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 When thee Thoughts had fully taken Poeion of Jones, they occaioned a Perturbation in his Mind, which, in a Contitution les pure and firm than his, might have been, at uch a Seaon, attended with very dangerous Conequences. He was truly enible of the great Worth of Sophia. He extremely liked her Peron, no les admired her Accomplihments, and tenderly loved her Goodnes. In Reality, as he had never once entertained any Thought of poeing her, nor had ever given the leat voluntary Indulgence to his Inclinations, he had a much tronger Paion for her than he himelf was acquainted with. His Heart now brought forth the full Secret, at the ame Time that it aured him the adorable Object returned his Affection.  Which all, who have no Heart, will think to contain much ado about nothing.

HE Reader will perhaps imagine, the Senations which now aroe in Jones to have been o weet and delicious, that they would rather tend to produce a