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When Sophia was well atisfied of the violent Paion which tormented poor Jones, and no les certain that he herelf was its Object, he had not the leat Difficulty in dicovering the true Caue of his preent Behaviour. This highly endeared him to her, and raied in her Mind two of the bet Affections which any Lover can wih to raie in a Mitres. Thee were Eteem and Pity; for ure the mot outragiouly rigid among her Sex will excue her pitying a Man, whom he aw mierable on her own Account; nor can they blame her for eteeming one who viibly from the mot honourable Motives, endeavoured to mother a Flame in his own Boom, which, like the famous Spartan Theft, was preying upon, and conuming his very Vitals. Thus his Backwardnes, his Shunning her, his Coldnes and his Silence, were the forwardet, the mot diligent, the warmet, and mot eloquent Advocates; and wrought o violently on her enible and tender Heart, that he oon felt for him all thoe gentle Senations which are conitent with a virtuous and elevated female Mind—In hort, all which Eteem, Gratitude and Pity, can