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 there was more eloquence in the fale pellings, with which it abounded, than in all Aritotle. She now reolved to be no longer contented with this ditant kind of converation, but to meet her mitres face to face. Accordingly that very afternoon he went to her mother’s houe, and enquired for her poor Molly, who no ooner heard her lover’s voice than he fell a trembling in the mot violent manner. Her iter who opened the door informed the Doctor he was at home, and let the impotor in; but Molly being then in dihabille, would not ee him till he had put on clean linnen, and was arrayed from head to foot in as neat, tho’ not in o fine a manner, as the highet court lady in the kingdom could attire herelf in, to receive her embroider’d lover.

Very tender and delicate was the interview of this pair, and if any corner of Molly’s heart remain’d untaken, it was now totally ubdued. She would willingly have potponed the match omewhat longer, from her trict regard to decency; but the earnetnes and ardour of her lover would not uffer her, and he was at lat obliged to conent to be married within two days.

Her iter, who was older than herelf, and had over-heard all that had pat, no ooner perceiv’d the Doctor gone, than he came to her, and wihing her joy with a neer, aid much good may it do her with uch a huband; for that, for her own part, he would almot as willingly be married to one of her own ex, and made ome remarks not o proper to be here inerted. This was reented by the other with much warmth. She aid he had choen for herelf only, and that if he was pleaed, it did not become people to trouble their heads with what was none of their buines. She was indeed o extremely enamoured, that I quetion whether he 2