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5 opinion of him, of which the maid fails not to acquaint him. Now judge, reader, if this is not an extraordinary pleasure; for what can contribute more to his satisfaction, than to find his mistress go to the devil to make sure of him. But, besides this, there passes many letters; and; O! what a pleasure it is to him to ransack all the academies of compliments for fine tropes and figures to adorn his slyle with But then her answers, how transporting they are! how often does he kiss the blotted characters? But see how fresh pleasure crowd upon him. Just now he is told his mistress will be at a dancing in Lime-street; this fans the increasing flame; nothing will serve but he must be with her; and then how he smirks and simpers! But when he sees her dance, he is all over transports! How much does he admire her lofty carriage; the holding up her petticoat enchants him; and the celestial notion of her buttocks makes his teeth for to chatter, and his heart go pit-a-pat, to think what he shall do with so much excellence. But it would take a volume to tell the pleasures of this interview, let it suffice to give him an opportunity to steal her packet-handkerchief, and to treat her and. her maid at the tavern. Nor can his mistress now refuse to let him take as many kisses as he will, which yields him such a mighty pleasure, that he can talks of noth-