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 Some women are politicly penitent: after a revenge completed, they will palliate the injury, with succeeding pity; but think the sorrow of such a person as great as hers, who weeping follows a dead husband to the grave, whom she has wished out of the world a thousand times while he was living.

Changes in inconstant tempers are never to be minded: she who does you a willing injury, and seems sorry for it, it is your prudence to believe that she only grieves the misehiefmischief [sic] she has done you is no greater. Trust an enemy who hath once hurt you, upon a reeonciliationreconcilation [sic], no farther than you would the fawning of a mastiff dog which had attemped to worry you.

Most women are polite in their love, but much more subtle in their revenge; therefore be earefulcareful [sic] how you affront them, or deceive them, to deserve it; besides it is ignoble to offend the peevish, or hurt the weak.

Make not her that loves you, by ingratitude, your enemy; for revenge (like a crab-tree) produeesproduces [sic] a sweet blossom, but a sour fruit.

in a woman may beeomebecome [sic] her as she walks, but pride in eonversationconversation [sic] is hateful and ridiculous, and cxposesexposes [sic] the person affected with