalterable_a friend_n and_o humble_a servant_n w._n wycherley_n postscript_n pray_v pardon_v i_o for_o not_o write_v to_o you_o before_o or_o rather_o for_o write_v to_o you_o so_o dull_o now_o which_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v my_o best_a excuse_n for_o my_o not_o write_v soon_o all_o your_o friend_n of_o the_o coffee-house_n be_v well_o and_o what_o be_v no_o news_n to_o you_o be_v in_o spite_n of_o your_o absence_n your_o constant_a humble_a servant_n the_o answer_n to_o mr._n wycherley_n dear_a sir_n i_o have_v a_o colourable_a excuse_n for_o my_o silence_n for_o when_o you_o go_v out_o of_o town_n you_o give_v i_o the_o hope_n of_o receive_v a_o letter_n from_o you_o as_o soon_o as_o you_o arrive_v at_o cleve_n beside_o since_o that_o i_o have_v be_v a_o month_n in_o northamptonshire_n but_o the_o inclination_n which_o i_o have_v to_o converse_v with_o mr._n wycherley_n be_v too_o violent_a to_o receive_v any_o check_n from_o punctillo_n but_o alas_o i_o be_v restrain_v by_o too_o just_a a_o impediment_n for_o ever_o since_o i_o see_v you_o i_o have_v be_v so_o rack_v by_o a_o cruel_a passion_n that_o i_o have_v have_v no_o power_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o to_o to_o complain_v and_o your_o portion_n of_o melancholy_n be_v not_o so_o small_a that_o you_o have_v need_n to_o be_v trouble_v with_o another_o man_n spleen_n i_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o communicate_v my_o happiness_n to_o my_o friend_n nay_o i_o can_v be_v but_o half_a happy_a if_o i_o do_v not_o communicate_v it_o as_o in_o love_n i_o never_o can_v be_v please_v to_o a_o height_n with_o my_o own_o pleasure_n if_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o it_o add_v to_o that_o of_o my_o mistress_n but_o i_o shall_v impart_v my_o ill_a humour_n to_o my_o friend_n if_o i_o find_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o ease_v i_o and_o that_o it_o be_v much_o in_o his_o inclination_n with_o as_o much_o regret_n as_o i_o shall_v acquaint_v he_o with_o his_o own_o ill_a fortune_n if_o i_o be_v clear_o convince_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o power_n to_o assist_v he_o you_o will_v not_o advise_v i_o to_o stifle_v this_o passion_n you_o be_v too_o well_o acquaint_v with_o love_n and_o i_o to_o do_v that_o you_o know_v that_o that_o will_v be_v to_o persuade_v i_o to_o a_o thing_n which_o you_o be_v already_o sensible_a that_o i_o be_o very_o willing_a and_o very_a unable_a to_o do_v i_o blush_v while_o i_o show_v this_o weakness_n but_o sure_o there_o be_v some_o force_n of_o mind_n require_v to_o show_v some_o sort_n of_o weakness_n you_o remember_v the_o maxim_n of_o the_o wise_a duke_n la_o meme_a fermete_n qui_fw-fr sert_fw-la a_o resister_n al'amour_fw-fr sertauffi_n queque_fw-la fois_fw-fr a_fw-fr le_fw-fr rendre_fw-fr violent_a &_o durable_a if_o that_o be_v true_a i_o beseech_v you_o to_o believe_v that_o this_o obstinate_a lover_n be_v a_o constant_a friend_n too_o and_o unalterable_o dear_a sir_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n mr._n wycherley_n letter_n to_o mr._n dear_a sir_n i_o late_o receive_v from_o you_o so_o kind_a and_o so_o witty_a a_o reproach_n for_o my_o not_o write_v to_o you_o that_o i_o can_v hardly_o repent_v i_o of_o my_o fault_n since_o it_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o my_o receive_n so_o much_o satisfaction_n but_o you_o have_v have_v a_o reasonable_a excuse_n for_o your_o silence_n since_o you_o say_v i_o promise_v to_o write_v to_o you_o first_o which_o be_v very_o true_a and_o i_o have_v keep_v my_o promise_n but_o for_o my_o conjecture_n that_o you_o can_v not_o stay_v so_o long_o out_o of_o northamptonshire_n nor_o be_v i_o it_o seem_v mistake_v in_o that_o but_o be_v assure_v dear_a sir_n i_o think_v there_o can_v be_v no_o better_a end_n or_o design_n of_o my_o write_n than_o in_o its_o procure_v i_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o receive_v something_o of_o you_o especial_o since_o i_o have_v no_o other_o way_n leave_v i_o now_o of_o converse_v with_o you_o but_o it_o seem_v you_o forbear_v to_o relieve_v i_o out_o of_o charity_n since_o you_o say_v your_o trouble_n be_v so_o great_a that_o you_o be_v unwilling_a to_o communicate_v it_o to_o i_o to_o i_o i_o see_v your_o wit_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n make_v a_o omission_n of_o a_o kindness_n a_o great_a obligation_n and_o if_o you_o complain_v but_o to_o your_o mistress_n as_o witty_o as_o you_o do_v to_o your_o friend_n i_o wonder_v not_o at_o her_o cruelty_n nor_o that_o she_o shall_v take_v pleasure_n to_o hear_v you_o complain_v so_o long_o but_o my_o friend_n have_v a_o care_n of_o complain_v to_o she_o with_o so_o much_o true_a sense_n lest_o it_o shall_v disparage_v your_o true_a love_n and_o indeed_o that_o i_o fear_n be_v the_o only_a cause_n you_o be_v suffer_v to_o complain_v so_o long_o without_o the_o success_n which_o be_v due_a to_o your_o merit_n love_n and_o wit_n from_o one_o who_o you_o say_v have_v herself_o so_o much_o which_o with_o your_o pardon_n i_o shall_v hardly_o believe_v though_o you_o be_v her_o voucher_n if_o she_o do_v not_o do_v what_o you_o will_v have_v she_o that_o be_v do_v you_o and_o herself_o reason_n as_o fast_o as_o she_o can_v since_o she_o must_v needs_o believe_v you_o a_o warm_a and_o sincere_a lover_n as_o much_o as_o i_o believe_v you_o a_o zealous_a and_o a_o true_a friend_n and_o i_o be_o so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o love_n and_o you_o that_o i_o believe_v no_o body_n be_v able_a to_o alter_v your_o love_n or_o advise_v your_o reason_n the_o one_o be_v as_o unalterable_a as_o the_o other_o infallible_a and_o you_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v be_v the_o only_a man_n who_o at_o once_o can_v love_v and_o be_v wise._n and_o to_o the_o wise_a you_o know_v a_o word_n be_v enough_o especial_o since_o you_o give_v i_o a_o caution_n against_o oppose_v your_o passion_n because_o it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a if_o love_n be_v in_o you_o as_o in_o other_o man_n a_o violent_a passion_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o short_a frenzy_n and_o shall_v be_v cure_v like_o other_o distemper_n of_o that_o kind_n by_o your_o friend_n humour_v it_o rather_o than_o oppose_v it_o yet_o pardon_v i_o if_o i_o prescribe_v the_o common_a remedy_n of_o cure_v one_o love_n with_o another_o but_o whether_o you_o will_v let_v i_o be_v your_o doctor_n or_o no_o i_o must_v at_o least_o wish_v you_o well_o who_o be_o dear_a sir_n your_o most_o oblige_a affectionate_a friend_n and_o humble_a servant_n w._n wycherley_n postscript_n pray_v thank_v my_o friend_n mr._n w._n for_o put_v his_o surtout_fw-fr of_o a_o letter_n over_o you_o of_o a_o fine_a stuff_n as_o the_o line_n of_o a_o garment_n be_v often_o fine_a than_o the_o outside_o pray_v give_v all_o the_o honest_a gentleman_n of_o the_o coffee-house_n of_o my_o acquaintance_n and_o you_o my_o humble_a service_n who_o with_o you_o i_o hope_v to_o see_v again_o within_o this_o three_o week_n at_o london_n mr._n dennis_n to_o mr._n wycherley_n dear_a sir_n a_o man_n who_o have_v the_o vanity_n of_o pretend_v to_o write_v must_v certain_o love_v you_o extreme_o

whether_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v up_o under_o you_o but_o whatever_o happen_v i_o can_v endure_v too_o much_o since_o it_o be_v for_o love_n of_o you_o and_o the_o two_o word_n which_o you_o have_v put_v in_o your_o billet_n out_o of_o rank_n from_o the_o rest_n be_v enough_o to_o render_v any_o thing_n supportable_a and_o make_v i_o cheerful_o embrace_v martyrdom_n i_o suppose_v you_o have_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o and_o that_o you_o be_v assure_v of_o my_o resolution_n since_o after_o have_v warn_v i_o of_o the_o mischief_n you_o intend_v i_o you_o expect_v that_o i_o shall_v come_v and_o meet_v you_o and_o that_o after_o dinner_n i_o shall_v voluntary_o appear_v in_o a_o place_n where_o my_o pain_n be_v to_o be_v increase_v these_o menace_n will_v terrify_v any_o other_o but_o myself_o and_o make_v a_o wise_a man_n than_o i_o provide_v for_o his_o security_n but_o whatsoever_o danger_n i_o foresee_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o i_o to_o disobey_v you_o or_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o know_v you_o so_o well_o as_o i_o do_v to_o forbear_v be_v madam_n to_o the_o same_o i_o have_v forget_v all_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v to_o to_o who_o you_o will_v reconcile_v i_o and_o i_o assure_v you'tis_o not_o because_o i_o have_v sleep_v since_o i_o be_o sorry_a to_o have_v so_o little_o concern_v for_o a_o person_n so_o well_o recommend_v to_o i_o and_o that_o not_o be_v able_a to_o afford_v she_o any_o room_n in_o my_o affection_n she_o have_v no_o more_o in_o my_o memory_n it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o my_o soul_n in_o which_o i_o may_v with_o most_o justice_n allow_v she_o a_o place_n be_v that_o which_o be_v most_o opposite_a to_o the_o judgement_n and_o wherein_o thing_n past_a be_v lay_v up_o but_o if_o i_o say_v any_o thing_n oblige_v to_o she_o after_o dinner_n she_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o complain_v that_o i_o talk_v to_o she_o by_o heart_n for_o i_o find_v that_o i_o be_o so_o much_o a_o stranger_n to_o all_o that_o i_o have_v to_o say_v to_o she_o that_o if_o you_o do_v not_o quick_o relieve_v i_o you_o shall_v see_v that_o i_o know_v no_o more_o than_o you_o either_o the_o word_n or_o time_n i_o wish_v you_o know_v no_o better_a that_o of_o your_o departure_n for_o without_o lie_v i_o have_v not_o courage_n to_o endure_v the_o bare_a thought_n of_o it_o which_o stifle_v in_o i_o all_o other_o when_o i_o think_v that_o to_o morrow_n you_o will_v be_v no_o long_o here_o i_o be_o surprise_v that_o i_o be_o to_o day_n in_o the_o world_n and_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o confess_v to_o you_o that_o there_o be_v some_o faction_n in_o this_o love_n which_o i_o testify_v when_o i_o consider_v that_o i_o yet_o breathe_v and_o that_o my_o displeasure_n have_v not_o yet_o finish_v my_o day_n other_o have_v lose_v their_o speech_n and_o confine_v themselves_o to_o inaccessible_a solitude_n for_o less_o misfortune_n than_o i_o i_o own_o that_o i_o can_v not_o go_v so_o far_o from_o you_o to_o vent_v my_o grief_n but_o i_o be_o methinks_v to_o be_v excuse_v for_o not_o seek_v a_o cell_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o egypt_n since_o i_o hope_v for_o a_o place_n in_o that_o which_o you_o be_v make_v it_o be_v this_o hope_n only_o which_o keep_v i_o in_o the_o world_n and_o my_o life_n hang_v only_o on_o this_o expectation_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o all_o that_o i_o here_o say_v be_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o a_o passionate_a friendship_n but_o you_o can_v accuse_v i_o of_o speak_v too_o intelligible_o since_o all_o my_o word_n will_v bear_v a_o double_a construction_n nor_o complain_v that_o i_o do_v not_o write_v to_o you_o in_o such_o term_n as_o you_o desire_v since_o i_o never_o meet_v with_o the_o person_n that_o shall_v inform_v i_o what_o those_o be_v so_o long_o as_o some_o allowance_n be_v make_v for_o my_o fail_n and_o that_o i_o may_v tell_v you_o some_o part_n of_o my_o thought_n i_o swear_v to_o you_o by_o the_o same_o affection_n that_o i_o do_v yesterday_o that_o the_o only_a folly_n i_o shall_v ever_o be_v guilty_a of_o shall_v be_v always_o to_o love_v the_o most_o aimiable_a person_n that_o ever_o be_v and_o that_o i_o will_v be_v content_a to_o be_v hate_v by_o you_o when_o ever_o i_o offer_v you_o my_o friendship_n to_o diana_n by_o the_o same_o hand_n madam_n if_o you_o be_v as_o sensible_a of_o the_o uneasiness_n of_o not_o see_v what_o you_o love_v as_o i_o be_o if_o you_o suffer_v during_o this_o absence_n any_o thing_n like_o what_o i_o endure_v what_o consideration_n charm_v diana_n can_v prevail_v upon_o you_o to_o be_v two_o day_n without_o see_v i_o why_o do_v not_o we_o rather_o hazard_v the_o other_o extremity_n than_o this_o which_o our_o misfortune_n reduce_v we_o to_o be_v it_o reasonable_a to_o hinder_v four_o or_o five_o people_n from_o prate_v and_o observingour_n satisfaction_n we_o shall_v sacrifice_v it_o and_o to_o prevent_v a_o little_a noise_n endure_v so_o much_o misery_n no_o no_o my_o dear_a diana_n the_o great_a misfortune_n that_o can_v befall_v we_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o one_o another_o i_o know_v nothing_o that_o we_o ought_v so_o much_o to_o fear_v do_v not_o think_v that_o our_o love_n be_v a_o whit_n the_o more_o private_a for_o the_o pain_n we_o take_v to_o conceal_v it_o the_o dejection_n which_o be_v visible_a in_o my_o countenance_n speak_v plain_a than_o any_o body_n can_v do_v let_v we_o then_o lay_v aside_o a_o discretion_n which_o cost_v we_o so_o dear_a and_o give_v i_o after_o dinner_n a_o opportunity_n of_o see_v you_o if_o you_o will_v have_v i_o live_v to_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o household_n by_o ***_o sir_n madam_n de_fw-fr marsilly_n believe_v that_o i_o have_v some_o interest_n in_o you_o and_o i_o who_o be_o vain_a enough_o to_o be_v think_v to_o have_v it_o have_v not_o inform_v she_o to_o the_o contrary_n she_o be_v a_o lady_n esteem_v at_o court_n and_o that_o may_v influence_n the_o parliament_n and_o if_o she_o succeed_v in_o a_o cause_n to_o be_v hear_v before_o you_o believe_v that_o i_o have_v contribute_v to_o her_o success_n you_o can_v imagine_v the_o credit_n it_o will_v do_v i_o among_o the_o better_a part_n of_o the_o world_n i_o can_v propose_v nothing_o to_o bias_n you_o far_o than_o by_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n of_o my_o interest_n because_o you_o know_v your_o own_o can_v never_o engage_v you_o to_o serve_v a_o friend_n and_o to_o do_v justice_n which_o be_v all_o we_o demand_v be_v thing_n the_o severe_a judge_n may_v be_v solicit_v for_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v sensible_a you_o do_v they_o both_o to_o i_o if_o you_o continue_v love_v i_o as_o much_o as_o you_o have_v do_v hitherto_o and_o if_o you_o believe_v that_o i_o be_o you_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr d'emer_n comptrole_a general_n of_o the_o king_n revenue_n by_o the_o same_o hand_n sir_n since_o you_o will_v permit_v i_o to_o mention_v some_o of_o your_o letter_n pray_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o you_o write_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr d'_fw-fr arses_n upon_o my_o account_n and_o to_o tell_v you_o there_o be_v very_o few_o in_o france_n that_o can_v write_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n particular_o where_o you_o say_v that_o to_o accommodate_v my_o affair_n you_o will_v advance_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n you_o must_v pardon_v i_o if_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o to_o offer_v twenty_o thousand_o liver_n to_o do_v a_o friend_n a_o service_n be_v so_o gallant_a a_o way_n of_o write_v that_o there_o be_v few_o capable_a of_o express_v themselves_o in_o such_o a_o style_n even_o we_o of_o the_o academy_n of_o the_o beaux_fw-fr esprits_fw-fr be_v not_o able_a to_o boast_v of_o any_o turn_v of_o thought_n equal_a to_o this_o the_o abridgement_n of_o a_o letter_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr d'avaux_fw-fr by_o the_o same_o hand_n vis_fw-fr ergo_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la quid_fw-la possit_fw-la uterque_fw-la vitissim_fw-la experiamur_fw-la no_o i_o beg_v your_o pardon_n sir_n apollo_n tell_v i_o i_o be_o overmatch_v and_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o take_v his_o advice_n nor_o be_o i_o concern_v that_o you_o have_v so_o far_o exceed_v i_o in_o your_o last_o letter_n because_o there_o you_o have_v even_o exceed_v yourself_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o i_o be_o jealous_a of_o the_o very_a praise_n you_o give_v i_o they_o be_v so_o artful_a and_o ingenious_a that_o i_o shall_v be_v proud_a of_o be_v capable_a of_o give_v then_o receive_v they_o and_o the_o very_a word_n wherein_o you_o tell_v i_o how_o much_o i_o be_o above_o other_o show_v i_o how_o much_o more_o you_o deserve_v that_o compliment_n every_o line_n of_o your_o letter_n be_v extraordinary_a especial_o the_o picture_n you_o draw_v of_o madam_n de_fw-fr longueville_n

have_v something_o to_o communicate_v to_o you_o which_o perhaps_o you_o will_v not_o be_v displease_v to_o hear_v she_z according_o command_v her_o attendant_n to_o file_v off_o when_o the_o other_o in_o this_o manner_n pursue_v his_o discourse_n as_o i_o know_v that_o love_n be_v no_o chameleon_n to_o live_v upon_o air_n i_o be_o not_o so_o unreasonable_a as_o to_o demand_v any_o favour_n of_o you_o gratis_o and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n madam_n i_o be_o sure_a you_o be_v too_o conscientious_a to_o put_v too_o high_a a_o price_n on_o '_o they_o gold_n you_o know_v may_v be_v too_o dear_o buy_v but_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v comply_v with_o the_o run_a market-price_n i_o have_v madam_n two_o thing_n to_o plead_v for_o i_o vigour_n and_o wealth_n but_o i_o will_v by_o my_o good_a will_n husband_n both_o of_o they_o so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o hold_v out_o come_v give_v i_o your_o answer_n the_o lady_n eye_n sufficient_o declare_v the_o consent_n of_o her_o heart_n she_o stand_v still_o and_o blush_v and_o such_o a_o beautiful_a red_a streaked_a her_o cheek_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o heaven_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v just_a a_o set_n when_o my_o friend_n find_v the_o bargain_n be_v now_o as_o good_a as_o strike_v he_o turn_v about_o to_o i_o and_o what_o do_v you_o think_v now_o of_o my_o skill_n in_o these_o affair_n you_o will_v have_v dissuade_v i_o forsooth_o from_o this_o expedition_n but_o now_o you_o see_v how_o i_o have_v succeed_v for_o at_o the_o expense_n of_o a_o few_o word_n and_o a_o little_a time_n i_o have_v bring_v the_o nymph_n to_o surrender_v you_o alas_o be_v such_o a_o heretic_n as_o to_o believe_v there_o be_v woman_n in_o the_o world_n above_o flattery_n corruption_n and_o bribery_n but_o you_o be_v in_o a_o damn_a mistake_n follow_v i_o and_o i_o will_v show_v you_o some_o sport_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n take_v this_o for_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v no_o garrison_n so_o strong_a and_o no_o woman_n so_o obstinate_o virtuous_a but_o by_o one_o practice_n or_o other_o both_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o take_v a_o new_a master_n lamprias_n to_o philippides_n out_o of_o the_o same_o epist._n 16._o lib._n 1._o you_o remember_v i_o trouble_v with_o all_o the_o symptom_n of_o love_n and_o desire_v to_o know_v how_o i_o get_v cure_v of_o it_o i_o use_v to_o entertain_v my_o passion_n in_o the_o field_n and_o solitary_a grove_n which_o instead_o of_o abate_v grow_v every_o day_n fierce_a and_o rage_v more_o violent_o in_o my_o breast_n as_o i_o walk_v by_o the_o purl_a stream_n may_v cupid_n say_v i_o and_o his_o mother_n for_o they_o and_o only_o they_o know_v what_o torment_v i_o languish_v under_o give_v i_o courage_n enough_o to_o make_v a_o declaration_n of_o my_o passion_n which_o hitherto_o i_o have_v stifle_v within_o i_o as_o love_n have_v transfix_v with_o his_o dart_n this_o tender_a breast_n of_o i_o so_o i_o hope_v he_o will_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n treat_v the_o fair_a insensible_a who_o have_v give_v i_o so_o many_o cruel_a inquietude_n one_o day_n it_o happen_v that_o after_o i_o have_v amuse_v myself_o with_o these_o contemplation_n in_o the_o wood_n i_o find_v i_o have_v resolution_n enough_o to_o venture_v a_o interview_n with_o my_o mistress_n i_o go_v according_o to_o her_o house_n and_o have_v a_o long_a conversation_n with_o she_o wherein_o i_o find_v the_o beauty_n of_o her_o mind_n to_o be_v not_o at_o all_o inferior_a to_o those_o of_o her_o face_n her_o look_n wear_v all_o the_o bewitch_a mark_n of_o the_o most_o agreeable_a innocence_n i_o admire_v her_o hand_n the_o white_a and_o soft_a in_o the_o world_n i_o view_v with_o sacred_a horror_n those_o charm_a eye_n that_o penetrate_v quick_a and_o deep_a than_o lightning_n to_o complete_a my_o ruin_n she_o show_v i_o a_o delicious_a pair_n of_o breast_n as_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n on_o which_o the_o god_n of_o love_n himself_o will_v be_v proud_a to_o recline_v his_o head_n all_o this_o while_n my_o tongue_n be_v tie_v with_o a_o religious_a awe_n and_o i_o have_v not_o assurance_n enough_o to_o acquaint_v she_o with_o my_o pain_n however_o i_o be_v very_a intent_n on_o my_o mental_a devotion_n and_o pray_v to_o cupid_n that_o since_o he_o know_v my_o imbecility_n so_o well_o which_o i_o whole_o impute_v to_o himself_o he_o will_v so_o effectual_o touch_v my_o mistress_n heart_n that_o she_o of_o her_o own_o accord_n shall_v own_o her_o affection_n for_o i_o i_o have_v no_o soon_o conclude_v these_o pious_a ejaculation_n but_o i_o find_v the_o god_n have_v hear_v my_o prayer_n for_o my_o mistress_n who_o look_v so_o coy_a and_o demure_a at_o my_o first_o come_v into_o the_o room_n on_o the_o sudden_a smile_v very_o gracious_o upon_o i_o and_o gentle_o squeeze_v i_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o then_o no_o long_o able_a to_o conceal_v the_o vehemence_n of_o her_o desire_n she_o impress_v so_o warm_a a_o kiss_n on_o my_o lip_n that_o i_o be_v in_o good_a hope_n the_o seal_n will_v never_o have_v pare_v from_o the_o wax_n all_o the_o sweet_n of_o arabia_n the_o happy_a all_o the_o fragrant_a odour_n of_o the_o eastern_a world_n all_o the_o bloom_a beauty_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o the_o wealth_n of_o summer_n in_o short_a all_o the_o incense_n that_o be_v offer_v on_o the_o altar_n of_o our_o god_n come_v infinite_o short_a of_o the_o natural_a sweetness_n of_o her_o breath_n but_o here_o i_o will_v stop_v my_o narration_n for_o what_o need_n i_o trouble_v myself_o to_o send_v every_o particular_a to_o you_o who_o be_v old_a enough_o to_o imagine_v they_o of_o yourself_o only_o this_o i_o will_v add_v that_o we_o strive_v all_o night_n long_o which_o of_o we_o shall_v express_v their_o love_n in_o the_o most_o emphatical_a manner_n and_o that_o that_o saucy_a intruder_n sleep_v find_v we_o too_o well_o employ_v to_o offer_v to_o interrupt_v we_o philomatia_n to_o eumusus_fw-la out_o of_o the_o same_o epist._n 14._o lib._n 1._o this_o come_v to_o let_v you_o know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o so_o bewitch_v to_o music_n as_o you_o imagine_v and_o that_o the_o best_a lute_n and_o guitar_n in_o the_o world_n will_v make_v but_o little_a progress_n unless_o it_o come_v attend_v with_o the_o more_o powerful_a harmony_n of_o mony_n why_o then_o do_v you_o give_v yourself_o and_o i_o the_o unnecessary_a trouble_n of_o so_o many_o serenade_n why_o must_v you_o employ_v your_o hand_n to_o show_v the_o passion_n of_o your_o heart_n why_o do_v you_o persecute_v i_o with_o your_o sonnet_n and_o sing_v under_o my_o window_n since_o beauty_n charm_n do_v hourly_o fade_v and_o a_o scandal_n it_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v a_o maid_n let_v not_o love_n pleasure_n be_v delay_v you_o be_v old_a enough_o one_o will_v think_v to_o know_v that_o money_n atone_v for_o all_o defect_n with_o we_o woman_n and_o that_o beauty_n and_o vigour_n have_v no_o merit_n with_o we_o if_o they_o have_v no_o gold_n to_o recommend_v they_o but_o you_o think_v i_o a_o easy_a foolish_a good-natured_a creature_n who_o be_o to_o be_v impose_v on_o by_o any_o wheedle_a story_n you_o fancy_v i_o suppose_v that_o i_o never_o have_v be_v initiate_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o profession_n and_o that_o i_o will_v immediate_o surrender_v to_o you_o upon_o the_o first_o stroke_n of_o your_o violin_n and_o the_o first_o touch_n of_o the_o lute_n but_o to_o undeceive_v you_o know_v that_o i_o be_v breed_v up_o under_o the_o most_o experience_a mistress_n of_o her_o time_n who_o form_v my_o tender_a mind_n with_o wholesome_a precept_n tell_v i_o that_o nothing_o under_o the_o sun_n be_v sincere_a or_o desirable_a but_o money_n and_o teach_v i_o to_o despise_v every_o thing_n but_o that_o under_o her_o instruction_n and_o by_o her_o virtuous_a example_n i_o have_v profit_v so_o much_o that_o i_o now_o measure_v love_n not_o by_o vain_a empty_a compliment_n that_o signify_v nothing_o but_o by_o the_o present_n that_o be_v make_v i_o and_o by_o the_o almighty_a rhetoric_n of_o gold_n which_o will_v stand_v my_o friend_n when_o a_o thousand_o such_o flutter_a weathercock_n as_o you_o have_v leave_v i_o in_o the_o lurch_n terpsion_n to_o polycles_n out_o of_o the_o same_o epist._n 7._o lib._n 2._o to_o convince_v you_o how_o insensible_o love_n get_v admission_n into_o the_o most_o innocent_a heart_n be_v please_v to_o read_v over_o the_o follow_a story_n a_o young_a country_n girl_n fall_v desperate_o in_o love_n with_o her_o mistress_n gallant_a and_o take_v fire_n herself_o while_o she_o contribute_v to_o ease_v that_o of_o other_o be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v watch_n upon_o the_o stair_n lest_o the_o lover_n shall_v be_v surprise_v she_o can_v not_o but_o often_o hear_v their_o murmur_a and_o sigh_v she_o see_v

bargain_n with_o you_o beforehand_o that_o you_o shall_v send_v i_o your_o poem_n in_o piece_n just_a as_o you_o finish_v it_o nay_o even_o before_o you_o have_v finish_v it_o by_o which_o mean_v it_o will_v come_v the_o more_o fresh_a like_a fruit_n new_o gather_v from_o the_o tree_n you_o will_v tell_v i_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o small_a piece_n shall_v please_v so_o well_o as_o a_o entire_a work_n or_o that_o a_o sketch_n shall_v be_v so_o well_o like_v as_o a_o finish_v picture_n i_o confess_v it_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v consider_v it_o as_o such_o and_o you_o shall_v bestow_v the_o last_o hand_n upon_o it_o at_o your_o leisure_n in_o my_o library_n to_o your_o other_o favour_n give_v i_o i_o beseech_v you_o this_o far_a mark_n of_o your_o friendship_n as_o to_o communicate_v to_o i_o what_o you_o will_v let_v no_o body_n else_o see_v for_o though_o i_o may_v the_o more_o commend_v and_o value_v your_o write_n as_o i_o see_v they_o come_v out_o more_o slow_o and_o more_o correct_v yet_o i_o shall_v both_o love_n and_o honour_n yourself_o infinite_o the_o more_o as_o you_o send_v i_o these_o thing_n with_o most_o dispatch_n in_o their_o undress_v to_o his_o wife_n calphurnia_n lib._n 8._o you_o send_v i_o word_n that_o my_o absence_n do_v not_o a_o little_a afflict_v you_o and_o that_o you_o have_v no_o other_o antidote_n against_o your_o melancholy_n but_o my_o letter_n it_o be_v no_o small_a satisfaction_n to_o i_o that_o i_o be_o always_o in_o your_o thought_n and_o that_o such_o trifle_n can_v contribute_v to_o your_o diversion_n for_o my_o part_n to_o let_v you_o see_v my_o case_n be_v parallel_n with_o you_o i_o be_o perpetual_o read_v you_o and_o the_o often_o i_o read_v they_o the_o more_o new_a they_o seem_v to_o i_o and_o i_o still_o discover_v some_o fresh_a beauty_n in_o they_o which_o i_o do_v not_o observe_v before_o though_o this_o in_o some_o measure_n alleviate_v my_o pain_n yet_o it_o set_v i_o a_o long_a the_o more_o for_o your_o company_n for_o if_o your_o letter_n be_v so_o sweet_a and_o entertain_v what_o pleasure_n may_v i_o not_o expect_v from_o your_o conversation_n therefore_o let_v i_o conjure_v you_o to_o lose_v no_o opportunity_n of_o write_v to_o i_o though_o as_o i_o hint_v before_o at_o the_o same_o time_n this_o commerce_n delight_v i_o it_o give_v i_o some_o uneasiness_n to_o the_o same_o lib._n 7._o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o i_o to_o tell_v you_o how_o much_o i_o regret_n the_o want_n of_o your_o good_a company_n and_o i_o have_v several_a good_a reason_n for_o it_o in_o the_o first_o place_n there_o be_v love_n in_o the_o case_n then_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o you_o and_o i_o never_o live_v asunder_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o i_o pass_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o night_n in_o think_v on_o you_o from_o the_o same_o cause_v it_o proceed_v that_o even_o in_o the_o daytime_n at_o those_o hour_n when_o i_o use_v to_o visit_v you_o in_o your_o chamber_n my_o foot_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n carry_v i_o to_o you_o and_o then_o when_o i_o miss_v you_o there_o i_o come_v back_o no_o less_o melancholy_a and_o sorrowful_a than_o if_o you_o have_v turn_v i_o out_o of_o your_o room_n the_o only_a time_n that_o i_o be_o free_a from_o these_o inquietude_n be_v when_o i_o be_o plead_v in_o the_o hall_n and_o drudge_a for_o my_o friend_n judge_v then_o what_o a_o mortify_a life_n i_o lead_v when_o i_o be_o force_v to_o find_v relaxation_n in_o labour_n and_o comfort_n in_o care_n and_o misery_n to_o his_o dear_a friend_n ferox_n lib._n 7._o your_o last_o letter_n be_v a_o convince_a argument_n that_o you_o study_v and_o that_o you_o do_v you_o will_v tell_v i_o i_o talk_v riddle_n to_o you_o and_o so_o i_o do_v till_o i_o explain_v to_o you_o more_o distinct_o what_o my_o mean_v be_v in_o short_a the_o letter_n you_o send_v i_o show_v you_o do_v not_o study_v for_o it_o so_o easy_a and_o negligent_a it_o appear_v to_o be_v and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v so_o polite_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o one_o shall_v write_v it_o who_o do_v not_o weigh_v every_o word_n or_o else_o you_o be_v certain_o the_o happy_a man_n in_o the_o world_n if_o you_o can_v write_v letter_n so_o entertain_v without_o care_n and_o premeditation_n to_o cornelius_n tacitus_n lib._n 8._o i_o return_v you_o your_o book_n which_o i_o read_v over_o very_o careful_o have_v mark_v all_o along_o in_o the_o margin_n what_o place_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o be_v alter_v and_o what_o strike_v out_o for_o i_o be_o no_o less_o incline_v to_o tell_v the_o truth_n than_o you_o be_v to_o hear_v it_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a case_n i_o believe_v that_o no_o man_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o patient_o find_v fault_n with_o as_o he_o that_o deserve_v the_o high_a commendation_n and_o now_o i_o expect_v my_o own_o book_n from_o you_o with_o your_o correction_n and_o amendment_n these_o reciprocal_a office_n of_o friendship_n that_o pass_v between_o we_o give_v i_o no_o little_a satisfaction_n for_o if_o our_o posterity_n will_v have_v any_o concern_v for_o we_o i_o be_o please_v to_o think_v that_o they_o will_v tell_v with_o what_o amity_n concord_n and_o integrity_n you_o and_o i_o have_v live_v together_o it_o will_v be_v a_o remarkable_a and_o perhaps_o the_o only_a instance_n in_o history_n that_o two_o man_n almost_o of_o the_o same_o age_n and_o quality_n and_o of_o some_o reputation_n for_o learning_n i_o be_o oblige_v to_o speak_v the_o more_o spare_o of_o you_o because_o at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o speak_v of_o myself_o shall_v promote_v one_o another_o study_n so_o unanimous_o when_o i_o be_v but_o young_a and_o you_o have_v just_o acquire_v a_o high_a character_n in_o the_o world_n even_o than_o it_o be_v my_o great_a ambition_n to_o imitate_v and_o follow_v you_o though_o at_o never_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n we_o have_v then_o at_o rome_n several_a person_n of_o wit_n and_o learning_n that_o be_v deserve_o admire_v yet_o so_o great_a a_o similitude_n be_v there_o between_o our_o temper_n and_o disposition_n that_o even_o then_o i_o endeavour_v to_o copy_n after_o you_o for_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v no_o small_a satisfaction_n to_o i_o that_o whenever_o there_o be_v any_o discourse_n about_o learning_n and_o learned_a man_n you_o and_o i_o be_v still_o quote_v together_o that_o when_o your_o name_n be_v mention_v the_o company_n immediate_o mention_n mine_v and_o that_o when_o they_o prefer_v a_o three_o man_n to_o one_o of_o we_o they_o mean_v it_o of_o both_o but_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n to_o i_o whether_o you_o or_o i_o be_v mention_v first_o for_o if_o i_o be_o first_o it_o be_v only_o because_o i_o be_o the_o next_o to_o you_o i_o do_v question_v too_o but_o you_o have_v observe_v that_o in_o the_o last_o will_n of_o the_o decease_a unless_o there_o be_v some_o particular_a difference_n in_o the_o case_n you_o and_o i_o have_v legacy_n of_o the_o same_o value_n general_o bequeath_v we_o the_o conclusion_n i_o draw_v from_o all_o this_o be_v that_o we_o have_v the_o great_a obligation_n that_o can_v be_v to_o entertain_v the_o strict_a amity_n since_o even_o our_o study_n our_o manner_n our_o reputation_n in_o short_a the_o unite_a testimony_n of_o the_o world_n be_v so_o many_o argument_n why_o the_o mutual_a friendship_n between_o we_o shall_v still_o increase_v farewell_o to_o cornelius_n tacitus_n lib._n 6._o you_o desire_v i_o to_o send_v you_o a_o account_n of_o my_o uncle_n death_n that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o relate_v it_o in_o your_o history_n i_o be_o oblige_v to_o you_o for_o this_o favour_n for_o i_o foresee_v my_o uncle_n name_n will_v be_v immortal_a if_o it_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v preserve_v by_o your_o pen_n though_o it_o be_v his_o fate_n to_o die_v like_o great_a city_n memorable_a for_o their_o calamity_n in_o the_o universal_a desolation_n of_o the_o fine_a part_n of_o italy_n nay_o though_o he_o himself_o have_v write_v several_a learned_a volume_n which_o will_v propagate_v his_o memory_n to_o future_a age_n yet_o that_o eternity_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v entail_v on_o every_o thing_n you_o write_v will_v not_o a_o little_a contribute_v to_o perpetuate_v his_o name_n for_o my_o part_n i_o reckon_v those_o man_n happy_a who_o by_o a_o particular_a indulgence_n of_o heaven_n be_v capable_a of_o do_v thing_n fit_a to_o be_v transmit_v to_o posterity_n or_o of_o write_v work_n that_o deserve_v to_o be_v read_v but_o i_o reckon_v those_o the_o happy_a of_o all_o who_o possess_v both_o these_o advantage_n among_o the_o number_n of_o these_o latter_a i_o reckon_v my_o uncle_n by_o mean_n of_o you_o

design_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o have_v say_v something_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o end_n of_o a_o letter_n and_o think_v to_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o invention_n of_o it_o be_v to_o supply_v conversation_n and_o not_o to_o imitate_v it_o for_o that_o nothing_o but_o the_o dialogue_n be_v capable_a of_o do_v that_o from_o whence_o i_o have_v draw_v this_o conlclusion_n that_o the_o style_n of_o a_o letter_n be_v neither_o to_o come_v quite_o up_o to_o that_o of_o conversation_n nor_o yet_o to_o keep_v at_o too_o great_a a_o distance_n from_o it_o after_o that_o i_o determine_v to_o show_v that_o all_o conversation_n be_v not_o familiar_a that_o it_o may_v be_v ceremonious_a that_o it_o may_v be_v grave_a nay_o that_o it_o may_v be_v sublime_a or_o that_o tragedy_n mnst_a be_v allow_v to_o be_v out_o of_o nature_n that_o if_o the_o sublime_a be_v easy_a and_o unconstrained_a it_o may_v be_v as_o consistent_a with_o the_o epistolary_a style_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o ditactique_fw-la that_o voiture_fw-fr have_v admirable_o join_v it_o with_o one_o of_o they_o and_o longinus_n with_o both_o after_o this_o i_o resolve_v to_o have_v say_v something_o of_o those_o who_o have_v most_o succeed_v in_o letter_n among_o the_o ancient_n and_o modern_n and_o to_o have_v treat_v of_o their_o excellency_n and_o their_o defect_n to_o have_v speak_v more_o particular_o of_o cicero_n and_o pliny_n among_o the_o ancient_n and_o among_o the_o modern_n of_o balzac_n and_o voiture_fw-fr to_o have_v show_v that_o cicero_n be_v too_o simple_a and_o no_o dry_a and_o that_o pliny_n be_v too_o affect_v and_o too_o refine_v that_o one_o of_o they_o have_v too_o much_o of_o art_n in_o he_o and_o that_o both_o of_o they_o have_v too_o little_a of_o nature_n that_o the_o elevation_n of_o balzac_n be_v frequent_o force_v and_o his_o sublime_a affect_a that_o his_o thought_n be_v often_o above_o his_o subject_n and_o his_o expression_n almost_o always_o above_o his_o thought_n and_o that_o whatsoever_o his_o subject_n be_v his_o style_n be_v seldom_o alter_v that_o voiture_fw-fr be_v eafie_a and_o unconstrained_a and_o natural_a when_o he_o be_v most_o exalt_v that_o he_o seldom_o endeavour_v to_o be_v witty_a at_o the_o expense_n of_o right_a reason_n but_o that_o as_o his_o thought_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n true_a and_o just_a his_o expression_n be_v often_o defective_a and_o that_o his_o style_n be_v too_o little_o diversify_v that_o for_o my_o own_o part_n as_o i_o come_v infinite_o short_a of_o the_o extraordinary_a quality_n of_o these_o great_a man_n i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o endeavour_v the_o rather_o to_o avoid_v their_o fault_n and_o that_o consequent_o i_o have_v take_v all_o the_o care_n that_o i_o can_v not_o to_o think_v out_o of_o nature_n and_o good_a sense_n and_o neither_o to_o force_v nor_o neglect_v my_o expression_n and_o that_o i_o have_v always_o take_v care_n to_o suit_v my_o style_n to_o my_o subject_n whether_o it_o be_v familiar_a or_o sublime_a or_o didactique_a and_o that_o i_o have_v more_o or_o less_o vary_a it_o in_o every_o letter_n all_o this_o and_o more_o i_o design_v to_o have_v say_v at_o large_a which_o i_o have_v only_o hint_v now_o in_o a_o hurry_n i_o have_v nothing_o to_o add_v but_o to_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o excuse_v my_o bad_a performance_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o my_o good_a endeavour_n and_o for_o strive_v to_o do_v well_o in_o a_o manner_n of_o write_v which_o be_v at_o all_o time_n useful_a and_o at_o this_o time_n necessary_a a_o manner_n in_o which_o the_o english_a will_v surpass_v both_o the_o ancient_n and_o modern_n if_o they_o will_v but_o cultivate_v it_o for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n that_o they_o have_v surpass_v they_o in_o comedy_n but_o methinks_v i_o have_v a_o title_n to_o the_o reader_n be_v favour_n for_o i_o have_v more_o than_o make_v amends_o for_o the_o defect_n of_o my_o own_o letter_n by_o entertain_v he_o with_o those_o of_o my_o friend_n a_o collection_n of_o letter_n write_a by_o several_a eminent_a hand_n to_o walter_n moyle_n esq_n dear_a sir_n you_o know_v a_o grave_a fellow_n assure_v we_o that_o upon_o the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n lamentable_a cry_n be_v hear_v in_o the_o air_n proclaim_v along_o the_o coast_n the_o death_n of_o the_o great_a pan_n and_o have_v not_o you_o upon_o this_o dearth_n of_o good_a sense_n and_o this_o cessation_n of_o wit_n tell_v i_o true_o have_v not_o you_o hear_v these_o sound_n upon_o the_o cornish_a shore_n the_o sage_a will._n ur._n be_v no_o more_o go_v be_v the_o universal_a lord_n of_o wit_n he_o to_o who_o all_o the_o wit_n pay_v homage_n for_o who_o his_o subject_n set_v a_o tax_n upon_o word_n and_o lay_v exorbitant_a custom_n on_o thought_n he_o be_v dead_a alas_o he_o be_v dead_a dead_a i_o mean_v sir_n in_o a_o legal_a capacity_n that_o be_v outlaw_v and_o go_v into_o the_o friar_n to_o go_v into_o which_o be_v once_o more_o to_o outlaw_n himself_o he_o have_v do_v it_o sir_n and_o ill_a fortune_n have_v bring_v he_o to_o be_v a_o felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se_fw-la that_o way_n for_o since_o the_o law_n think_v it_o but_o just_a to_o put_v will_v out_o of_o its_o protection_n will_n think_v it_o but_o prudent_a to_o put_v himself_o out_o of_o its_o power_n and_o since_o the_o law_n can_v use_v he_o with_o so_o much_o contempt_n as_o to_o declare_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o it_o do_v not_o care_n for_o will._n ur_fw-la will_n who_o be_v extreme_o stout_a in_o adversity_n have_v declare_v by_o his_o action_n that_o he_o do_v not_o care_n for_o the_o law_n virgil_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o six_o book_n that_o the_o soul_n in_o hell_n be_v busy_v about_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o which_o they_o be_v employ_v upon_o earth_n even_o so_o do_v sage_n will_v use_v the_o same_o nutmeg-grater_n and_o the_o same_o tea-pot_n in_o the_o friar_n that_o he_o handle_v before_o in_o bowstreet_n thus_o have_v he_o leave_v the_o wit_n without_o any_o sorrow_n though_o he_o love_v they_o and_o without_o take_v any_o leave_n of_o they_o for_o will_n think_v they_o can_v be_v long_o from_o he_o and_o he_o say_v he_o expect_v that_o in_o a_o very_a little_a time_n his_o old_a company_n shall_v be_v constant_a at_o his_o new_a house_n and_o do_v not_o thou_o think_v that_o they_o too_o have_v reason_n to_o expect_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n for_o as_o the_o death_n of_o any_o man_n ought_v to_o put_v all_o his_o friend_n in_o mind_n that_o he_o go_v before_o but_o to_o lead_v they_o the_o way_n so_o will_v his_o departure_n from_o this_o miserable_a life_n this_o lewd_a coventgarden_n life_n and_o his_o ferry_v from_o somerset-stair_n to_o the_o infernal_a shore_n of_o alsatia_n shall_v be_v a_o memento_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v but_o go_v whither_o they_o all_o must_v follow_v to_o leave_v off_o poetical_a simile_n this_o body_n politic_a be_v in_o a_o curse_a condition_n and_o can_v keep_v long_o together_o without_o a_o head_n the_o member_n be_v at_o present_a in_o a_o grave_n debate_v how_o to_o get_v one_o to_o morrow_n the_o whole_a house_n will_v resolve_v itself_o into_o a_o grand_a committee_n to_o consult_v about_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o make_v provission_n for_o the_o common_a necessity_n some_o talk_n of_o a_o excise_n upon_o may-dew_n and_o rasberry-brandy_a that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o poll_n be_v strong_o assert_v in_o which_o every_o man_n be_v to_o pay_v according_a to_o his_o respective_a condition_n to_o morrow_n it_o will_v be_v know_v to_o how_o much_o each_o man_n be_v quota_fw-la amount_n as_o for_o example_n how_o much_o a_o poet_n be_v to_o pay_v how_o much_o a_o wit_n how_o much_o a_o politician_n and_o how_o much_o a_o critic_n a_o critic_n do_v i_o say_v i_o beg_v your_o pardon_n they_o have_v vote_v nemine_fw-la contradicente_fw-la that_o they_o will_v cess_n no_o critic_n till_o mr._n moyle_n return_v i_o have_v give_v they_o my_o sentiment_n upon_o the_o forementioned_a poll_n which_o be_v that_o it_o be_v something_o hard_o to_o make_v a_o man_n pay_v for_o be_v call_v wit_n poet_n or_o critic_n that_o they_o see_v by_o experience_n late_o in_o the_o state_n that_o poor_a dog_n grumble_v to_o pay_v for_o their_o title_n how_o then_o can_v they_o think_v that_o people_n will_v be_v content_v to_o be_v tax_v for_o their_o nickname_n that_o in_o settle_v this_o tax_n they_o be_v to_o take_v a_o quite_o contrary_a method_n to_o that_o which_o be_v take_v upon_o settle_v a_o tax_n in_o the_o state_n that_o in_o the_o state_n sometime_o a_o man_n pay_v for_o what_o he_o real_o have_v as_o for_o example_n when_o a_o country_n '_o sqnire_n pay_v for_o his_o land_n

a_o friend_n desert_n it_o take_v too_o much_o pleasure_n and_o too_o much_o pride_n to_o consider_v its_o own_o defect_n it_o be_v true_a that_o you_o be_v esteem_v at_o this_o high_a rate_n you_o owe_v to_o your_o wit_n and_o your_o penetration_n but_o that_o you_o be_v esteem_v without_o envy_n that_o you_o be_v with_o joy_n and_o gladness_n esteem_v you_o owe_v to_o this_o that_o while_o the_o force_n of_o your_o fancy_n and_o judgement_n make_v all_o the_o world_n admire_v you_o you_o remain_v yourself_o unmoved_a by_o it_o that_o while_o your_o excellence_n fill_v all_o mouth_n but_o you_o you_o alone_o appear_v to_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o it_o thus_o while_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o your_o extraordinary_a quality_n you_o be_v know_v to_o surpass_v all_o other_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o you_o have_v beyond_o all_o this_o a_o greatness_n of_o soul_n from_o whence_o you_o look_v down_o on_o your_o own_o merit_n a_o infallible_a sign_n that_o the_o talant_o which_o we_o admire_v in_o you_o be_v no_o illusion_n but_o real_a thing_n thing_n that_o be_v bear_v with_o you_o and_o have_v be_v improve_v by_o you_o and_o which_o you_o have_v not_o acquire_v for_o man_n be_v find_v to_o be_v vain_a upon_o the_o account_n of_o those_o quality_n which_o they_o fond_o believe_v they_o have_v than_o of_o those_o which_o they_o real_o have_v and_o hereditary_a greatness_n give_v man_n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v humble_a whereas_o preferment_n occasion_n pride_n none_o but_o such_o real_a greatness_n as_o you_o can_v capacitate_v a_o man_n to_o be_v true_o humble_a for_o the_o soul_n which_o by_o nature_n be_v not_o seat_v high_a can_v hardly_o be_v say_v to_o descend_v if_o i_o have_v insist_v too_o long_o on_o this_o shine_a subject_n a_o subject_a which_o be_v so_o conspicuous_a in_o you_o if_o you_o look_v upon_o this_o tedious_a letter_n as_o one_o of_o those_o various_a persecution_n which_o every_o eminent_a virtue_n provoke_v i_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v that_o i_o have_v so_o many_o obligation_n to_o this_o very_a humility_n that_o i_o look_v upon_o myself_o as_o oblige_v by_o gratitude_n to_o say_v as_o much_o as_o i_o have_v do_v for_o to_o what_o i_o owe_v the_o happiness_n which_o i_o have_v frequent_o receive_v in_o your_o conversation_n to_o that_o i_o owe_v the_o present_a satisfaction_n which_o your_o permission_n to_o write_v to_o you_o give_v i_o and_o to_o that_o i_o be_o indebt_v for_o the_o hope_n of_o your_o answer_n when_o i_o have_v receive_v they_o i_o shall_v then_o believe_v what_o you_o be_v please_v to_o tell_v i_o when_o i_o see_v you_o last_o that_o you_o be_v much_o more_o humble_a in_o the_o clear_a air_n on_o your_o mountain_n at_o cleve_n than_o when_o you_o be_v in_o fog_n and_o sulphurous_a smoke_n in_o bow-street_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o satisfaction_n of_o think_v that_o distance_n do_v not_o make_v you_o forget_v i_o will_v render_v he_o very_o proud_a who_o be_v at_o present_a sir_n your_o very_a humble_a servant_n john_n dennis_z mr._n wycherley_n answer_n to_o mr._n dennis_n dear_a sir_n you_o have_v find_v a_o way_n to_o make_v i_o satisfy_v with_o my_o absence_n from_o london_n nay_o what_o be_v more_o with_o the_o distance_n which_o be_v now_o betwixt_o you_o and_o i_o that_o indeed_o use_v to_o lessen_v friendship_n but_o give_v i_o the_o great_a mark_n of_o you_o by_o your_o kind_a letter_n which_o i_o have_v miss_v if_o i_o have_v be_v near_o to_o you_o so_o that_o i_o who_o receive_v no_o rent_n here_o yet_o must_v own_o if_o i_o do_v i_o can_v not_o receive_v great_a satisfaction_n than_o i_o have_v from_o you_o worth_a even_o a_o letter_n of_o exchange_n or_o letter_n patent_n for_o i_o value_v your_o friendship_n more_o than_o money_n and_o be_o proud_a of_o your_o approbation_n than_o i_o shall_v be_v of_o title_n for_o the_o have_v the_o good_a opinion_n of_o one_o who_o know_v mankind_n so_o well_o argue_v some_o merit_n in_o i_o upon_o which_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o consider_v himself_o more_o than_o upon_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n i_o have_v rather_o be_v think_v your_o friend_n in_o proof_n of_o my_o judgement_n and_o good_a sense_n than_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o muse_n and_o have_v rather_o have_v you_o than_o they_o think_v i_o if_o i_o be_o as_o you_o say_v at_o once_o proud_a and_o humble_a it_o be_v since_o i_o have_v know_v i_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o please_v you_o though_o your_o praise_n rather_o humble_v than_o make_v i_o though_o a_o damn_a poet_n more_o vain_a for_o it_o be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o rather_o seem_v the_o raillery_n of_o a_o witty_a man_n than_o the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o friend_n and_o rather_o prove_v the_o copiousness_n of_o your_o own_o invention_n than_o justify_v the_o fertility_n of_o i_o but_o i_o fear_v i_o be_o forfeit_v the_o character_n of_o the_o plain-dealer_n with_o you_o and_o seem_v like_o vain_a woman_n or_o vain_a man_n to_o refuse_v praise_n but_o to_o get_v more_o and_o so_o by_o return_v your_o compliment_n show_v myself_o grateful_a out_o of_o interest_n as_o knave_n be_v punctual_a in_o some_o payment_n but_o to_o augment_v their_o credit_n and_o for_o your_o praise_n of_o my_o humility_n the_o only_a mark_n of_o my_o knowledge_n since_o it_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o my_o know_a myself_o you_o have_v praise_v that_o to_o its_o destruction_n and_o have_v give_v i_o so_o much_o you_o have_v leave_v i_o none_o like_o those_o admirer_n who_o praise_v a_o young_a maid_n modesty_n till_o they_o deprive_v she_o of_o it_o but_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o it_o be_v not_o to_o my_o humility_n that_o you_o owe_v my_o friendship_n but_o to_o my_o ambition_n since_o i_o can_v have_v no_o great_a than_o to_o be_v esteem_v by_o you_o and_o the_o world_n your_o friend_n and_o to_o be_v know_v to_o all_o mankind_n for_o dear_a sir_n your_o humble_a servant_n w._n wycherley_n postscript_n my_o dear_a friend_n i_o have_v no_o way_n to_o show_v my_o love_n to_o you_o in_o my_o absence_n but_o by_o my_o jealousy_n i_o will_v not_o have_v my_o rival_n in_o your_o friendship_n the_o c_z s_o the_o d_o s_o the_o w_o s_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o tavern-friend_n enjoy_v your_o conversation_n while_o i_o can_v though_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v to_o their_o interest_n to_o make_v you_o dumb_a with_o wine_n that_o they_o may_v be_v hear_v in_o your_o company_n though_o it_o be_v more_o the_o demonstration_n of_o their_o wit_n to_o hear_v you_o than_o to_o be_v hear_v by_o you_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o be_o ambitious_a of_o your_o company_n alone_o in_o some_o solitude_n where_o you_o and_o i_o may_v be_v all_o one_o for_o i_o be_o sure_a if_o i_o can_v pretend_v to_o any_o sense_n i_o can_v have_v no_o instruction_n or_o satisfaction_n of_o life_n better_a than_o your_o example_n and_o your_o society_n my_o service_n pray_v to_o all_o my_o friend_n that_o be_v to_o all_o you_o who_o i_o know_v and_o be_v charitable_a as_o often_o as_o you_o can_v to_o the_o absent_a which_o you_o good_a wit_n seldom_o be_v i_o mean_v be_v charitable_a with_o your_o letter_n to_o your_o humble_a servant_n postscript_n pray_v let_v i_o have_v more_o of_o your_o letter_n though_o they_o will_v rally_v i_o with_o compliment_n undeserved_a as_o your_o last_o have_v do_v for_o like_o a_o country_n esquire_n i_o be_o in_o love_n with_o a_o town_n wit_n be_v conversation_n though_o it_o be_v but_o at_o a_o distance_n that_o i_o be_o force_v to_o have_v it_o and_o though_o it_o abuse_v i_o while_o i_o enjoy_v it_o to_o mr._n wycherley_n dear_a sir_n not_o long_o after_o i_o write_v my_o last_o to_o you_o i_o be_v hurry_v up_o to_o town_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o colic_n which_o be_v end_v in_o a_o destruction_n upon_o one_o of_o my_o foot_n you_o know_v sir_n a_o defluction_n be_v a_o general_a name_n which_o some_o pleasant_a french_a man_n have_v give_v a_o infant_n gout_n too_o young_a to_o be_v yet_o baptize_v but_o though_o the_o distemper_n rage_v in_o each_o hand_n i_o will_v in_o spite_n of_o it_o answer_v your_o admirable_a letter_n a_o letter_n which_o i_o have_v certain_o know_v to_o be_v you_o though_o it_o have_v be_v send_v i_o without_o a_o name_n nay_o and_o transcribe_v by_o a_o chancery-clerk_n in_o his_o own_o hideous_a manner_n of_o copy_v but_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_v surprise_v to_o hear_v you_o say_v in_o it_o that_o you_o take_v the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o man_n who_o so_o much_o esteem_v you_o for_o raillery_n yet_o though_o you_o declare_v it_o you_o can_v never_o believe_v it_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o believe_v you_o exceed_o humble_a but_o you_o can_v never_o be_v humble_a to_o that_o

than_o a_o offence_n though_o the_o great_a injury_n indeed_o you_o can_v do_v your_o friend_n be_v to_o leave_v they_o against_o their_o will_n which_o you_o must_v needs_o do_v you_o tell_v i_o you_o converse_v with_o i_o in_o my_o write_n i_o must_v confess_v than_o you_o suffer_v a_o great_a deal_n for_o i_o in_o my_o absence_n which_o though_o i_o will_v have_v you_o love_v i_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o do_v but_o for_o your_o true_a diversion_n pray_v change_v my_o country_n wife_n for_o a_o better_a of_o your_o own_o in_o the_o country_n and_o exercise_v your_o own_o plain_n deal_v there_o than_o you_o will_v make_v your_o country_n '_o squire_n better_a company_n and_o your_o parson_n more_o sincere_a in_o your_o company_n than_o his_o pulpit_n or_o in_o his_o cup_n but_o when_o you_o talk_v of_o store_n of_o delight_n you_o find_v in_o my_o plain_a dealer_n you_o cease_v to_o be_v one_o and_o when_o you_o commend_v my_o country_n wife_n you_o never_o be_v more_o a_o courtier_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o you_o will_v like_v your_o next_o neighbour_n country_n wife_n better_o than_o you_o do_v i_o that_o you_o may_v pass_v your_o time_n better_a than_o you_o can_v do_v with_o my_o country_n wife_n and_o like_o her_o innocence_n more_o than_o her_o wit_n since_o innocence_n be_v the_o better_a bawd_n to_o love_n but_o enjoy_v my_o wife_n and_o welcome_n in_o my_o absence_n i_o shall_v take_v it_o as_o civil_o as_o a_o city_n cuckold_n i_o be_v sorry_a to_o find_v by_o you_o that_o your_o head_n ache_v whilst_o you_o write_v i_o your_o letter_n since_o i_o fear_v it_o be_v from_o reading_n my_o work_n as_o you_o call_v they_o not_o from_o your_o own_o write_n which_o never_o give_v you_o pain_n though_o it_o will_v to_o other_o to_o imitate_v it_o i_o have_v give_v your_o service_n to_o your_o friend_n at_o the_o rose_n who_o since_o your_o absence_n own_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o go_v for_o the_o witty_a club_n nor_o be_v will_v his_o the_o wit_n coffee-house_n any_o more_o since_o you_o leave_v it_o who_o society_n for_o want_v of_o you_o be_v grow_v as_o melancholy_a that_o be_v as_o dull_a as_o when_o you_o leave_v they_o a_o night_n to_o their_o own_o mother-wit_n their_o pun_n couplet_n or_o quibble_n therefore_o expect_v not_o a_o witty_a letter_n from_o any_o of_o they_o no_o more_o than_o from_o i_o since_o they_o nor_o i_o have_v converse_v with_o you_o these_o three_o week_n i_o have_v no_o news_n worth_n send_v you_o but_o my_o next_o shall_v bring_v you_o what_o we_o have_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v i_o tell_v you_o what_o i_o hope_n be_v no_o news_n to_o you_o that_o your_o absence_n be_v more_o tedious_a to_o i_o than_o a_o quibbler_n company_n to_o you_o so_o that_o i_o be_v sick_a yesterday_o as_o i_o think_v without_o any_o cause_n reflect_v you_o be_v forty_o or_o fifty_o mile_n off_o and_o then_o find_v the_o reason_n of_o my_o indisposition_n for_o i_o can_v be_v well_o so_o far_o from_o you_o who_o be_o my_o dear_a mr._n dennis_n your_o oblige_a humble_a servant_n w._n wycherley_n postscript_n pray_v pardon_v i_o that_o i_o have_v not_o soon_o answer_v your_o letter_n for_o i_o have_v be_v very_o busy_a this_o last_o week_n about_o law-affair_n that_o be_v very_o dull_a and_o idle_a though_o very_o active_a your_o friend_n of_o the_o coffee-house_n and_o the_o rose_n whether_o drink_v or_o sober_a good_a fellow_n or_o good_a wit_n show_v at_o least_o their_o sense_n by_o value_v you_o and_o you_o and_o send_v you_o all_o their_o service_n and_o never_o be_v more_o wit_n and_o less_o poet_n that_o be_v less_o liar_n than_o when_o they_o profess_v themselves_o your_o servant_n for_o news_n w_n live_v sober_o ch_n go_v to_o bed_v early_o d'vrfy_n sing_v now_o like_o a_o poet_n that_o be_v without_o be_v ask_v and_o all_o the_o poet_n or_o wits-at-will_n since_o your_o departure_n speak_v well_o of_o the_o absent_a bal_n say_v his_o ill_a look_n proceed_v rather_o for_o want_v of_o your_o company_n than_o for_o have_v have_v that_o of_o his_o mistress_n even_o the_o quibbler_n and_o politician_n have_v no_o double_a mean_v when_o they_o speak_v well_o of_o you_o to_o mr._n wycherley_n dear_a sir_n the_o sight_n of_o your_o letter_n revive_v i_o it_o appear_v like_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o new_a sun_n to_o one_o who_o have_v winter_v under_o the_o pole_n and_o bring_v with_o it_o light_n warmth_n and_o spirit_n the_o raillery_n in_o it_o be_v very_o oblige_v for_o the_o lust_n of_o praise_n be_v as_o powerful_a with_o man_n as_o the_o itch_n of_o enjoyment_n be_v with_o woman_n and_o it_o be_v as_o hard_a for_o we_o to_o think_v that_o our_o friend_n ridicule_n we_o when_o they_o commend_v our_o wit_n as_o it_o be_v for_o they_o to_o believe_v that_o their_o gallant_n abuse_v they_o when_o they_o extol_v their_o beauty_n yet_o general_o in_o both_o case_n whatever_o be_v say_v be_v say_v for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o he_o that_o speak_v it_o but_o then_o as_o he_o delight_v in_o deceive_v the_o person_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v be_v deceive_v with_o pleasure_n and_o both_o party_n be_v satisfy_v but_o mr._n wycherley_n be_v to_o be_v except_v from_o this_o general_a rule_n who_o commend_v his_o friend_n for_o his_o friend_n sake_n you_o never_o be_v witty_a to_o please_v yourself_o to_o who_o wit_n have_v so_o long_o be_v habitual_a that_o you_o be_v often_o hardly_o move_v yourself_o when_o you_o say_v those_o admirable_a thing_n with_o which_o we_o be_v transport_v not_o that_o i_o be_o so_o far_o betray_v by_o vanity_n as_o to_o take_v your_o compliment_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o letter_n or_o to_o suppose_v that_o you_o believe_v all_o that_o you_o say_v but_o i_o be_o willing_a for_o your_o sake_n to_o believe_v that_o you_o mean_v something_o of_o it_o and_o that_o not_o be_v without_o kindness_n for_o i_o which_o be_v only_o owe_v to_o the_o sweetness_n of_o your_o nature_n that_o be_v to_o your_o merit_n and_o not_o to_o i_o your_o reason_n as_o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr rochefoucaut_n say_v have_v be_v bubble_v by_o your_o affection_n and_o here_o sir_n i_o have_v much_o the_o advantage_n of_o you_o for_o when_o i_o declare_v that_o i_o have_v the_o great_a opinion_n in_o the_o world_n of_o you_o none_o will_v mistrust_v my_o sincerity_n and_o all_o will_v applaud_v my_o discernment_n but_o you_o can_v express_v your_o zeal_n at_o so_o high_a a_o rate_n for_o any_o friend_n but_o it_o must_v considerable_o lessen_v the_o world_n opinion_n of_o your_o judgement_n but_o if_o it_o be_v mr._n wycherley_n peculiar_a praise_n never_o to_o have_v show_v want_n of_o judgement_n in_o any_o thing_n unless_o in_o that_o only_a thing_n in_o which_o error_n be_v honourable_a how_o few_o be_v they_o who_o be_v capable_a of_o err_v at_o your_o rate_n vellem_fw-la in_o amicia_fw-la sic_fw-la erraremus_fw-la &_o isti_fw-la errori_fw-la virtus_fw-la nomen_fw-la posuisset_fw-la honestum_fw-la and_o how_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o have_v a_o friend_n so_o accomplish_v that_o error_n in_o he_o be_v virtue_n i_o be_o that_o happy_a man_n and_o be_o so_o far_o exalt_v by_o my_o happiness_n that_o i_o be_o never_o less_o humble_a than_o when_o i_o subscribe_v myself_o dear_a sir_n your_o most_o humble_a and_o faithful_a servant_n mr._n wycherley_n to_o mr._n on_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o mistress_n dear_a sir_n i_o have_v have_v you_o of_o the_o 31st_o of_o march_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v soon_o have_v return_v a_o answer_n have_v i_o not_o be_v force_v to_o take_v a_o little_a turn_n out_o of_o town_n but_o your_o letter_n to_o i_o bring_v i_o not_o more_o satisfaction_n than_o your_o last_o to_o mr._n moyle_n give_v i_o disquiet_a for_o you_o since_o by_o that_o i_o find_v how_o uneasy_a you_o be_v yet_o know_v my_o friend_n from_o one_o sufficient_o experience_v in_o love-disaster_n that_o love_n be_v often_o a_o kind_n of_o lose_v loadam_n in_o which_o the_o loser_n be_v most_o often_o the_o gainer_n if_o you_o have_v be_v deprive_v of_o a_o mistress_n consider_v you_o have_v lose_v a_o wife_n and_o though_o you_o be_v disappoint_v of_o a_o short_a satisfaction_n you_o have_v likewise_o escape_v a_o tedious_a vexation_n which_o matrimony_n infallible_o come_v to_o be_v one_o way_n or_o another_o so_o that_o your_o misfortune_n be_v a_o accident_n which_o your_o true_a friend_n shall_v rather_o felicitate_a than_o commiserate_v you_o tell_v i_o in_o your_o last_o that_o you_o be_v no_o more_o master_n of_o yourself_o then_o how_o shall_v i_o help_v rejoice_v at_o the_o restoration_n of_o your_o liberty_n a_o man_n may_v as_o reasonable_o be_v sorry_a for_o his_o friend_n recovery_n from_o madness_n as_o for_o

have_v hitherto_o have_v of_o myself_o i_o have_v so_o great_a a_o value_n for_o your_o judgement_n that_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v willing_a henceforward_o to_o believe_v that_o i_o be_o not_o whole_o desertless_a but_o that_o you_o may_v find_v i_o still_o more_o supportable_a i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o compensate_a whatever_o i_o want_v in_o those_o glitter_a quality_n by_o which_o the_o world_n be_v dazzle_v with_o truth_n with_o faith_n and_o with_o zeal_n to_o serve_v you_o quality_n which_o for_o their_o rarity_n may_v be_v object_n of_o wonder_n but_o that_o man_n dare_v not_o appear_v to_o admire_v they_o because_o their_o admiration_n will_v manifest_o declare_v their_o want_n of_o '_o they_o thus_o sir_n let_v i_o assure_v you_o that_o though_o you_o be_v acquaint_v with_o several_a gentleman_n who_o eloquence_n and_o wit_n may_v capacitate_v they_o to_o offer_v their_o service_n with_o more_o address_n to_o you_o yet_o no_o one_o can_v declare_v himself_o with_o great_a cheerfulness_n or_o with_o great_a fidelity_n or_o with_o more_o profound_a respect_n than_o myself_o sir_n your_o most_o etc._n etc._n mr._n dryden_n to_o mr._n dennis_n my_o dear_a mr._n dennis_n when_o i_o read_v a_o letter_n so_o full_a of_o my_o commendation_n as_o your_o last_o i_o can_v but_o consider_v you_o as_o the_o master_n of_o a_o vast_a treasure_n who_o have_v more_o than_o enough_o for_o yourself_o be_v force_v to_o ebb_v out_o upon_o your_o friend_n you_o have_v indeed_o the_o best_a right_n to_o give_v they_o since_o you_o have_v they_o in_o propriety_n but_o they_o be_v no_o more_o i_o when_o i_o receive_v they_o than_o the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n can_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v she_o own_o who_o shine_v but_o by_o the_o reflection_n of_o her_o brother_n your_o own_o poetry_n be_v a_o more_o powerful_a example_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o modern_a writer_n may_v enter_v into_o comparison_n with_o the_o ancient_n than_o any_o which_o perrault_n can_v produce_v in_o france_n yet_o neither_o he_o nor_o you_o who_o be_v a_o better_a critic_n can_v persuade_v i_o that_o there_o be_v any_o room_n leave_v for_o a_o solid_a commendation_n at_o this_o time_n of_o day_n at_o least_o for_o i_o if_o i_o undertake_v the_o translation_n of_o virgil_n the_o little_a which_o i_o can_v perform_v will_v show_v at_o least_o that_o no_o man_n be_v fit_a to_o write_v after_o he_o in_o a_o barbarous_a modern_a tongue_n neither_o will_v his_o machine_n be_v of_o any_o service_n to_o a_o christian_a poet._n we_o see_v how_o ineffectual_o they_o have_v be_v try_v by_o tasso_n and_o by_o ariosto_n it_o be_v use_v they_o too_o dull_o if_o we_o only_o make_v devil_n of_o his_o god_n as_o if_o for_o example_n i_o will_v raise_v a_o storm_n and_o make_v use_n of_o aeolus_n with_o this_o only_a difference_n of_o call_v he_o prince_n of_o the_o air._n what_o invention_n of_o i_o will_v there_o be_v in_o this_o or_o who_o will_v not_o see_v virgil_n through_o i_o only_o the_o same_o trick_n play_v over_o again_o by_o a_o bungle_a juggler_n boileau_n have_v well_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n in_o a_o christian_a poem_n for_o god_n to_o bring_v the_o devil_n to_o reason_n i_o think_v i_o have_v give_v a_o better_a hint_n for_o new_a machine_n in_o my_o preface_n to_o juvenal_n where_o i_o have_v particular_o recommend_v two_o subject_n one_o of_o king_n arthur_n conquest_n of_o the_o saxon_n and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o black_a prince_n in_o his_o conquest_n of_o spain_n but_o the_o guardian_n angel_n of_o monarchy_n and_o kingdom_n be_v not_o to_o be_v touch_v by_o every_o hand_n a_o man_n must_v be_v deep_o conversant_a in_o the_o platonic_a philosophy_n to_o deal_v with_o they_o and_o therefore_o i_o may_v reasonable_o expect_v that_o no_o poet_n of_o our_o age_n will_v pre-sume_n to_o handle_v those_o machine_n for_o fear_n of_o discover_v his_o own_o ignorance_n or_o if_o he_o shall_v he_o may_v perhaps_o be_v ingrateful_a enough_o not_o to_o own_v i_o for_o his_o benefactor_n after_o i_o have_v confess_v thus_o much_o of_o our_o modern_a heroic_a poetry_n i_o can_v but_o conclude_v with_o mr._n rym_a that_o our_o english_a comedy_n be_v far_o beyond_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o notwithstanding_o our_o irregularity_n so_o be_v our_o tragedy_n shakespeare_n have_v a_o genius_n for_o it_o and_o we_o know_v in_o spite_n of_o mr._n r_o that_o genius_n alone_o be_v a_o great_a virtue_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o than_o all_o other_o qualification_n put_v together_o you_o see_v what_o success_n this_o learned_a critic_n have_v find_v in_o the_o world_n after_o his_o blaspheme_v shakespeare_n almost_o all_o the_o fault_n which_o he_o have_v discover_v be_v true_o there_o yet_o who_o will_v read_v mr._n rym_a or_o not_o read_v shakespeare_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o reverence_v mr._n rym_a be_v learning_n but_o i_o detest_v his_o ill_a nature_n and_o his_o arrogance_n i_o indeed_o and_o such_o as_o i_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o but_o shakespeare_n have_v not_o there_o be_v another_o part_n of_o poetry_n in_o which_o the_o english_a stand_v almost_o upon_o a_o equal_a foot_n with_o the_o ancient_n and_o it_o be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v pindaric_a introduce_v but_o not_o perfect_v by_o our_o famous_a mr._n cowley_n and_o of_o this_o sir_n you_o be_v certain_o one_o of_o the_o great_a master_n you_o have_v the_o sublimity_n of_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o sound_v and_o know_v how_o far_o the_o boldness_n of_o a_o poet_n may_v lawful_o extend_v i_o can_v wish_v you_o will_v cultivate_v this_o kind_n of_o ode_n and_o reduce_v it_o either_o to_o the_o same_o measure_n which_o pinder_n use_v or_o give_v new_a measure_n of_o your_o own_o for_o as_o it_o be_v it_o look_v like_o a_o vast_a tract_n of_o land_n new_o discover_v the_o soil_n be_v wonderful_o fruitful_a but_o unmanured_a overstock_v with_o inhabitant_n but_o almost_o all_o savage_n without_o law_n art_n arm_n or_o policy_n i_o remember_v poor_a nat._n lee_n who_o be_v then_o upon_o the_o verge_n of_o madness_n yet_o make_v a_o sober_a and_o a_o witty_a answer_n to_o a_o bad_a poet_n who_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n to_o write_v like_o a_o madman_n no_o say_v he_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o write_v like_o a_o madman_n but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a easy_a matter_n to_o write_v like_o a_o fool._n otway_n and_o he_o be_v safe_a by_o death_n from_o all_o attack_n but_o we_o poor_a poet_n militant_a to_o use_v mr._n cowley_n expression_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o wretched_a scribbler_n and_o when_o they_o can_v fasten_v upon_o our_o verse_n they_o fall_v upon_o our_o moral_n our_o principle_n of_o state_n and_o religion_n for_o my_o principle_n of_o religion_n i_o will_v not_o justify_v they_o to_o you_o i_o know_v you_o be_v far_o different_a for_o the_o same_o reason_n i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o my_o principle_n of_o state_n i_o believe_v you_o in_o you_o follow_v the_o dictate_v of_o your_o reason_n as_o i_o in_o i_o do_v those_o of_o my_o conscience_n if_o i_o think_v myself_o in_o a_o error_n i_o will_v retract_v it_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o i_o suffer_v for_o they_o and_o milton_n make_v even_o the_o devil_n say_v that_o no_o creature_n be_v in_o love_n with_o pain_n for_o my_o moral_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n i_o be_o not_o to_o be_v my_o own_o judge_n i_o appeal_v to_o the_o world_n if_o i_o have_v deceive_v or_o defraud_v any_o man_n and_o for_o my_o private_a conversation_n they_o who_o see_v i_o every_o day_n can_v be_v the_o best_a witness_n whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v blameless_a and_o inoffensive_a hitherto_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v that_o man_n of_o either_o party_n shun_v my_o company_n i_o have_v never_o be_v a_o impudent_a beggar_n at_o the_o door_n of_o noble_a man_n my_o visit_n have_v indeed_o be_v too_o rare_a to_o be_v unacceptable_a and_o but_o just_a enough_o to_o testify_v my_o gratitude_n for_o their_o bounty_n which_o i_o have_v frequent_o receive_v but_o always_o unasked_a as_o themselves_o will_v witness_v i_o have_v write_v more_o than_o i_o need_v to_o you_o on_o this_o subject_a for_o i_o dare_v say_v you_o justify_v i_o to_o yourself_o as_o for_o that_o which_o i_o first_o intend_v for_o the_o principal_a subject_n of_o this_o letter_n which_o be_v my_o friend_n passion_n and_o his_o design_n of_o marriage_n on_o better_a consideration_n i_o have_v change_v my_o mind_n for_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o see_v my_o dear_a friend_n wycherley_n letter_n to_o he_o on_o that_o occasion_n i_o find_v nothing_o to_o be_v add_v or_o amend_v but_o as_o well_o as_o i_o love_v mr._n wycherley_n i_o

that_o plague_v you_o however_o i_o be_o so_o sensible_a of_o your_o be_v mindful_a of_o i_o in_o town_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v ungrateful_a if_o i_o shall_v complain_v that_o you_o do_v not_o remember_v i_o where_o you_o be_v mr._n moyle_n tell_v i_o that_o you_o have_v make_v a_o favourable_a mention_n of_o i_o to_o a_o certain_a lady_n of_o your_o acquaintance_n who_o he_o call_v but_o then_o to_o mortify_v the_o old_a man_n in_o i_o or_o indeed_o rather_o the_o young_a he_o assure_v i_o that_o you_o have_v give_v a_o much_o better_a character_n of_o he_o however_o for_o that_o which_o you_o give_v of_o i_o i_o can_v but_o own_v myself_o oblige_v to_o you_o and_o i_o look_v upon_o your_o kindness_n as_o so_o much_o the_o great_a because_o i_o be_o sensible_a that_o i_o do_v not_o deserve_v it_o and_o i_o can_v almost_o wish_v that_o your_o good_a quality_n be_v not_o quite_o so_o numerous_a that_o i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o make_v you_o some_o return_v in_o specie_fw-la for_o commend_v you_o now_o i_o do_v you_o but_o justice_n which_o a_o man_n of_o honour_n will_v do_v to_o his_o enemy_n whereas_o you_o by_o partial_a praise_n have_v treat_v i_o like_o a_o friend_n i_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o you_o do_v i_o the_o justice_n to_o believe_v that_o i_o be_o perfect_o you_o and_o that_o your_o merit_n have_v engage_v i_o and_o your_o favour_n oblige_v i_o to_o be_v all_o my_o life-time_n dear_a sir_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n j._n dennis_z mr._n congreve_n to_o mr._n dennis_n dear_a sir_n it_o be_v not_o more_o to_o keep_v my_o word_n than_o to_o gratify_v my_o inclination_n that_o i_o write_v to_o you_o and_o though_o i_o have_v thus_o long_o defer_v it_o i_o be_v never_o forgetful_a of_o you_o nor_o of_o my_o promise_n indeed_o i_o wait_v in_o expectation_n of_o something_o that_o may_v enable_v i_o to_o return_v the_o entertainment_n i_o receive_v from_o your_o letter_n but_o you_o represent_v the_o town_n so_o agreeable_a to_o i_o that_o you_o quite_o put_v i_o out_o of_o conceit_n with_o the_o country_n and_o my_o design_n of_o make_v observation_n from_o it_o before_o i_o come_v to_o tunbridge_n i_o propose_v to_o myself_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o communicate_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o place_n to_o you_o but_o if_o i_o keep_v my_o resolution_n i_o must_v transcribe_v and_o return_v you_o your_o own_o letter_n since_o i_o must_v own_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o nothing_o else_o so_o true_o delightful_a when_o you_o suppose_v the_o country_n agreeable_a to_o i_o you_o suppose_v such_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o that_o while_o i_o read_v your_o letter_n i_o be_o of_o your_o mind_n but_o when_o i_o look_v off_o i_o find_v i_o be_o only_o charm_v with_o the_o landscape_n which_o you_o have_v draw_v so_o that_o if_o i_o will_v see_v a_o fine_a prospect_n of_o the_o country_n i_o must_v desire_v you_o to_o send_v it_o i_o from_o the_o town_n as_o if_o i_o will_v eat_v good_a fruit_n here_o perhaps_o the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o beg_v a_o basket_n from_o my_o friend_n in_o coventgarden_n after_o all_o this_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o company_n at_o tunbridge_n and_o some_o very_a agreeable_a but_o the_o great_a part_n be_v of_o that_o sort_n who_o at_o home_n converse_v only_o with_o their_o own_o relation_n and_o consequent_o when_o they_o come_v abroad_o have_v few_o acquaintance_n but_o such_o as_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o but_o be_v the_o company_n better_o or_o worse_o i_o will_v have_v you_o expect_v no_o character_n from_o i_o for_o i_o profess_v myself_o a_o enemy_n to_o detraction_n and_o who_o be_v there_o that_o can_v just_o merit_v commendation_n i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o write_v to_o you_o without_o the_o pretence_n of_o any_o manner_n of_o news_n as_o i_o may_v drink_v to_o you_o without_o name_v a_o health_n for_o i_o intend_v only_o my_o service_n to_o you_o i_o wish_v for_o you_o very_o often_o that_o i_o may_v recommend_v you_o to_o some_o new_a acquaintance_n that_o i_o have_v make_v here_o and_o think_v very_o well_o worth_a the_o keep_n i_o mean_v idleness_n and_o a_o good_a stomach_n you_o will_v not_o think_v how_o people_n eat_v here_o every_o body_n have_v the_o appetite_n of_o a_o oastrich_n and_o as_o they_o drink_v steel_n in_o the_o morning_n so_o i_o believe_v at_o noon_n they_o can_v digest_v iron_n but_o sure_o you_o will_v laugh_v at_o i_o for_o call_v idleness_n a_o new_a acquaintance_n when_o to_o your_o knowledge_n the_o great_a part_n of_o my_o business_n be_v little_o better_a ay_o but_o here_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o change_n i_o be_o idle_a now_o without_o take_v pain_n to_o be_v so_o or_o to_o make_v other_o people_n so_o for_o poetry_n be_v neither_o in_o my_o head_n nor_o in_o my_o heart_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o these_o water_n may_v have_v any_o communication_n with_o lethe_n but_o sure_o i_o be_o they_o have_v none_o with_o the_o stream_n of_o helicon_n i_o have_v often_o wonder_v how_o those_o wicked_a writer_n of_o lampoon_n can_v crowd_v together_o such_o quantity_n of_o execrable_a verse_n tag_v with_o bad_a rhime_n as_o i_o have_v former_o see_v send_v from_o this_o place_n but_o i_o be_o half_a of_o opinion_n now_o that_o this_o well_o be_v a_o anti-hypocrene_n what_o if_o we_o shall_v get_v a_o quantity_n of_o the_o water_n private_o convey_v into_o the_o cistern_n at_o will_v his_o coffee-house_n for_o a_o experiment_n but_o i_o be_o extravagant_a though_o i_o remember_v ben._n johnson_n in_o his_o comedy_n of_o cynthia_n revel_n make_v a_o well_o which_o he_o there_o call_v the_o fountain_n of_o self-love_n to_o be_v the_o source_n of_o many_o entertain_v and_o ridiculous_a humour_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o something_o very_o comical_a and_o new_a may_v be_v bring_v upon_o the_o stage_n from_o a_o fiction_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n but_o now_o i_o talk_v of_o the_o stage_n pray_v if_o any_o thing_n new_a shall_v appear_v there_o let_v i_o have_v a_o account_n of_o it_o for_o though_o play_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o winter-fruit_n yet_o i_o know_v there_o be_v now_o and_o then_o some_o windfalls_a at_o this_o time_n of_o year_n which_o must_v be_v present_o serve_v up_o lest_o they_o shall_v not_o keep_v till_o the_o proper_a season_n of_o entertainment_n it_o be_v now_o the_o time_n when_o the_o sun_n breed_v infect_v and_o you_o must_v expect_v to_o have_v the_o humh_o and_o buz_n about_o your_o ear_n of_o summer-flies_a and_o small_a poet_n cuckoo_n have_v this_o time_n allow_v they_o to_o sing_v though_o they_o be_v damn_v to_o silence_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o year_n beside_o the_o approach_a feast_n of_o st._n bartholomew_n both_o create_v a_o expectation_n and_o bespeak_v a_o allowance_n of_o unnatural_a production_n and_o monstrous_a birth_n methinks_v the_o day_n of_o bartholomew-fair_a be_v like_o so_o many_o sabbath_n or_o day_n of_o privilege_n wherein_o criminal_n and_o malefactor_n in_o poetry_n be_v permit_v to_o creep_v abroad_o they_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n though_o at_o a_o different_a time_n of_o year_n of_o the_o roman_a saturnalia_fw-la when_o all_o the_o scum_n and_o rabble_n and_o slave_n of_o rome_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o annual_a and_o limit_a manumission_n be_v suffer_v to_o make_v abominable_a mirth_n and_o profane_v the_o day_n of_o jubilee_n with_o vile_a buffonery_n by_o authority_n but_o i_o forget_v that_o i_o be_o write_v a_o post-letter_n and_o run_v into_o length_n like_o a_o poet_n in_o a_o dedication_n when_o he_o forget_v his_o patron_n to_o talk_v of_o himself_o but_o i_o will_v take_v care_n to_o make_v no_o apology_n for_o it_o lest_o my_o excuse_n as_o excuse_n general_o do_v shall_v add_v to_o the_o fault_n beside_o i_o will_v have_v no_o appearance_n of_o formality_n when_o i_o be_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o i_o be_o your_o real_a friend_n and_o humble_a servant_n w._n congreve_n letter_n of_o love_n write_a by_o dear_a madam_n not_o believe_v that_o i_o love_v you_o you_o can_v pretend_v to_o be_v so_o incredulous_a if_o you_o do_v not_o believe_v my_o tongue_n consult_v my_o eye_n consult_v your_o own_o you_o will_v find_v by_o you_o that_o they_o have_v charm_n by_o i_o that_o i_o have_v a_o heart_n which_o feel_v they_o recall_v to_o mind_n what_o happen_v last_o night_n that_o at_o least_o be_v a_o lover_n kiss_n it_o be_v eagerness_n its_o fierceness_n its_o warmth_n express_v the_o god_n its_o parent_n but_o oh_o its_o sweetness_n and_o its_o melt_a softness_n express_v he_o more_o with_o tremble_v in_o my_o limb_n and_o fever_n in_o my_o soul_n i_o ravish_v it_o convulsion_n pant_n murmur_n show_v the_o mighty_a disorder_n within_o i_o the_o mighty_a

one_o another_o this_o indeed_o may_v be_v do_v upon_o the_o stage_n but_o in_o nature_n it_o be_v high_o improbable_a well_o then_o since_o the_o rule_n be_v nothing_o but_o nature_n itself_o and_o nothing_o but_o nature_n can_v please_v and_o since_o the_o more_o that_o any_o play_n have_v of_o nature_n the_o more_o that_o play_n must_v delight_n it_o follow_v that_o a_o play_n which_o be_v regular_o write_v caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la must_v please_v more_o than_o a_o play_n which_o be_v write_v against_o the_o rule_n which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n rule_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o play_n what_o symmetry_n of_o part_n be_v know_v to_o be_v to_o a_o face_n the_o feature_n may_v be_v regular_a and_o yet_o a_o great_a or_o a_o delicate_a air_n may_v be_v want_v and_o there_o may_v be_v a_o command_a or_o engage_v air_n in_o a_o face_n who_o feature_n be_v not_o regular_a but_o this_o all_o the_o world_n must_v allow_v of_o that_o there_o can_v never_o be_v see_v any_o sovereign_a beauty_n where_o air_n and_o regularity_n of_o feature_n be_v not_o unite_v thus_o be_v reason_n against_o this_o author_n but_o the_o mischief_n be_v that_o experience_n be_v against_o he_o too_o for_o all_o your_o dramatic_a poet_n must_v confess_v that_o the_o play_n which_o they_o have_v write_v with_o most_o regularity_n have_v be_v they_o which_o have_v please_v most_o i_o must_v trouble_v you_o with_o another_o dramatical_a criticism_n but_o not_o till_o the_o next_o opportunity_n i_o be_o you_o etc._n etc._n mr._n to_o mr._n congreve_n dear_a sir_n i_o come_v home_o from_o the_o land_n end_n yesterday_o where_o i_o find_v three_o letter_n from_o mr._n dennis_n and_o one_o from_o you_o with_o a_o humorous_a description_n of_o john_n abassus_n poet._n a_o country_n poet._n since_o the_o dub_a of_o don_n quixote_n and_o the_o coronation_n of_o petrarch_n in_o the_o capitol_n there_o have_v not_o be_v so_o great_a a_o solemnity_n as_o the_o consecration_n of_o john_n abassus_n in_o all_o the_o pagan_a ritual_a i_o never_o meet_v with_o the_o form_n of_o poetical_a order_n but_o i_o believe_v the_o ceremony_n of_o consecrate_v a_o man_n to_o apollo_n be_v the_o same_o with_o devote_v a_o man_n to_o the_o dii_fw-la manes_fw-la for_o both_o be_v martyr_n to_o fame_n i_o believe_v not_o a_o man_n of_o the_o grave_a club_n dare_v assist_v at_o this_o ridiculous_a scene_n for_o fear_v of_o laugh_v outright_o w._n be_v in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o will_v have_v rather_o sit_v there_o than_o in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o will_v to_o god_n i_o can_v laugh_v with_o you_o for_o one_o hour_n or_o two_o at_o all_o the_o ridiculous_a thing_n that_o have_v happen_v at_o will_v his_o coffee-house_n since_o i_o leave_v it_o it_o be_v the_o merry_a place_n in_o the_o world_n like_a africa_n every_o day_n it_o produce_v a_o monster_n and_o they_o be_v get_v there_o just_a as_o pliny_n say_v they_o be_v in_o africa_n beast_n of_o different_a kind_n come_v to_o drink_v mingle_v with_o one_o another_o and_o beget_v monster_n present_v my_o humble_a duty_n to_o my_o new_a lord_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o i_o be_o prepare_v a_o address_n to_o congratulate_v his_o accession_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o rabble_n tell_v the_o lady_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o hue_n and_o cry_n after_o i_o she_o may_v have_v send_v out_o a_o hundred_o hues_n and_o cry_v before_o she_o will_v have_v find_v a_o poet._n i_o take_v a_o effectual_a course_n not_o to_o be_v apprehend_v for_o a_o poet_n for_o i_o go_v down_o clad_v like_o a_o soldier_n with_o a_o new_a suit_n of_o clothes_n on_o and_z i_o think_v there_o can_v not_o have_v be_v a_o better_a disguise_n for_o a_o poet_n unless_o i_o have_v steal_v dr._n b_o be_v coat_n mr._n dennis_n send_v i_o down_o p_o m_n be_v parody_n i_o can_v say_v very_o little_a of_o the_o poem_n but_o as_o for_o the_o dialogue_n i_o think_v it_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o m_n suffer_v any_o body_n to_o talk_v with_o he_o though_o indeed_o here_o he_o interrupt_v mr._n boileau_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o first_o word_n my_o humble_a service_n to_o mr._n wycherley_n i_o desire_v you_o will_v write_v i_o some_o news_n of_o the_o stage_n and_o what_o progress_n you_o have_v make_v in_o your_o tragedy_n i_o be_o your_o affectionate_a friend_n and_o servant_n mr._n congreve_n to_o mr._n dear_a sir_n i_o can_v but_o think_v that_o a_o letter_n from_o i_o in_o london_n to_o you_o in_o c_z be_v like_o some_o ancient_a correspondence_n between_o a_o inhabitant_n of_o rome_n and_o a_o cimmerian_a may_v be_v my_o way_n of_o write_v may_v not_o be_v so_o modest_o compare_v with_o roman_a epistle_n but_o the_o resemblance_n of_o the_o place_n will_v justify_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o parallel_n the_o subterraneous_a habitation_n of_o the_o miner_n and_o the_o proximity_n of_o the_o bajae_n help_v a_o little_a and_o while_o you_o be_v at_o b_o let_v b_o be_v cumae_n and_o do_v you_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o sibylla_n you_o may_v look_v on_o this_o as_o raillery_n but_o i_o can_v assure_v you_o nothing_o less_o than_o oracle_n be_v expect_v from_o you_o in_o the_o next_o parliament_n if_o you_o succeed_v in_o your_o election_n as_o we_o be_v pretty_a well_o assure_v you_o will_n you_o wish_v yourself_o with_o we_o at_o will_v his_o coffee-house_n all_o here_o wish_v for_o you_o from_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o grave_a club_n to_o the_o most_o puny_a member_n of_o the_o rabble_n they_o who_o can_v think_v think_v of_o you_o and_o the_o rest_n talk_v of_o you_o there_o be_v no_o such_o monster_n in_o this_o africa_n that_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o your_o absence_n even_o the_o worst_a nature_a people_n and_o those_o of_o least_o wit_n lament_v it_o i_o mean_v half_a critic_n and_o quibler_n to_o tell_v you_o all_o that_o want_v you_o i_o shall_v name_v all_o the_o creature_n of_o coventgarden_n which_o like_o those_o of_o eden-garden_n will_v want_v some_o adam_n to_o be_v a_o godfather_n and_o give_v they_o name_n i_o can_v tell_v whether_o i_o may_v just_o compare_v our_o coventgarden_n to_o that_o of_o eden_n or_o no_o for_o though_o i_o believe_v we_o may_v have_v variety_n of_o strange_a animal_n equal_a to_o paradise_n yet_o i_o fear_v we_o have_v not_o among_o we_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n it_o have_v be_v much_o to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o pliny_n have_v the_o coffee-house_n be_v in_o his_o day_n for_o sure_a he_o will_v have_v describe_v some_o who_o frequent_a it_o which_o will_v have_v give_v he_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o more_o fabulous_a writer_n than_o he_o have_v now_o but_o be_v in_o our_o age_n it_o do_v he_o a_o service_n for_o we_o who_o know_v it_o can_v give_v faith_n to_o all_o his_o monster_n you_o who_o take_v care_n to_o go_v down_o into_o the_o country_n unlike_o a_o poet_n i_o hope_v will_v take_v care_n not_o to_o come_v up_o again_o like_o a_o politician_n for_o then_o you_o will_v add_v a_o new_a monster_n to_o the_o coffee-house_n that_o be_v never_o see_v there_o before_o so_o you_o may_v come_v back_o again_o in_o your_o soldier_n be_v coat_n for_o in_o that_o you_o will_v no_o more_o be_v suspect_v for_o a_o politician_n than_o a_o poet._n pray_v come_v upon_o any_o term_n for_o you_o be_v wish_v for_o by_o every_o body_n but_o most_o want_v by_o your_o affectionate_a friend_n and_o servant_n w._n congreve_n to_o mr._n congreve_n at_o tunbridge_n dear_a sir_n my_o business_n and_o my_o thanks_o for_o your_o kindness_n you_o will_v find_v in_o the_o enclose_v which_o i_o have_v send_v by_o the_o last_o post_n have_v not_o a_o accident_n hinder_v it_o all_o the_o return_n that_o i_o can_v make_v you_o at_o present_a be_v to_o acquaint_v you_o with_o such_o news_n as_o we_o have_v our_o friend_n mr._n go_v last_v friday_n to_o the_o bath_n he_o promise_v to_o write_v to_o i_o from_o that_o place_n but_o it_o will_v be_v unreasonable_a indeed_o to_o expect_v it_o for_o w_n take_v up_o his_o afternoon_n and_o his_o morning_n i_o suppose_v be_v spend_v in_o contemplation_n at_o the_o cross_a bath_n most_o of_o your_o friend_n of_o the_o coffee-house_n be_v disper_v some_o be_v retreat_v into_o the_o country_n in_o hope_n of_o some_o favour_n which_o they_o expect_v from_o the_o muse_n two_o or_o three_o of_o they_o be_v retire_v in_o town_n to_o ruminate_v on_o some_o favour_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o their_o mistress_n so_o that_o the_o coffee-house_n be_v like_a to_o grow_v into_o reputation_n again_o for_o if_o any_o one_o give_v it_o the_o scandalous_a denomination_n of_o the_o wit_n coffee-house_n he_o must_v call_v it_o so_o by_o antiphrasis_n because_o there_o