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 and florid Health had a very coniderable Share in the Compoition.

Nor was her Mind more effeminate than her Peron. As this was tall and robut, o was that bold and forward. So little had he of Modety, that Jones had more Regard for her Virtue than he herelf. And as mot probably he liked Tom as well as he liked her, o when he perceived his Backwardnes, he herelf grew proportionably forward; and when he aw he had entirely deerted the Houe, he found Means of throwing herelf in his Way, and behaved in uch a Manner, that the Youth mut have had very much, or very little of the Heroe, if her Endeavours had proved unuccesful. In a Word, he oon triumphed over all the virtuous Reolutions of Jones: For though he behaved at lat with all decent Reluctance, yet I rather chue to attribute the Triumph to her, Since, in Fact, it was her Deign which ucceeded.

In the Conduct of this Matter, Molly o well played her Part, that Jones attributed the Conquet entirely to himelf, and conidered the young Woman as one who had yielded to the violent Attacks of his Paion. He likewie imputed her yielding, to the