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  A very long Chapter, containing a very great Incident.

UT though this victorious Deity eaily expelled his avowed Enemies from the Heart of Jones, he found it more difficult to upplant the Garrion which he himelf had placed there. To lay aide all Allegory, the Concern for what mut become of poor Molly, greatly diturbed and perplexed the Mind of the worthy Youth. The uperior Merit of Sophia, totally ecliped, or rather extinguihed all the Beauties of the poor Girl; but Compaion intead of Contempt ucceeded to Love. He was convinced the Girl had placed all her Affections, and all her Propect of future Happines in him only. For this he had, he knew, given ufficient Occaion, by the utmot Profuion of Tendernes towards her: A Tendernes which he had taken every Means to peruade her he would always maintain. She, on her Side, had aured him of her firm Belief in his Promie, and had with the mot olemn Vows declared, that on his fulfilling, or