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 it to the censure of the company, in such awkward gestures, and uneouthuncouth [sic] behaviours, suehsuch [sic] peremptory senteneessentences [sic], and impertinent loquaeitiesloquacities [sic], that offend the eyes and ears of all that have either modesty or prudeneeprudence [sic]. Nothing shows the want of judgment more than female pride, which is doubtless, nourished by the vain conceits of their own beauty, and begets suehsuch [sic] a self-love grounded upon self-opinion, that they look upon their whole sex beside with envy and contempt, and, like Narcissus, daily doat on the reflection of their own imaginary exeelleneiesexcellencies [sic]. Cast not your eye too often upon suehsuch [sic] women, for they are ehangeablechangeable [sic] mistresses, implaeableimplacable [sic] wives, and ill mothers to their ehildrenchildren [sic].

A proud woman, like an imprudent prineeprince [sic], always loves him best by whom she is most flattered.

If you aim at the favours of a lofty mistress, you must highly extol her person and parts, and eoineidecoincide [sic] with her opinion in all things, though ever so opposite to reason: for flattery and humility must be the supporters of your interest.

Let pride in a fine woman antieipateanticipate [sic] your admiration; for never admire her who admires herself too much; coneeiveconceive [sic] her as a large looking-glass erackedcracked [sic], by which single defcetdefect [sic] it is rendered of small value, by reason it can never be mended.