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 Place where he hould never part with her more. Sentiments for which his Sene was arraigned by one Part of his Neighbours, his Religion by a econd, and his Sincerity by a third.

He now lived, for the mot Part, retired in the Country, with one Siter, for whom he had a very tender Affection. This Lady was now omewhat pat the Age of, an Æra, at which, in the Opinion of the malicious, the Title of Old Maid may, with no Impropriety, be aumed. She was of that Species of Women, whom you rather commend for good Qualities than Beauty, and who are generally called by their own Sex, very good Sort of Women—as good a Sort of Woman, Madam, as you would wih to know. Indeed he was o far from regretting Want of Beauty, that he never mention’d that Perfection (if it can be called one) without Contempt; and would often thank God he was not as handome as Mis uch a one, whom perhaps Beauty had led into Errors, which he might have otherwie avoided. Mis Bridget Allworthy (for that was the Name of this Lady) very rightly conceived the Charms of Peron in a Woman to be no better than Snares for herelf, as well as for others, and yet o dicreet was