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 inpire in uch, towards an agreeable Man—Indeed, all which the nicet Delicacy can allow—In a Word,—he was in Love with him to Ditraction.

One Day, this young Couple accidentally met in the Garden, at the End of two Walks, which were both bounded by that Canal in which Jones had formerly riqued drowning to retrieve the little Bird that Sophia had there lot.

This Place had been of late much frequented by Sophia. Here he ued to ruminate, with a Mixture of Pain and Pleaure, on an Incident, which, however trifling in itelf, had poibly own the firt Seeds of that Affection which was now arrived to uch Maturity in her Heart.

Here then this young Couple met. They were almot cloe together before either of them knew any Thing of the other’s Approach. A By-tander would have dicovered ufficient Marks of Confuion, in the Countenance of each; but they felt too much themelves to make any Obervation. As oon as Jones had a little recovered his firt Surprize, he accoted the young Lady with ome of the ordinary Forms of Salutation,