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( 10 ) ger, who has replied. My only child, my Roſsmond, the ſtuff and comfort of thy fathage, I am glad to find thou art till innocent me adviſe thee child to have a care, and thyſelf and otted as thou art; gaze to too on the bright ſun of honour, leſt it ſhould the blind to thy own deſtruction. For ſho thou come to glitter hear the throne, it w only a with fine reflection, that would h in it neither life, nor best. What honour it he to have it ſaid, that Roſamond is King H ry's concubine out for unlawfal love h s her virtue! Conſider, child, if chaſtity be there's nothing praiſe worthy in women; p not thyſelf is being beautiful falſely ſo if thou art not chaſte for the thy body pp never ſo fair, yet without chaſtity it cannot beautiful Beauty is like the flowers of the ſpri fair to the ſight, but quickly fade away, but ch tity is like the ſtars of heaven that always th with a reſulgent brightnes. There is a diff ence between love and luſt, one is as far diſt from the other as heaven is from hell: ne the King's adreſſes unto thee re the effect Itt, and not of love, he has queen to who his love is nue, and think what jealous r will fill her breaſt, when ſhe ſhall know the robbeſt her of her king; For jealouſy is h to the mind, and terror to the conſcience, ſuppreſſing reaſon and exciting rage. Think the my child, what 'tis thou canſt expect, in thy lawful love, or rather luſt. Thou wilt Be fur thy virtue, they honour, thy to the reputation, and what more, perhaps thy life; and