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 CHAP. III. Of Lucinda' falling in love with him, and of her Suitors conspiring against him to kill him.

UR youth increasing in strength and beauty with his years, and continuing as occasion offered, to appear in publick among those admirable virgins, who in a manner doated on him, and wished to be the mistress of his affections.

Lucinda, the lovely daughter of a wealthy shepherd, was the chief, who sought by many ways to oblige him, and let him understand her passion; but virgin modesty sealing her lips, he could not interpret her dumb signs, but continued his merriment having no regard to her passion; which made her sigh and grow melancholy, refusing the addresses of all that adored her.