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 Thus oftentimes they let their own jealousies pass for realities, and sour their affeetionsaffections [sic] into a sharp revenge without a just oceasionoccasion [sic], turning furies to those they loved, through a faneifulfanciful [sic] ingratitude; which I conceive to be the ehiefchief [sic] reason why women are more subjeetsubject [sic] to this passion than men.

Covet therefore no woman’s love, but whom you will be diligent to oblige; for a small negleetneglect [sic] is taken by them as a great ingratitude.

Deal with a revengeful woman as with a handgrenade, which you eastcast [sic] from you as soon as the fuse is lighted, lest it burst to the prejudieeprejudice [sic] of him that fired it.

Have no familiarity with her you have disobliged, lest, bee-like she stings you with her tail.

She who oneeonce [sic] loved you, and is turned your enemy, look on her always to be so; be not deluded by her flatteries to give it into her power to hurt you; for women though they seem to forget a wrong they have been foreedforced [sic] to suffer, yet you will find they have good memories when they have power to revenge it.

Trespass not on the affeetionsaffections [sic] of a woman who loves you to excess; for women (like ale) if over sweet will turn sour the sooner.

Take not always a woman's frowns as slights, nor her smiles as a sure argument of her love, for every time the sun is eloudedclouded [sic] it does not