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( 3 ) to be obſerved in courtſhip; and firſt to maids who have not poſſeſs'd their firſt bluſhes, your firſt addreſs muſt be with genteelneſs and modeſty, leſt you fright them with an opinion you are rude and uncivil of behaviour, and rather aim at debauching them than at marriage, but maids in years are leſs fearful, and you muſt be briſk with them, or they will take you for a drone without a.

Widows, eſpecially the young ones, art gameſome and buxom, for having once ſmelt to the fpit, they always love a good joint: thoſe you muſt entertain with merry diſcourſe, and lay aſide whining or ſolemn proteſta- tions, kiſs them till their ears crack, and when you find a convenient time and place, warm them with careſſes, ſqueezing their hand, gently treading on their toes and when you kiſs, bear cloſe to them and you will ſoon perceive by their eager looks, bluſhing and often changing of colour, that now is the time to aſk a favour, to which you'll have a faint denial, if any at all, and then make uſe of