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82 of, the injury. This kind of trifling, I think, much more inexcuable than incontancy; and why it is o, appears o obvious, I need not point it out.

People of ene and reflection are mot apt to have violent and contant paions, and to be preyed on by them. Neither can they, for the ake of preent pleaure, bear to act in uch a manner, as that the retropect hould fill them with confuion and regret. Perhaps a delicate mind is not uceptible of a greater degree of miery, putting guilt out of the quetion, than what mut arie from the conciounes of