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 undutiful daughter, an implaeableimplacable [sic] mistress, a harsh mother, and a saueysaucy [sic] servant.

Pride is the parent of iniquity, the inventor of vieevice [sic], the seed of rebellion, and the rise of faetionfaction [sic].

Pride lost mankind their paradise, the world its peaeepeace [sic], and made a devil of an angel.

no man deeeivedeceive [sic] himself with the expectation of gratitude in a mereenarymercenary [sic] woman; for she who for silks or satins, or a splendid maintenaneemaintenance [sic], will submit to your pleasure, and swear constaneyconstancy [sic] to her keeper, shall be the first that forsakes you in a deeliningdeclining [sic] condition; and though she hath built a provision for herself out of the ruins of your fortune, yet she shall be the last person that shall lend you the least assistaneeassistance [sic] when your oeeasionsoccasions [sic] shall the most require it. Therefore, look upon whatever you give to such a woman to be buried as a deep sea, from whence no returns eancan [sic] be expeetedexpected [sic].

If you love a woman, be not deluded by her trifling presents to make ehargeablechargeable [sic] returns; for that is the aim of her polieypolicy [sic]. Let not a point eravatcravat [sic], because it is her own working, give her title to the settlement out of your estate; lest