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80 repect, even the mot enible men and women err. A variety of caues will occaion an attachment; an endeavour to upplant another, or being by ome accident confined to the ociety of one peron. Many have found themelves entangled in an affair of honor, who only meant to fill up the heavy hours in an amuing way, or raie jealouy in ome other boom.

It is a difficult tak to write on a ubject when our own paions are likely to blind us. Hurried away by our feelings, we are apt to et thoe things down as general maxims, which only our partial experience gives rie to.