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But perhaps, after all this great plea-

fure there is a complaint that the

young woman is not yet with child.

This much redounds to the young man’s

disgrace, and is a very great damp to the

pleafures of matrimony. — But, ^hoic! not ‘ fhould not

fo faft my friend; pray let all things be

well confidered, and the hare's foot let

againft the goole’s ; for, if there be

no children there is the lefs charge. And

yet the pleafures of the bed are ftill the

fame. They live in the of

the means and who can tell what may

come of it ? Rome was not built in one

day. I doubt not but it is an allay to

many one’s nocturnal pleafures to think

upon the charge he is bringing upon him-

felf, by fatifying a little amorous itch ;

bit when he had done it and done it, and

done it again, and finds there is no dan-

ger then he falls to it without fear or wits:

Befides there is another conveniency, they

may live more plentifully here are no

portions to provide for children; when

others are forced to fell part and fome-

times all their patrimoy, to provide por-

tions for their children.