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Rh Wihing to feed the affections with what is now the food of vanity, I would fain peruade my ex to act from impler principles. Let them merit love, and they will obtain it, though they may never be told that—'The power of a fine woman over the hearts of men, of men of the finet parts, is even beyond what he conceives.'

I have already noticed the narrow cautions with repect to duplicity, female oftnes, delicacy of contitution; for thee are the changes which he rings round without ceaing—in a more decorous manner, it is true, than Roueau; but it all comes home to the ame point, and whoever is at the trouble to analyze thee entiments, will find the firt principles not quite o delicate as the upertructure.

The ubject of amuements is treated in too curory a manner; but with the ame pirit.

When I treat of friendhip, love, and marriage, it will be found that we materially differ in opinion; I hall not then foretall what I have to oberve on thee important ubjects; but confine my remarks to the general tenor of them, to that cautious family prudence, to thoe confined views of partial unenlightened affection, which exclude pleaure and improvement, by vainly wihing to ward off orrow and error—and by thus guarding the heart and mind, detroy alo all their energy. It is far better to be often deceived than never to trust; to be diappointed in love than never to love; to loe a huband's fondnes than forfeit his eteem.

Happy would it be for the world, and for individuals, of coure, if all this unavailing Rh