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 in the oftet Terms repreented his unmanly Treatment of his Wife, and the ad Effects it had had upon her; and endeavour'd, by all poible Arguments, to awaken in his Mind ome Sentiments of common Humanity towards her; adding, that (with his Leave) he hould be welcome to tay at his Houe, till he had recovered her Health, of which he would be at the ole Expence. But alas! how unavailing is Reaon, and oft Peruasion, when oppoed to Inolent Power, and Arbitrary Will. The Huband inited upon his Right to controul; it was an Invaion of his Prerogative Royal for his Wife to pretend to expotulate, and in hort he ordered her Brother to end her Home again, or keep her at his Peril. This was the unhappy Creature's lat Effort; and this ill Succes, flung her into a lingering Fever, of which he languihed a Fortnight, when her Huband came in Peron and demanded his Wife. Her Brother was forced to deliver her up, being as unable to contend with her Huband, as the Senator of Rome with the Emperor, when he declared he was never ahamed to give up an Argument to a Man, who was mater of fifty Legions. Thus the mierable Wife was carried Home again, where her Huband, exaperated by her Complaint, treated her with greater Harhnes, which