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7 Wedding? Consent being given, and the wedding resolved on, the lover has now free access to his mistress, and may kiss above board as much as he pleases; the which is another vast pleasure ! as it is also to find himself the only welcome guest in the house, and, as it were already innoculated into the family. And then it is another pleasure to hear every one coin mending his choice, and telling him how amiable and virtuous a wife lie had chosen. Visiters crond in upon him, especially of the fair sex, asking a thousand impertinent questions, which must needs be great pleasure for him to answer. O Sir! when is the day, cries Mrs. Prate-apace. Pray, Sir, How near is your happiness ? cries Tittle.tattle. But, in the midst of these impertinences, what a pleasure is it to the young man to see his rather elect taking the women up, and saying, Hold, neighbours, fail and softly goes far; she shall not be married hugger- mugger, my child shall be married according to her quality: I am not for a stolen marriage, but every thing as it ought.

But we will talk no more of preliminaries, but come to the thing itself; for all things being settled, and the appointed morning come, up gets the bridegroom, and dresses himself in all his gaudy attire.