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 recommending themelves to the Widow, they apprehended one certain Method was, by giving her Son the contant Preference to the other Lad; and as they conceived the Kindnes and Affection which Mr. Allworthy hewed the latter, mut be highly diagreeable to her, they doubted not but the laying hold on all Occaions to degrade and villify him, would be highly pleaing to her; who, as he hated the Boy, mut love all thoe who did him any Hurt. In this, Thwackum had the Advantage; for while Square could only carify the poor Lad’s Reputation, he could flea his Skin; and indeed he conidered every Lah he gave him as a Compliment paid to his Mitres; o that he could with the utmot Propriety repeat this old flogging Line, “Catigo te non quod odio habeam, ed quod, ; I chatize thee not out of Hatred, but out of Love.” And this indeed he often had in his Mouth, or rather, according to the old Phrae, never more properly applied, at his Fingers Ends.

For this Reaon principally, the two Gentlemen concurred, as we have een above, in their Opinion concerning the two Lads; this being indeed almot the only Intance of their concurring on any Point: