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 He oon found Means to make his Addrees, in expres Terms, to his Mitres, from whom he receiv’d an Anwer in the proper Form; viz. The Anwer which was firt made ome thouands of Years ago, and which hath been handed down by Tradition from Mother to Daughter ever ince. If I was to tranlate this into Latin, I hould render it by thee two Words, Nolo Epicopari; a Phrae likewie of immemorial Ue on another Occaion.

The Captain, however he came by his Knowledge, perfectly well undertood the Lady; and very oon after repeated his Application with more Warmth and Earnetnes than before, and was again, according to due Form, rejected; but as he had encreaed in the Eagernes of his Deires, o the Lady, with the ame Propriety, decreaed in the Violence of her Refual.

Not to tire the Reader, by leading him through every Scene of this Courthip, (which, tho’ in the Opinion of a certain great Author, it is the pleaantet Scene of Life to the Actor, is perhaps as dull and tireome as any whatever to the Audience) the Captain made his Advances in Form, the