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 marriage, but always treated the mention of saeredsacred [sic] ceremony with unhallowed ridicule. yet, no fair one, calculated to gratify his avaricious passions, had fallen in his way, but many a fair one had become the victim of his seducive art. The beauty of the interesting Jane, and the dispositions of herself and family, who, virtuous benevolent in themselves, suspected no guile  others, appeared to this moustermonster [sic] of deeeitdeceit [sic] as a  opportunity to aeeomplishaccomplish [sic] his base design,  luring her from a peaceful home.

This depraved youth felt no difficulty in persuading Jane that his father would be averse to marriagomarriage [sic] with one who had so small a portion. Alas! this he knew to be a false assertion, for PereivalPercival [sic] would have very readily consented,  great was his opinion of farmer Arnold's daughter to have received any onoone [sic] of them into his family, but more espeeiallyespecially [sic] Jane, who had ever been  great favourite with the old gentleman.-Everyone beheld a strong partiality between Henry  Jane, and concluded that it would lead to a  attachment; but none, not even Rosetta, or  brother and sisters of the maiden, even  that their intercourse had proeeededproceeded [sic] to such length. Every night, when the rest of Arnold's family had retired to repose, Jane  from her chamber to meet her lover in the grove and wander whole hours, guided by Cynthia's reflected light; Henry breathed all the vows of  impassioned lover, and Jane listened with delight. For some months did the dear delusion last; and the breast of Jane was the abode of love, innoeeneeinnocence [sic] and hopohope [sic], till one fatal hour, when the angel of virtue slept, and {{SIC|tho| demon of vice reigned triumphant, the ill-fated {{SIC|Jano|Jane}} surrendered