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 THE

ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES

OF THE

MARRIED STATE.

AS I walked through the wilderness of

this world, I laid me down to sleep ; and

fancied myself travelling to the City of old

Babylon, where I was much amazed in

viewing the curiosities of the place ; as the

Tower, the Wall, the Gates, the Streets,

the Palace, the River, the Images in the

plain of Dura, &c. I observed the City

and it appeared in different views. In one

part, the people were entirely taken up in

revellings, feastings, diversions, splendid

appearances and enjoying themselves. In

the other, they were more reserveo, and

were much taken up in a demure dress and

behaviour, in the decency of their houses and streets, in the regularity of their tow-

ers and fortifications, &c. but without any

appearance of danger, they seemed entirely

at ease. Howbeit, when I had satiated my

self with gazing at the particular shows,

thought to take a prospect of the whole city

together So I walked to a rising ground

a little retired from the crowd, where I saw

a booth, which I took to be built on pur-

pose, for the conveniency of taking pros-