Female policy detected. Or, The arts of a designing woman laid open In maxims proper to be observ'd by all, especially the youth of this nation, to arm themselves against the subtilties and devices of intreiguing women. Divided into six chapters. I. Of their allurements. II. Of their inconstancy. III. Of their love. IV. Of their revenge. V. Of their pride. VI. Of their ingratitude. To which is added, two poems, one in commendation of vertue, the other in dispraise of vice. Dedicated to the apprentices of London.
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             Female policy detected. Or, The arts of a designing woman laid open In maxims proper to be observ'd by all, especially the youth of this nation, to arm themselves against the subtilties and devices of intreiguing women. Divided into six chapters. I. Of their allurements. II. Of their inconstancy. III. Of their love. IV. Of their revenge. V. Of their pride. VI. Of their ingratitude. To which is added, two poems, one in commendation of vertue, the other in dispraise of vice. Dedicated to the apprentices of London.
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             Female
             Policy
          
           DETECTED
           .
           Or
           ,
           The
           Arts
           of
           a
           Designing
           Woman
           LAID
           OPEN
           .
           In
           Maxims
           proper
           to
           be
           observ'd
           by
           all
           ,
           Especially
           the
           Youth
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           to
           Arm
           themselves
           against
           the
           Subtilties
           and
           devices
           of
           Intreiguing
           Women
           .
        
         
           
             Divided
             into
             Six
             Chapters
             .
          
           
             I.
             Of
             their
             Allurements
             .
          
           
             II.
             Of
             their
             Inconstancy
             .
          
           
             III.
             Of
             their
             Love.
             
          
           
             IV.
             Of
             their
             Revenge
             .
          
           
             V.
             Of
             their
             Pride
             .
          
           
             VI.
             Of
             their
             Ingratitude
             .
          
        
         
           To
           which
           is
           add●d
           ,
           Two
           POEMS
           ,
           one
           in
           Commendation
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           the
           other
           in
           Dispraise
           of
           Vice.
           
        
         
           Dedicated
           to
           the
           Apprentices
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Benj.
             Harris
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Lower
           end
           of
           
             Bartholomew
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           near
           the
           Royal-Exchange
           ,
           1695.
           
        
         
         
         
         
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           Epistle
           Dedicatory
           TO
           THE
           Apprentices
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           WE
           may
           observe
           the
           Happiness
           or
           Unhappiness
           that
           waits
           upon
           this
           Life
           ,
           are
           most
           commonly
           owing
           to
           the
           Vigilent
           and
           Industrious
           ,
           or
           the
           careless
           and
           ungovern'd
           Actions
           of
           our
           Youth
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           former
           lays
           a
           probable
           Foundation
           ,
           upon
           which
           (
           by
           a
           continued
           Care
           )
           we
           may
           build
           our
           succeeding
           Fortunes
           to
           a
           comfortable
           height
           ,
           so
           the
           latter
           robs
           us
           of
           that
           Substance
           upon
           which
           we
           ought
           (
           for
           our
           Security
           )
           to
           place
           the
           Pedestal
           of
           our
           future
           Prosperity
           :
           And
           as
           there
           
           is
           nothing
           tends
           more
           to
           the
           Destruction
           of
           Youth
           ,
           or
           renders
           them
           more
           incapable
           of
           considering
           their
           own
           Welfare
           ,
           than
           the
           Conversation
           of
           
             Intrieguing
             Women
          
           :
           I
           thought
           ,
           Young
           Men
           ,
           I
           could
           not
           do
           you
           a
           greater
           Service
           in
           this
           Age
           ,
           where
           to
           tempt
           cunningly
           ,
           and
           deceive
           slily
           ,
           are
           the
           Study
           of
           the
           
             Female
             Sex
          
           ,
           than
           present
           you
           with
           a
           small
           Pocket-piece
           ,
           which
           shall
           serve
           as
           Armour
           to
           defend
           you
           from
           the
           Darts
           thrown
           from
           
             Wanton
             and
             Designing
             Women
          
           ,
           whose
           evil
           Communication
           corrupts
           good
           Manners
           ,
           and
           will
           make
           you
           (
           if
           deluded
           by
           them
           )
           Disobedient
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           GOD
           ,
           undutiful
           Children
           to
           your
           Parents
           ,
           unjust
           Servants
           to
           your
           Masters
           ,
           ill
           Husbands
           (
           when
           you
           Marry
           )
           to
           your
           Wives
           ,
           ba●
           Fathers
           to
           your
           Children
           ,
           Enemies
           to
           your
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           Slaves
           to
           others
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           your
           own
           Vices
           .
           There
           is
           nothing
           more
           evident
           ,
           than
           that
           several
           Young
           Men
           in
           this
           City
           of
           London
           have
           been
           drawn
           aside
           ,
           to
           their
           Ruin
           ,
           by
           the
           attractive
           Sorcery
           of
           these
           bewitching
           
           Load-stones
           ,
           which
           having
           been
           observ'd
           of
           late
           by
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Mayors
           ,
           and
           other
           the
           Iustices
           of
           London
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           been
           so
           commendably
           Industrious
           in
           suppressing
           this
           Vice
           ,
           within
           the
           Bounds
           of
           their
           Jurisdiction
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           a
           hard
           matter
           for
           a
           
             Night-walking
             Strumpet
          
           to
           strole
           through
           the
           City
           unpunish'd
           .
           The
           Magistrates
           have
           done
           their
           Parts
           ,
           and
           nothing
           is
           requir'd
           further
           ,
           (
           for
           the
           more
           effectual
           Promotion
           of
           the
           City's
           Glory
           )
           but
           your
           Care
           to
           avoid
           the
           Lust
           and
           Subtilty
           of
           those
           
             private
             Madams
          
           ,
           whose
           gay
           Apparel
           ,
           and
           false
           Pretence
           to
           Modesty
           ,
           gives
           them
           Covert
           in
           reputable
           Families
           ,
           where
           they
           heard
           with
           the
           Vertuous
           ,
           declaim
           against
           the
           Vices
           of
           the
           Age
           ,
           and
           seem
           to
           wonder
           at
           that
           Wickedness
           in
           others
           ,
           which
           themselves
           do
           practice
           daily
           ,
           to
           maintain
           their
           Pride
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           therefore
           Taught
           you
           how
           to
           know
           these
           Vultures
           in
           
             Peacocks
             Plumes
          
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           avoid
           them
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           converse
           with
           them
           without
           Prejudice
           
           in
           the
           following
           Treatise
           ,
           which
           I
           dedicate
           to
           your
           View
           ,
           and
           commend
           to
           your
           Practice
           ,
           as
           you
           are
           the
           Flower
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           and
           Glory
           of
           the
           Metropolis
           ;
           to
           whom
        
         
           
             I
             Subscribe
             my self
             Your
             most
             Humble
             Servant
             ,
             
               E.
               W.
            
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           THE
           PREFACE
           .
        
         
           THE
           Study
           of
           Designing
           Women
           in
           all
           Ages
           having
           been
           to
           Improve
           ,
           and
           set
           off
           Nature
           with
           such
           
             Artificial
             Charms
             ,
             alluring
             Dresses
          
           ,
           and
           
             resistless
             Glances
          
           ,
           that
           most
           of
           our
           Youth
           ,
           before
           they
           have
           shifted
           of
           the
           tender
           years
           of
           their
           Infancy
           ,
           are
           subdued
           by
           their
           Pollitick
           Inducements
           ,
           to
           their
           
             Ruinous
             Embraces
          
           ,
           which
           are
           frequently
           succeeded
           by
           irrecoverable
           Injuries
           ,
           either
           to
           Estate
           or
           Person
           ,
           if
           not
           Both
           ,
           except
           withdrawn
           Timely
           ,
           (
           by
           Prudence
           )
           from
           this
           
             Epidemical
             Folly.
          
           
        
         
           I
           have
           therefore
           thought
           it
           necessary
           ,
           to
           present
           the
           Age
           (
           in
           this
           following
           Treatise
           )
           with
           a
           fair
           Prospect
           of
           the
           Dangers
           that
           wait
           on
           the
           Conversation
           of
           
             Intreiguing
             Women
          
           :
           With
           a
           Scheme
           of
           their
           
             Allurements
             ,
             
             Subtile
             Stratagems
          
           and
           Devices
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           oft
           Trepan
           
             Unwary
             Youth
          
           ,
           into
           a
           State
           of
           Misery
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           not
           only
           (
           in
           brief
           Sentences
           )
           laid
           open
           the
           
             studied
             Policies
          
           ,
           and
           
             cunning
             Delusions
          
           of
           the
           
             Female
             Sex
          
           ,
           but
           have
           given
           such
           Maxims
           of
           Prudence
           ,
           that
           shall
           Arm
           you
           against
           their
           Subtilties
           ,
           and
           teach
           you
           to
           act
           Counter
           to
           all
           their
           Designs
           ,
           though
           laid
           and
           carried
           on
           with
           the
           greatest
           Cunning
           and
           Industry
           .
        
         
           As
           Vertue
           is
           better
           understood
           by
           Expeperience
           than
           Precept
           ,
           so
           the
           knowledge
           of
           Vice
           is
           better
           gain'd
           by
           Precept
           than
           Experience
           ;
           and
           as
           all
           things
           are
           distinguished
           by
           their
           Contraries
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           necessary
           to
           be
           acquainted
           with
           the
           latter
           ,
           to
           compare
           it
           as
           a
           Foyl
           ,
           to
           set
           off
           the
           true
           Lustre
           and
           Beauty
           of
           the
           former
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           Performance
           of
           my
           Task
           ,
           I
           have
           been
           as
           Compendious
           as
           possible
           ;
           so
           that
           I
           hope
           I
           shall
           neither
           offend
           the
           Judgment
           ,
           or
           Trespass
           much
           upon
           the
           Patience
           of
           the
           Reader
           ,
           but
           rather
           furnish
           him
           with
           such
           Rules
           and
           Maxims
           ,
           (
           against
           
             Designing
             
             Women
          
           )
           that
           shall
           be
           delightful
           to
           Read
           ,
           easie
           to
           Remember
           ,
           and
           very
           proper
           to
           Practice
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           few
           Persons
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           reduced
           from
           a
           Plentiful
           Fortune
           ,
           into
           a
           State
           of
           Necessity
           ,
           but
           the
           World
           may
           observe
           ,
           Women
           have
           always
           had
           the
           greatest
           share
           in
           their
           Ruin
           ;
           Therefore
           ,
           to
           be
           fortified
           against
           
             Female
             Policy
          
           ,
           is
           a
           matter
           of
           no
           small
           Moment
           ;
           and
           he
           that
           is
           without
           these
           Prudentials
           ,
           is
           not
           a
           day
           secure
           of
           either
           his
           Estate
           or
           Person
           ,
           from
           the
           Gripes
           of
           a
           
             Female
             Vulture
          
           ,
           but
           is
           lyable
           to
           be
           Trick'd
           into
           such
           Labyrinths
           of
           Misfortune
           ,
           where
           you
           will
           find
           no
           Clue
           to
           return
           by
           to
           his
           former
           Liberty
           .
        
         
           All
           that
           I
           entreat
           of
           the
           
             Youthful
             Reader
          
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           peruse
           it
           without
           Prejudice
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           useful
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           engage
           ,
           he
           may
           at
           Eighteen
           or
           Twenty
           Years
           of
           Age
           ,
           evade
           the
           Designs
           ,
           resist
           the
           Temptations
           ,
           and
           withstand
           the
           Sorcery
           of
           those
           
             Crafty
             Witches
          
           ,
           better
           than
           most
           Men
           (
           without
           it
           )
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           do
           at
           Forty
           .
        
         
         
           I
           do
           not
           intend
           any
           affront
           to
           the
           Chast
           or
           Vertuous
           ,
           nor
           would
           I
           have
           them
           offended
           at
           my
           Vndertaking
           ,
           for
           may
           Design
           is
           rather
           to
           raise
           them
           to
           such
           an
           Esteem
           ,
           that
           n●ne
           should
           have
           Title
           to
           Love
           or
           Admiration
           ,
           but
           such
           Women
           ,
           whose
           affection
           to
           Vertue
           ,
           and
           resolutions
           against
           Vice
           ,
           shall
           oblige
           them
           to
           be
           Faithful
           .
           And
           if
           the
           Reader
           will
           observe
           the
           Rules
           I
           have
           laid
           down
           ,
           he
           shall
           know
           how
           to
           Judge
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           Choose
           ;
           To
           Instruct
           him
           in
           which
           ,
           is
           the
           end
           of
           the
           following
           Treatise
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           FEMALE
           POLICY
           Detected
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             I.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Allurements
             of
             Women
             .
          
           
             OF
             all
             Vices
             ,
             an
             unlawful
             Fredom
             with
             the
             
               Female
               Sex
            
             is
             the
             most
             predominant
             ,
             and
             ,
             of
             all
             Sins
             ,
             hath
             the
             most
             powerful
             Temptations
             and
             Allurements
             to
             betray
             and
             draw
             Men
             into
             this
             Folly.
             The
             Inducements
             of
             the
             
               Fair
               Sex
            
             are
             so
             prevailing
             ,
             a
             Propensity
             in
             Nature
             so
             forcible
             ,
             it
             is
             hard
             to
             stand
             unmov'd
             ,
             when
             tempted
             forward
             by
             the
             Charms
             of
             a
             subtle
             Woman
             ,
             and
             drove
             by
             the
             frail
             Desires
             of
             an
             unbounded
             Lust.
             
          
           
           
             But
             as
             there
             is
             not
             Passion
             too
             strong
             to
             be
             conquer'd
             ,
             or
             Temptation
             too
             great
             to
             be
             resisted
             ;
             so
             if
             you
             will
             observe
             the
             Maxims
             I
             shall
             give
             you
             in
             this
             little
             Treatise
             ,
             you
             will
             be
             arm'd
             against
             Beauty
             ;
             make
             Love
             your
             Subject
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Subtilties
             of
             the
             
               Fair
               Sex
            
             shall
             truckle
             ,
             and
             become
             Instruments
             of
             your
             Direction
             ,
             instead
             of
             your
             Ruin.
             
          
           
             Be
             careful
             how
             you
             conceive
             too
             good
             an
             Opinion
             of
             a
             Woman
             at
             first
             Sight
             ,
             for
             you
             see
             not
             the
             Woman
             truly
             ,
             but
             her
             Ornaments
             .
             Paint
             ,
             Patches
             ,
             and
             fine
             Dresses
             ,
             are
             to
             hide
             Defects
             ;
             for
             Beauty
             ,
             like
             Truth
             ,
             is
             always
             best
             when
             Plainest
             .
          
           
             Many
             in
             rich
             Ornaments
             look
             inviting
             ,
             whose
             Beauty
             ,
             when
             they
             undress
             ,
             flies
             away
             with
             their
             Apparel
             ,
             and
             leaves
             you
             (
             as
             Iuno
             did
             Ixion
             )
             nothing
             but
             a
             cloudy
             Mistress
             to
             embrace
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             like
             a
             Woman
             ,
             and
             would
             discover
             if
             she
             be
             in
             Nature
             ,
             what
             perhaps
             she
             may
             seem
             by
             Art
             ,
             surprize
             her
             in
             a
             Morning
             undrest
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             Ten
             to
             One
             ,
             
             but
             you
             will
             find
             your
             Goddess
             hath
             shifted
             off
             her
             Divinity
             ,
             and
             the
             Angel
             you
             so
             much
             admired
             turn'd
             into
             a
             Magmallion
             .
          
           
             Be
             always
             Jealous
             of
             a
             Maid
             ,
             who
             extols
             her
             own
             Vertue
             ;
             a
             Wife
             ,
             who
             exclaims
             against
             her
             Husband
             in
             his
             Absence
             ;
             and
             a
             Widow
             ,
             that
             courts
             your
             Company
             ;
             for
             when
             a
             Woman
             praises
             her
             Vertues
             ,
             't
             is
             as
             a
             Shop-keeper
             does
             a
             Commodity
             ,
             with
             a
             desire
             to
             be
             rid
             of
             it
             ;
             and
             she
             that
             will
             lay
             open
             the
             Failings
             of
             her
             Husband
             to
             another
             ,
             will
             ,
             to
             the
             same
             Man
             ,
             lay
             open
             her self
             whenever
             he
             shall
             require
             it
             of
             her
             ;
             and
             when
             a
             Widow
             seems
             fond
             of
             your
             Conversation
             ,
             be
             sure
             't
             is
             through
             design
             ;
             and
             if
             you
             are
             not
             careful
             ,
             she
             will
             bury
             you
             alive
             .
          
           
             Be
             not
             tempted
             to
             pick
             up
             any
             Woman
             in
             the
             Street
             ;
             but
             if
             you
             should
             ,
             be
             sure
             you
             have
             one
             Eye
             before
             you
             ,
             and
             another
             behind
             you
             ;
             for
             wheresoever
             Lust
             leads
             ,
             Danger
             follows
             .
          
           
           
             Covet
             not
             the
             Presents
             of
             a
             fond
             Woman
             ,
             for
             they
             are
             Baits
             left
             to
             insnare
             you
             ,
             and
             while
             you
             think
             you
             are
             a
             gainer
             by
             her
             Gifts
             ,
             you
             are
             loosing
             your Self
             .
          
           
             Whoever
             is
             trepann'd
             by
             a
             Woman's
             Smiles
             ,
             is
             as
             a
             Fly
             hampered
             in
             a
             Cobweb
             ,
             who
             waits
             the
             Leasure
             of
             the
             Spider
             when
             he
             shall
             be
             devoured
             .
          
           
             He
             that
             serves
             the
             Lust
             of
             a
             Woman
             ,
             makes
             himself
             her
             Monkey
             ;
             for
             she
             admires
             him
             no
             longer
             than
             while
             he
             is
             playing
             with
             his
             Tail.
             
          
           
             Be
             careful
             how
             you
             live
             upon
             a
             Whore
             ,
             as
             how
             you
             keep
             one
             ;
             for
             by
             the
             former
             you
             will
             get
             nothing
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             latter
             loose
             every
             thing
             you
             have
             got
             .
          
           
             Mistrust
             a
             Woman
             that
             seems
             Rich
             by
             her
             own
             Discourse
             ;
             for
             she
             that
             talks
             much
             of
             her
             Fortune
             ,
             hath
             generally
             but
             little
             .
          
           
             Think
             not
             every
             Woman
             Rich
             that
             wears
             gay
             Apparel
             ;
             for
             many
             forfeit
             their
             Vertue
             ,
             to
             maintain
             their
             Pride
             .
          
           
           
             Build
             not
             too
             great
             a
             Faith
             upon
             the
             sight
             of
             a
             few
             Guineas
             ,
             or
             a
             Gold
             Watch
             ,
             these
             may
             be
             but
             shooing
             Horns
             ,
             to
             draw
             you
             on
             to
             your
             Ruin.
             
          
           
             Believe
             no
             Man's
             Affirmation
             of
             a
             Woman's
             Fortune
             ,
             unless
             you
             know
             him
             ;
             for
             Designs
             are
             never
             carry'd
             on
             without
             Abettors
             .
          
           
             Be
             sure
             of
             her
             Portion
             ,
             though
             you
             take
             her
             Vertue
             upon
             Credit
             ;
             but
             he
             that
             takes
             both
             upon
             Trust
             ,
             may
             find
             ,
             when
             too
             late
             ,
             he
             hath
             neither
             to
             trust
             to
             .
          
           
             Endeavour
             not
             to
             continue
             a
             Woman's
             Love
             by
             Gifts
             ,
             for
             every
             Present
             you
             make
             her
             may
             be
             the
             Purchase
             of
             a
             Rival
             :
             besides
             ,
             they
             love
             Gifts
             ,
             and
             if
             you
             use
             them
             to
             it
             ,
             they
             will
             Love
             you
             no
             longer
             than
             you
             are
             giving
             .
          
           
             Believe
             not
             hte
             trivial
             Favours
             of
             a
             Woman
             a
             demonstration
             of
             her
             Love
             ;
             for
             they
             pride
             to
             be
             Belov'd
             ,
             though
             it
             be
             by
             those
             they
             Scorn
             .
          
           
             Raise
             not
             an
             Opinion
             of
             your self
             upon
             the
             Flatteries
             of
             a
             Woman
             ,
             nor
             think
             her
             Praises
             any
             sign
             of
             Love
             ,
             but
             
             of
             her
             Cunning
             ;
             for
             
               Designing
               Women
            
             ,
             like
             great
             Polititians
             ,
             flatter
             them
             most
             they
             design
             to
             Ruin.
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             no
             Woman
             charm
             you
             with
             the
             Musick
             of
             a
             smo●●h
             Tongue
             ;
             for
             many
             can
             talk
             well
             ,
             that
             act
             ill
             .
          
           
             Believe
             no
             Woman
             the
             more
             Virtuous
             for
             resisting
             the
             first
             Attempt
             ;
             for
             ,
             like
             besieged
             Towns
             ,
             they
             will
             withstand
             several
             Efforts
             ,
             and
             ,
             at
             last
             ,
             Surrender
             upon
             Capitulartion
             .
          
           
             Some
             Women
             (
             like
             strong
             Holds
             )
             are
             to
             be
             taken
             but
             one
             way
             ,
             which
             if
             you
             cannot
             readily
             discover
             ,
             be
             content
             ,
             she
             her self
             will
             find
             ways
             to
             direct
             you
             ,
             if
             she
             likes
             you
             .
          
           
             When
             a
             lewd
             Woman
             serves
             your
             Necessity
             ,
             't
             is
             with
             a
             certain
             expectancy
             you
             should
             serve
             her
             Lust
             :
             her
             Kindnesses
             are
             measured
             by
             your
             Capacity
             ,
             and
             a
             continuance
             of
             her
             Favours
             dwell
             upon
             the
             Repetition
             of
             your
             Performances
             ;
             she
             will
             stretch
             her
             Purse-strings
             to
             support
             you
             in
             Extravagancy
             ,
             if
             you
             strain
             as
             hard
             to
             supply
             her
             unbounded
             
             Leachery
             ;
             but
             be
             sure
             she
             will
             be
             your
             Servant
             no
             longer
             than
             you
             will
             remain
             her
             Drudge
             .
          
           
             Who
             is
             Stallion
             to
             a
             Whore
             ,
             is
             a
             Slave
             to
             Iniquity
             ,
             and
             a
             Champion
             to
             anothers
             Vices
             ,
             a
             Coward
             in
             a
             
               Good
               Cause
            
             ,
             and
             a
             Curse
             to
             himself
             .
          
           
             Let
             no
             Woman
             tempt
             you
             by
             her
             Wit
             to
             Love
             her
             ;
             for
             she
             who
             hath
             Wit
             enough
             to
             tempt
             you
             ,
             hath
             enough
             to
             deceive
             you
             .
          
           
             Suffer
             not
             your self
             to
             be
             Ensnared
             by
             a
             Woman
             over
             free
             in
             her
             Gestures
             ,
             or
             Conversation
             ;
             for
             whosoever
             is
             much
             active
             in
             Behaviour
             ,
             behaves
             her self
             like
             a
             Lover
             of
             much
             action
             ;
             and
             whoever
             is
             free
             in
             much
             Company
             ,
             will
             be
             much
             freer
             when
             but
             Two
             together
             .
          
           
             Think
             not
             the
             Amorous
             Glances
             of
             a
             Woman
             towards
             you
             ,
             gives
             you
             Title
             to
             her
             Affection
             ;
             for
             they
             can
             look
             one
             way
             ,
             when
             their
             Hearts
             are
             another
             .
          
           
             Expect
             no
             good
             Quality
             in
             a
             Woman
             
             more
             than
             what
             she
             shows
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             a
             Maxim
             in
             their
             Politicks
             ,
             to
             put
             the
             best
             side
             outward
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             Love
             a
             Woman
             ,
             be
             careful
             how
             you
             show
             it
             ;
             for
             your
             Nibbling
             at
             the
             Bait
             ,
             may
             too
             early
             discover
             a
             willingness
             to
             be
             Caught
             .
          
           
             Wast
             not
             your
             Strength
             in
             the
             Enjoyments
             of
             Beauty
             ,
             neither
             your
             Time
             or
             Money
             in
             Corrupting
             Vertue
             ;
             but
             Marry
             a
             Chast
             Wife
             ,
             of
             a
             Good
             Family
             ,
             with
             a
             Moderate
             Fortune
             ,
             and
             you
             need
             not
             question
             being
             Happy
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             II.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Inconstancy
             of
             Women
             .
          
           
             WHosoever
             resigns
             her
             Vertue
             ,
             to
             gratify
             anothers
             Lust
             ,
             will
             not
             scruple
             the
             same
             freedom
             with
             another
             ,
             to
             Pleasure
             her
             own
             ;
             for
             few
             Women
             Love
             so
             well
             ,
             as
             to
             Love
             a
             Gallant
             better
             than
             themselves
             .
          
           
             She
             who
             will
             lose
             her
             Reputation
             to
             Oblige
             you
             ,
             will
             Hazard
             your
             Love
             to
             Gratify
             her self
             ;
             and
             she
             that
             will
             do
             both
             ,
             can
             never
             be
             Constant.
             
          
           
             Put
             no
             Confidence
             in
             a
             Woman
             that
             hath
             lost
             her
             Honour
             ;
             for
             she
             who
             is
             without
             Reputation
             ,
             hath
             nothing
             to
             engage
             her
             to
             be
             Faithful
             .
          
           
             Constancy
             is
             maintain'd
             by
             Vertue
             ,
             and
             she
             who
             hath
             lost
             her
             Vertue
             ,
             hath
             nothing
             left
             to
             oblige
             her
             to
             be
             Constant
             .
          
           
           
             She
             that
             preferrs
             Pleasure
             before
             Vertue
             ,
             will
             be
             Constant
             to
             her
             Lust
             ,
             but
             not
             to
             you
             .
          
           
             Nothing
             engages
             a
             Mans
             Affection
             so
             much
             to
             a
             Woman
             ,
             as
             a
             belief
             of
             her
             Constancy
             ;
             but
             't
             is
             better
             to
             believe
             her
             otherways
             ,
             for
             then
             she
             can
             never
             Deceive
             you
             .
          
           
             Women
             are
             sensible
             that
             Constancy
             is
             more
             priz'd
             than
             Beauty
             ;
             but
             it
             is
             a
             Maxim
             among
             their
             Sex
             ,
             to
             Deceive
             us
             most
             in
             what
             we
             most
             Value
             .
          
           
             Nothing
             is
             more
             Ridiculous
             than
             to
             keep
             a
             Miss
             ;
             for
             the
             that
             you
             keep
             ,
             will
             keep
             another
             if
             she
             can
             ;
             there
             being
             the
             same
             Ambition
             in
             her
             to
             be
             Mistriss
             of
             another
             ,
             as
             there
             is
             in
             you
             to
             be
             Master
             of
             her
             :
             and
             he
             that
             thinks
             a
             Woman
             Constant
             ,
             because
             he
             keeps
             her
             ,
             proves
             a
             Knave
             to
             himself
             ,
             and
             a
             Fool
             to
             his
             Madam
             .
          
           
             Put
             no
             Faith
             in
             a
             Woman
             that
             is
             Wife
             to
             another
             ;
             for
             she
             who
             is
             not
             Constant
             to
             her
             Husband
             ,
             will
             never
             be
             so
             to
             you
             .
          
           
           
             A
             Woman
             who
             hath
             a
             Husband
             ,
             and
             will
             admit
             of
             a
             Gallant
             ,
             let
             him
             look
             upon
             her
             as
             Faithful
             as
             Monsieur
             
             Raggou's
             Mistriss
             ,
             who
             was
             Constant
             to
             the
             whole
             Troop
             .
          
           
             A
             Married
             Woman
             ,
             if
             Lewd
             ,
             is
             Subtle
             by
             Experience
             ;
             for
             she
             who
             hath
             her
             Husband
             to
             Deceive
             every
             Day
             ,
             can
             Deceive
             a
             Gallant
             at
             Leisure
             .
          
           
             A
             Durable
             Love
             is
             the
             Supporter
             of
             Constancy
             ;
             but
             that
             Love
             can
             never
             be
             Lasting
             which
             stands
             on
             a
             False
             Bottom
             .
          
           
             Be
             Constant
             to
             no
             Woman
             but
             a
             Wife
             ,
             if
             you
             be
             ,
             you
             Deceive
             your self
             ;
             expect
             no
             Constancy
             in
             a
             Whore
             ,
             for
             she
             'll
             deceive
             you
             .
          
           
             Credit
             no
             Womans
             Words
             who
             hath
             lost
             her
             Vertue
             ,
             but
             believe
             the
             contrary
             ,
             for
             she
             talks
             Counter
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             have
             Contracted
             any
             Friendship
             with
             a
             Woman
             ,
             let
             all
             she
             can
             do
             for
             you
             be
             no
             more
             than
             you
             deserve
             ;
             but
             if
             she
             prove
             Constant
             ,
             let
             it
             be
             more
             than
             you
             expect
             .
          
           
           
             Think
             not
             a
             Woman
             is
             most
             Faithful
             to
             him
             she
             is
             most
             Fond
             off
             ;
             for
             to
             him
             the
             Deceives
             most
             ,
             she
             seems
             always
             most
             Obliging
             .
          
           
             Believe
             not
             all
             to
             be
             Virgins
             that
             talk
             much
             of
             their
             Virginity
             ;
             for
             all
             would
             seem
             Maids
             that
             have
             been
             made
             otherwise
             .
          
           
             To
             one
             ,
             a
             Woman
             may
             be
             Constant
             ;
             but
             if
             she
             divides
             her
             Affections
             between
             two
             ,
             she
             can
             be
             Constant
             to
             neither
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             are
             Familiar
             with
             anothers
             Wife
             ,
             believe
             her
             not
             ,
             when
             she
             says
             she
             knows
             none
             but
             her
             Husband
             and
             you
             ;
             for
             she
             will
             Swear
             to
             her
             Husband
             ,
             she
             knoweth
             none
             but
             himself
             .
          
           
             Credit
             nothing
             a
             Woman
             says
             ,
             as
             to
             her
             Constancy
             or
             Vertue
             ;
             for
             she
             will
             judify
             her
             Innocence
             before
             him
             ,
             with
             whom
             she
             hath
             been
             Guilty
             .
          
           
             Love
             no
             Woman
             in
             the
             Absence
             of
             her
             Husband
             ;
             you
             only
             stop
             a
             Gap
             for
             another
             ,
             who
             will
             return
             you
             no
             thanks
             for
             your
             Labour
             ;
             and
             remember
             ,
             his
             Approach
             ,
             will
             be
             your
             Distance
             .
          
           
           
             If
             you
             Love
             a
             Woman
             ,
             Conceal
             it
             ,
             Oblige
             her
             with
             common
             Courtesies
             ,
             but
             show
             no
             Passion
             ;
             for
             by
             your
             Prudence
             you
             may
             Master
             her
             ,
             to
             whom
             a
             discovery
             of
             your
             Love
             will
             make
             you
             become
             a
             Servant
             .
          
           
             Measure
             a
             Womans
             Love
             by
             her
             Jealousy
             ;
             for
             she
             Loves
             him
             best
             of
             whom
             she
             is
             most
             Jealous
             ,
             and
             of
             whom
             she
             is
             most
             Jealous
             ,
             to
             him
             she
             is
             most
             Constant.
             
          
           
             Be
             Jealous
             of
             a
             Woman
             that
             wo'nt
             be
             Jealous
             of
             you
             ;
             for
             she
             that
             won't
             be
             Jealous
             ,
             Loves
             you
             not
             ;
             and
             she
             that
             Loves
             you
             not
             ,
             will
             never
             be
             Constant
             to
             you
             .
          
           
             Answer
             all
             the
             expectations
             of
             a
             Woman
             you
             would
             keep
             Constant
             ;
             for
             one
             single
             neglect
             hazards
             the
             loss
             of
             her
             Affections
             .
          
           
             Keep
             a
             Watchful
             Eye
             over
             the
             Woman
             which
             you
             Love
             ,
             seem
             not
             to
             be
             over
             Credulous
             of
             her
             Vertue
             ,
             if
             you
             do
             ,
             she
             will
             make
             tryals
             of
             your
             Faith.
             
          
           
             She
             who
             Kisses
             her
             Husband
             in
             Publick
             ,
             hath
             generally
             her
             Eyes
             upon
             him
             
             she
             would
             Kiss
             in
             Private
             ;
             and
             she
             that
             will
             Kiss
             both
             in
             Publick
             and
             Private
             ,
             values
             not
             where
             she
             Kisses
             .
          
           
             Be
             Constant
             to
             your
             Wife
             ,
             that
             she
             may
             be
             Constant
             to
             you
             ;
             for
             Gratitude
             may
             constrain
             a
             Woman
             to
             preserve
             those
             Bonds
             which
             Revenge
             may
             make
             her
             violate
             .
          
           
             Chuse
             for
             your
             Wife
             a
             Prudent
             Woman
             ;
             for
             Prudence
             preserves
             Vertue
             ,
             Vertue
             Love
             ,
             and
             Love
             Constancy
             .
          
           
             Inconstancy
             in
             a
             Wife
             makes
             Wedlock
             a
             Bramble
             ,
             which
             bears
             Abundance
             of
             Thorns
             .
          
           
             Inconstancy
             in
             a
             Husband
             makes
             Inconstancy
             in
             a
             Wife
             ;
             and
             an
             inconstant
             Wife
             makes
             a
             Husband
             a
             constant
             Cuckold
             .
          
           
             Trust
             no
             Man
             with
             your
             Wife
             Abroad
             ,
             nor
             court
             your
             Friend
             to
             bear
             her
             Company
             at
             Home
             in
             your
             Absence
             ;
             for
             Opportunity
             and
             Importunity
             may
             conquer
             the
             most
             Heroick
             Vertue
             .
          
           
             Carry
             no
             Man
             to
             your
             Mistress
             if
             you
             prize
             her
             ;
             for
             if
             she
             loves
             you
             ,
             she
             
             will
             be
             civil
             to
             your
             Friend
             for
             your
             Sake
             .
          
           
             'T
             is
             the
             Policy
             of
             a
             
               Designing
               Woman
            
             to
             oblige
             the
             Friend
             of
             him
             that
             loves
             her
             ,
             to
             acquaint
             her self
             ,
             by
             that
             means
             ,
             with
             his
             Affairs
             ,
             that
             she
             may
             manage
             him
             the
             better
             .
          
           
             Most
             Women
             are
             of
             cold
             Constitutions
             ,
             and
             under
             the
             Dominion
             of
             the
             Moon
             ;
             and
             ,
             remember
             ,
             't
             is
             an
             approved
             Maxim
             ,
             That
             
               all
               Sublunary
               things
               are
               subject
               to
               Mutation
               .
            
          
           
             Constancy
             is
             a
             great
             Vertue
             ,
             and
             its
             opposite
             is
             a
             dangerous
             Vice
             ;
             whoever
             neglects
             the
             former
             ,
             to
             practice
             the
             latter
             ,
             is
             neither
             to
             be
             Belov'd
             or
             Trusted
             .
          
           
             'T
             is
             Good
             to
             be
             Wise
             ,
             't
             is
             Wisdom
             to
             be
             Just
             ,
             and
             Just
             to
             be
             Constant.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             III.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Love
             of
             Women
             .
          
           
             THE
             Love
             of
             a
             Woman
             is
             easie
             to
             be
             gain'd
             ,
             but
             difficult
             to
             be
             preserv'd
             ;
             you
             may
             with
             more
             facility
             subdue
             Vertue
             ,
             and
             bring
             a
             Chast
             Woman
             to
             your
             Embraces
             ,
             than
             engage
             her
             to
             be
             Constant
             ,
             after
             she
             hath
             resign'd
             her
             Honour
             .
             'T
             is
             a
             receiv'd
             Opinion
             among
             their
             whole
             Sex
             ,
             That
             the
             Passion
             of
             Love
             ceases
             in
             a
             Man
             after
             Enjoyment
             ,
             and
             the
             Esteem
             he
             had
             before
             of
             her
             Person
             is
             much
             lessen'd
             by
             her
             Condescention
             to
             his
             Desires
             ,
             which
             Conception
             occasions
             her
             to
             withdraw
             her
             Affections
             from
             you
             ,
             (
             unless
             every
             Hour
             you
             confirm
             her
             in
             a
             different
             Faith
             by
             fresh
             Assurances
             )
             coveting
             to
             be
             Belov'd
             by
             some
             Body
             who
             hath
             a
             good
             Opinion
             of
             her
             Vertues
             ;
             for
             there
             
             is
             nothing
             more
             certain
             ,
             that
             Women
             who
             have
             been
             deceiv'd
             themselves
             ,
             take
             a
             secret
             Delight
             in
             Deceiving
             others
             ;
             therefore
             ,
             you
             that
             are
             the
             Deceivers
             ,
             be
             careful
             you
             are
             not
             Deceiv'd
             .
          
           
             The
             Love
             of
             a
             Virgin
             is
             innocent
             and
             lasting
             ,
             as
             her
             Vertue
             .
             The
             Love
             of
             a
             Just
             Wife
             friendly
             and
             delightful
             .
             The
             Love
             of
             a
             Widow
             politick
             and
             deceitful
             .
             The
             Love
             of
             a
             Lewd
             Woman
             lustful
             and
             revengeful
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             are
             the
             Favourite
             of
             a
             Lady
             ,
             and
             depend
             upon
             her
             Courtesies
             ,
             you
             must
             be
             industrious
             to
             oblige
             her
             ,
             and
             as
             watchful
             to
             preserve
             her
             from
             the
             Efforts
             of
             Rivals
             ,
             or
             you
             will
             soon
             find
             your
             Mistress
             like
             a
             Pot-Gun
             ,
             the
             last
             Pellet
             she
             receives
             will
             drive
             out
             the
             former
             .
          
           
             Simpathize
             not
             with
             a
             Woman
             who
             loves
             you
             Passionately
             ;
             for
             as
             she
             finds
             your
             Love
             encreases
             ,
             she
             will
             cool
             her
             own
             with
             the
             Assurance
             of
             yours
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             have
             gain'd
             a
             Woman's
             Love
             ,
             and
             would
             preserve
             it
             ,
             be
             sure
             be
             constant
             
             in
             your
             Visits
             ,
             or
             you
             will
             find
             most
             Women
             have
             so
             bad
             Memories
             ,
             that
             a
             Weeks
             Absence
             will
             make
             them
             quite
             forget
             you
             .
          
           
             The
             Love
             of
             a
             Woman
             hath
             its
             Seasons
             ,
             like
             the
             Year
             ,
             its
             Spring
             ,
             Summer
             ,
             Autumn
             and
             Winter
             .
             It
             begins
             with
             a
             warm
             desire
             ,
             and
             is
             nourished
             to
             a
             grearer
             heat
             ,
             by
             the
             kind
             Influence
             of
             the
             Object
             ,
             till
             the
             Harvest
             of
             her
             Joys
             are
             full
             ripe
             ;
             but
             when
             the
             Fruits
             of
             her
             Affections
             are
             reap'd
             and
             gather'd
             ,
             you
             will
             soon
             perceive
             some
             sharp
             Breezes
             ,
             as
             Signs
             of
             an
             approaching
             Winter
             .
          
           
             The
             Love
             of
             a
             Chast
             Woman
             will
             be
             continued
             towards
             you
             as
             long
             as
             you
             behave
             your self
             well
             ;
             but
             the
             Love
             of
             a
             Woman
             who
             hath
             lost
             her
             Vertue
             ,
             is
             but
             during
             Pleasure
             .
          
           
             Love
             a
             Woman
             with
             Moderation
             that
             loves
             you
             to
             an
             excess
             ;
             her
             Passion
             will
             naturally
             reduce
             it self
             to
             the
             same
             Equality
             ,
             for
             no
             Extreams
             are
             lasting
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             have
             the
             Advantage
             ,
             for
             the
             Continuance
             of
             a
             little
             Love
             shews
             
             a
             constant
             Temper
             ,
             and
             looks
             friendly
             and
             obliging
             ,
             when
             a
             Passion
             cooled
             to
             the
             same
             Indifferency
             will
             look
             slighting
             and
             neglective
             ;
             besides
             ,
             he
             that
             loves
             a
             Woman
             too
             much
             ,
             is
             apt
             to
             love
             himself
             too
             little
             .
          
           
             Depend
             not
             on
             the
             Love
             of
             a
             lewd
             Woman
             ,
             't
             is
             a
             Reed
             will
             soon
             deceive
             you
             ,
             her
             Love
             is
             intangled
             with
             her
             Lust
             ;
             to
             continue
             the
             one
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             a
             Slave
             to
             the
             other
             ;
             and
             rather
             than
             be
             that
             ,
             I
             would
             share
             the
             Punishment
             of
             Cesaphus
             .
          
           
             Secure
             not
             your
             Love
             to
             a
             Woman
             by
             Oaths
             or
             Protestations
             ;
             for
             she
             will
             then
             think
             you
             have
             bound
             your self
             to
             continue
             that
             Respect
             which
             would
             be
             otherwise
             her
             Care
             and
             Study
             to
             merit
             and
             preserve
             .
          
           
             Let
             not
             the
             Protestations
             of
             a
             Woman's
             Love
             to
             you
             be
             a
             President
             for
             you
             to
             follow
             ,
             though
             you
             Love
             her
             ,
             for
             she
             does
             it
             purely
             to
             tempt
             you
             to
             give
             in
             the
             same
             Security
             ,
             that
             she
             may
             have
             the
             more
             to
             upbraid
             you
             with
             whenever
             you
             shall
             prove
             false
             .
          
           
           
             If
             you
             are
             Belov'd
             by
             a
             Person
             you
             cannot
             Marry
             ,
             whom
             you
             are
             willing
             to
             secure
             to
             your
             own
             Embraces
             ,
             draw
             what
             you
             can
             from
             her
             by
             Insinuations
             ;
             the
             more
             you
             get
             ,
             the
             faster
             you
             bind
             her
             ;
             she
             will
             not
             part
             with
             that
             easily
             ,
             she
             hath
             purchas'd
             dearly
             ;
             and
             the
             more
             you
             cost
             her
             ,
             the
             more
             she
             'll
             prize
             you
             .
          
           
             The
             Love
             of
             a
             Virgin
             is
             much
             to
             be
             pitied
             ;
             the
             Love
             of
             a
             Wife
             highly
             to
             be
             valued
             ;
             but
             the
             Love
             of
             a
             Vitious
             Woman
             deserves
             neither
             ;
             for
             she
             will
             Love
             any
             that
             will
             serve
             her
             Lust.
             
          
           
             Give
             no
             Encouragement
             to
             the
             Love
             of
             anothers
             Wife
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             Lustful
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             Treacherous
             all
             along
             ,
             and
             Dangerous
             in
             the
             end
             .
          
           
             Love
             is
             a
             Distemper
             will
             wade
             through
             the
             greatest
             Difficulties
             to
             obtain
             a
             Cure
             ;
             he
             that
             is
             the
             Phisician
             may
             exact
             what
             Fees
             he
             pleases
             ;
             therefore
             ,
             do
             you
             be
             careful
             how
             you
             become
             the
             Patient
             .
          
           
             Seraphick
             Love
             ,
             is
             the
             Bliss
             of
             Angels
             ;
             mutual
             Love
             ,
             the
             Comfort
             of
             Mankind
             ;
             natural
             Love
             ,
             the
             Chain
             of
             
             the
             World
             ;
             but
             Lustful
             Love
             ,
             the
             Mother
             of
             Misfortune
             .
          
           
             To
             Love
             a
             Wife
             ,
             is
             our
             Duty
             ;
             to
             Love
             a
             Friend
             ,
             our
             Interest
             ;
             but
             to
             Love
             a
             Curtizan
             ,
             is
             a
             dangerous
             Venture
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             IV.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Malice
             and
             Revenge
             of
             Women
             .
          
           
             OF
             all
             Passions
             ,
             that
             of
             Revenge
             is
             the
             most
             opposite
             to
             Reason
             and
             good
             Humour
             ;
             it
             will
             so
             far
             blind
             and
             deceive
             the
             Judgment
             ,
             that
             Persons
             under
             this
             Madness
             value
             not
             what
             Injuries
             they
             do
             themselves
             ,
             in
             rashly
             attempting
             some
             trifling
             Prejudice
             to
             an
             Adversary
             .
             This
             Passion
             in
             Women
             springs
             frequently
             from
             the
             envenom'd
             Seeds
             of
             Corrupted
             
             Love
             ,
             (
             as
             the
             best
             Wines
             once
             turn'd
             become
             the
             sharpest
             Vinegar
             )
             and
             is
             so
             predominant
             in
             this
             Sex
             ,
             that
             they
             value
             nothing
             they
             do
             to
             accomplish
             those
             ends
             in
             which
             the
             Sweetness
             of
             their
             Revenge
             is
             center'd
             ;
             and
             as
             they
             love
             to
             extreams
             ,
             every
             little
             neglect
             they
             construe
             a
             great
             Slight
             ,
             and
             through
             their
             Weakness
             ,
             mistake
             Accident
             often
             for
             Design
             ,
             and
             fling
             themselves
             ,
             by
             their
             own
             Whimsies
             and
             Conceits
             ,
             into
             an
             evil
             Opinion
             of
             Persons
             which
             they
             Love.
             Thus
             ,
             oftentimes
             ,
             they
             let
             their
             own
             Jealousies
             pass
             for
             Realities
             ,
             and
             sowre
             their
             Affections
             into
             a
             sharp
             Revenge
             ,
             without
             a
             just
             Occasion
             ,
             turning
             Furies
             to
             those
             they
             Lov'd
             ,
             through
             a
             fanciful
             Ingratitude
             ,
             which
             I
             conceive
             to
             be
             the
             chief
             Reason
             why
             Women
             are
             much
             more
             Subject
             to
             this
             Passion
             than
             Men
             ;
             therefore
             ,
             covet
             no
             Woman's
             Love
             ,
             but
             whom
             you
             will
             be
             diligent
             to
             Oblige
             ;
             for
             a
             small
             neglect
             is
             taken
             by
             them
             as
             a
             great
             Ingratitude
             .
          
           
           
             Deal
             with
             a
             Revengeful
             Woman
             ,
             as
             with
             a
             Hand-Granado
             ,
             which
             you
             cast
             from
             you
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Fuse
             is
             lighted
             ,
             lest
             it
             burst
             ,
             to
             the
             Prejudice
             of
             him
             that
             fir'd
             it
             .
          
           
             Have
             no
             Familiarity
             with
             her
             you
             have
             highly
             disoblig'd
             ,
             least
             (
             
             Bee-like
             she
             stings
             you
             with
             her
             Tail.
             
          
           
             She
             who
             once
             Lov'd
             you
             ,
             and
             is
             turn'd
             your
             Enemy
             ,
             look
             upon
             her
             always
             to
             be
             so
             ;
             be
             not
             deluded
             by
             her
             Flatteries
             ,
             to
             give
             it
             into
             her
             Power
             to
             hurt
             you
             ;
             for
             Women
             ,
             though
             they
             seem
             to
             forget
             a
             Wrong
             they
             have
             been
             forced
             to
             suffer
             ,
             yet
             you
             will
             find
             they
             have
             good
             Memories
             when
             they
             have
             Power
             to
             revenge
             it
             .
          
           
             Trespass
             not
             on
             the
             Affections
             of
             a
             Woman
             who
             Loves
             you
             to
             Excess
             ;
             for
             Women
             ,
             (
             like
             Ale
             )
             if
             over
             Sweet
             ,
             will
             turn
             sowre
             the
             sooner
             .
          
           
             Take
             not
             always
             a
             Womans
             Frowns
             as
             Slights
             ,
             nor
             her
             Smiles
             as
             a
             sure
             Argument
             of
             her
             Love
             ;
             for
             every
             time
             the
             Sun
             is
             clouded
             ,
             it
             does
             not
             
             predict
             soul
             Weather
             ,
             and
             when
             it
             shines
             out
             a
             Storm
             may
             be
             near
             at
             hand
             :
             Women
             can
             dissemble
             their
             Passions
             ,
             and
             change
             their
             Looks
             ,
             as
             a
             Scorpion
             can
             its
             Colour
             .
          
           
             A
             Woman's
             Love
             turn'd
             into
             Revenge
             ,
             is
             like
             Wine
             turn'd
             to
             Vinegar
             ,
             which
             can
             never
             be
             reduced
             to
             its
             primitive
             Goodness
             ,
             but
             will
             always
             remain
             Sowre
             till
             its
             dead
             .
          
           
             Nothing
             is
             so
             Revengeful
             as
             an
             injured
             Woman
             ;
             for
             which
             Reason
             ,
             the
             Poets
             have
             ordered
             the
             Furies
             to
             be
             put
             up
             in
             the
             Feminine
             Gender
             .
          
           
             The
             Love
             of
             a
             Vertuous
             Woman
             is
             a
             great
             Blessing
             ;
             but
             if
             once
             lost
             by
             Ingratitude
             ,
             you
             will
             find
             she
             will
             turn
             her
             Love
             that
             could
             not
             last
             ,
             into
             a
             Revenge
             that
             will.
             
          
           
             Shun
             a
             Woman
             that
             's
             your
             Enemy
             ;
             for
             every
             time
             she
             sees
             you
             it
             puts
             her
             upon
             fresh
             Mischiefs
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             have
             dealt
             Ingratefully
             by
             a
             Woman
             ,
             converse
             with
             none
             that
             respect
             her
             ,
             lest
             at
             some
             time
             or
             other
             it
             should
             happen
             to
             your
             Prejudice
             .
          
           
           
             The
             Passion
             of
             an
             Envious
             Woman
             is
             virulent
             ,
             and
             Flattery
             the
             only
             Antidote
             to
             expell
             the
             Poyson
             :
             To
             dissemble
             ,
             shows
             more
             Prudence
             than
             to
             aggravate
             ;
             by
             the
             one
             ,
             you
             may
             pacifie
             the
             Fury
             of
             fermented
             Spirits
             ,
             when
             the
             other
             will
             beget
             in
             your
             Enemy
             fresh
             Resolutions
             of
             further
             Mischiefs
             .
          
           
             Be
             Merciful
             to
             those
             you
             can
             over-power
             ;
             but
             Flatter
             such
             Enemies
             you
             cannot
             Conquer
             ;
             for
             Revenge
             (
             though
             sweet
             to
             those
             who
             seek
             it
             )
             is
             always
             bitter
             to
             the
             Sufferers
             .
          
           
             Some
             Women
             are
             so
             politickly
             Penitent
             after
             a
             Revenge
             compleated
             ,
             they
             will
             palliate
             the
             Injury
             with
             succeeding
             Pity
             ;
             but
             think
             the
             Sorrow
             of
             such
             a
             Person
             as
             great
             as
             hers
             ,
             who
             (
             weeping
             )
             follows
             a
             dead
             Husband
             to
             the
             Grave
             ,
             whom
             she
             hath
             wish'd
             out
             of
             the
             World
             a
             Thousand
             Times
             whilst
             he
             was
             Living
             .
          
           
             Changes
             in
             inconstant
             Tempers
             are
             never
             to
             be
             minded
             ;
             she
             who
             does
             you
             a
             wilful
             Injury
             ,
             and
             seems
             Sorry
             for
             it
             ,
             it
             is
             your
             Prudence
             to
             believe
             she
             only
             
             grieves
             ,
             that
             the
             Mischief
             she
             hath
             done
             you
             is
             no
             greater
             .
          
           
             Trust
             an
             Enemy
             who
             hath
             once
             hurt
             you
             ,
             upon
             a
             Reconciliation
             ,
             no
             further
             than
             you
             would
             the
             Fawning
             of
             a
             Mastiff
             Dog
             who
             hath
             attempted
             to
             worry
             you
             .
          
           
             Most
             Women
             are
             Politick
             in
             their
             Love
             ,
             but
             much
             more
             Subtle
             in
             their
             Revenge
             ;
             therefore
             ,
             be
             careful
             how
             you
             affront
             them
             or
             deceive
             them
             to
             deserve
             it
             :
             besides
             ,
             't
             is
             Ignoble
             to
             offend
             the
             Pevish
             ,
             or
             to
             hurt
             the
             Weak
             .
          
           
             Make
             not
             her
             that
             Loves
             you
             ,
             by
             Ingratitude
             ,
             your
             Enemy
             ;
             nor
             let
             not
             the
             Ingratitude
             of
             whom
             you
             Love
             excite
             you
             to
             be
             hers
             ;
             for
             Revenge
             (
             like
             a
             Crab-Tree
             )
             produces
             a
             sweet
             Blossom
             ,
             but
             a
             sowre
             Fruit.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             V.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Pride
             of
             Women
             .
          
           
             STateliness
             in
             a
             Woman
             may
             become
             her
             as
             she
             walks
             ;
             but
             Pride
             in
             Conversation
             is
             hateful
             and
             ridiculous
             ,
             and
             exposes
             the
             Persons
             affected
             with
             it
             to
             the
             Censures
             of
             the
             Company
             in
             such
             awker'd
             Gestures
             ,
             and
             uncouth
             Behaviours
             ,
             such
             peremptory
             Sentences
             ,
             and
             impertinent
             Loquacities
             ,
             that
             offends
             both
             the
             Eyes
             and
             Ears
             of
             all
             that
             have
             either
             Modesty
             or
             Prudence
             .
             Nothing
             shows
             the
             want
             of
             Judgment
             more
             than
             Female
             Pride
             ,
             which
             is
             (
             doubtless
             )
             nourish'd
             by
             the
             vain
             Conceits
             of
             their
             own
             Perfections
             ,
             and
             begets
             such
             a
             Self-Love
             ,
             grounded
             upon
             Self-Opinion
             ,
             that
             they
             look
             upon
             their
             whole
             Sex
             beside
             with
             Envy
             and
             Contempt
             ,
             and
             like
             
             Narcissas
             ,
             daily
             dote
             on
             the
             Reflection
             of
             their
             own
             imaginary
             Excellencies
             .
             Cast
             not
             your
             Eyes
             too
             often
             upon
             such
             Women
             ,
             for
             they
             are
             chargable
             Mistresses
             ,
             implacable
             Wives
             ,
             and
             ill
             Mothers
             to
             your
             Children
             .
          
           
             A
             Proud
             Woman
             ,
             like
             an
             imprudent
             Prince
             ,
             always
             Love
             him
             best
             by
             whom
             she
             is
             most
             slatter'd
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             Aim
             at
             the
             Favours
             of
             a
             Lofty
             Dame
             ,
             you
             must
             highly
             extol
             her
             Person
             and
             her
             Parts
             ,
             and
             conceed
             with
             her
             Opinion
             in
             all
             things
             ,
             though
             ne'er
             so
             opposite
             to
             Reason
             ;
             for
             Flattery
             and
             Humility
             must
             be
             the
             Supporters
             of
             your
             Interest
             .
          
           
             Let
             Pride
             in
             a
             fine
             Woman
             anticipate
             your
             Admiration
             ;
             for
             never
             admire
             her
             who
             admires
             her self
             too
             much
             ;
             conceive
             her
             as
             a
             large
             Looking-Glass
             crack'd
             ,
             by
             which
             single
             defect
             is
             rendred
             of
             small
             Value
             ,
             by
             reason
             it
             can
             ne'er
             be
             mended
             .
          
           
             Pride
             in
             a
             Witty
             Woman
             ,
             is
             like
             a
             Whet-stone
             to
             a
             Scyth
             ,
             it
             only
             serves
             to
             
             sharpen
             her
             Reflections
             ,
             and
             makes
             her
             a
             more
             dangerous
             Weapon
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             meddle
             with
             .
          
           
             A
             Proud
             Woman
             ,
             like
             a
             stately
             Horse
             ,
             must
             be
             rid
             with
             a
             Curb
             ,
             and
             manag'd
             with
             a
             streight
             Rein
             ,
             or
             she
             will
             soon
             be
             the
             Bane
             of
             her
             Rider
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             Marry
             a
             Haughty
             Woman
             ,
             you
             ought
             to
             have
             a
             good
             Estate
             ;
             for
             you
             will
             find
             ,
             a
             Proud
             Wife
             ,
             in
             a
             low
             Station
             ,
             will
             be
             an
             uncomfortable
             Companion
             ,
             and
             the
             first
             in
             Adversity
             that
             shall
             lend
             a
             h●lping
             Hand
             to
             your
             Ruin.
             
          
           
             Pride
             in
             a
             Friend
             is
             dangerous
             ,
             in
             a
             Mistress
             chargable
             ,
             but
             in
             a
             Wife
             an
             implacable
             Torment
             .
          
           
             Many
             Women
             have
             forfeited
             their
             Vertue
             ,
             to
             gratifie
             their
             Lust
             ,
             but
             more
             to
             maintain
             their
             Pride
             ;
             and
             Lust
             ,
             though
             it
             will
             make
             a
             Woman
             a
             Whore
             ,
             yet
             't
             is
             Pride
             that
             makes
             her
             Mercenary
             .
          
           
             Many
             Women
             have
             Vertue
             enough
             to
             resist
             the
             bare
             Attempts
             of
             Familiarity
             ;
             but
             few
             that
             can
             stand
             against
             the
             powerful
             Charms
             of
             Gold
             ,
             fine
             Dresses
             ,
             
             Coach
             and
             Horses
             ,
             and
             Attendance
             .
             It
             is
             Grandeur
             influences
             Pride
             ,
             and
             leads
             Ambition
             by
             the
             Nose
             through
             the
             worst
             of
             Vices
             ;
             for
             there
             are
             many
             who
             are
             honestly
             Poor
             by
             constraint
             ,
             who
             would
             willingly
             commit
             any
             Evil
             to
             be
             Rich.
             
          
           
             That
             Vertue
             is
             never
             Safe
             which
             is
             under
             the
             Guardian-ship
             of
             Pride
             ;
             the
             latter
             will
             be
             maintain'd
             ,
             though
             the
             former
             is
             sacrifie'd
             to
             support
             it
             .
          
           
             He
             that
             hath
             a
             Proud
             Woman
             to
             his
             Wife
             is
             like
             an
             Oak
             begirt
             with
             Ivy
             ,
             he
             Suffers
             himself
             to
             be
             Embraced
             by
             that
             which
             will
             bring
             him
             to
             his
             Ruin.
             
          
           
             When
             Ambition
             leads
             the
             Van
             ,
             the
             whole
             Body
             of
             Vice
             follows
             ;
             and
             where-ever
             you
             see
             Pride
             in
             the
             Front
             ,
             be
             sure
             Lust
             Marches
             in
             the
             Rear
             .
          
           
             Pride
             in
             a
             Beautiful
             Woman
             is
             like
             a
             Flaw
             in
             a
             Diamond
             ,
             it
             lessens
             the
             Value
             ,
             Spoils
             the
             Lustre
             ,
             and
             Remains
             Incurable
             .
          
           
             He
             that
             Marries
             a
             Proud
             Wife
             is
             as
             unhappy
             as
             a
             Prince
             who
             hath
             a
             Rebellious
             Nation
             to
             Govern
             ,
             as
             the
             latter
             
             must
             grant
             every
             Petition
             of
             the
             People
             to
             secure
             Peace
             in
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             so
             must
             the
             former
             every
             request
             of
             his
             Wife
             to
             preserve
             the
             same
             in
             his
             Family
             .
          
           
             Of
             all
             Imperfections
             in
             a
             Woman
             ,
             Pride
             is
             the
             most
             Intollerable
             ,
             for
             that
             is
             hardest
             to
             be
             excused
             ,
             which
             is
             never
             to
             be
             mended
             .
          
           
             Pride
             in
             a
             Wife
             ,
             makes
             a
             Husband
             appear
             little
             ;
             it
             oft-times
             compels
             him
             to
             Submit
             ,
             where
             he
             hath
             right
             to
             Govern
             .
          
           
             He
             that
             hath
             a
             Prudent
             Wife
             ,
             hath
             a
             Guardian
             Angel
             by
             his
             Side
             ,
             but
             he
             that
             hath
             a
             Proud
             Wife
             ,
             hath
             the
             Devil
             at
             his
             Elbow
             .
          
           
             A
             Proud
             Woman
             is
             an
             Imperious
             Wife
             ,
             an
             Undutiful
             Daughter
             ,
             an
             Implacable
             Mistriss
             ,
             a
             Harsh
             Mother
             ,
             and
             a
             Sawcy
             Servant
             .
          
           
             Pride
             is
             the
             Parent
             of
             Iniquity
             ,
             the
             Innovator
             of
             Vice
             ,
             the
             Seed
             of
             Rebellion
             ,
             and
             the
             Rise
             of
             Faction
             .
             Pride
             lost
             Mankind
             their
             Paradice
             ,
             the
             World
             its
             Peace
             ,
             and
             made
             a
             Devil
             of
             an
             Angel.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             VI.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Ingratitude
             of
             Women
             .
          
           
             LET
             no
             Man
             deceive
             himself
             with
             the
             Expectancy
             of
             Gratitude
             in
             a
             Mercenary
             Woman
             ;
             for
             she
             ,
             who
             for
             Suks
             and
             Satins
             ,
             or
             a
             splendid
             Maintenance
             ,
             will
             submit
             to
             your
             Pleasure
             ,
             and
             swear
             Constancy
             to
             her
             Keeper
             ,
             shall
             be
             first
             that
             forsakes
             you
             in
             a
             declining
             Condition
             ;
             and
             though
             she
             hath
             built
             a
             Provision
             for
             her self
             out
             of
             the
             Ruins
             of
             your
             Fortune
             ,
             yet
             she
             shall
             be
             the
             last
             Person
             that
             shall
             lend
             you
             the
             least
             Assistance
             when
             your
             Occasions
             shall
             most
             require
             it
             ;
             Therefore
             ,
             look
             upon
             whatsoever
             you
             give
             such
             a
             Woman
             to
             he
             buried
             ,
             as
             in
             a
             deep
             Sea
             ,
             from
             whence
             no
             Returns
             can
             be
             expected
             .
          
           
           
             If
             you
             love
             a
             Woman
             ,
             be
             not
             deluded
             by
             her
             trifling
             Presents
             to
             make
             chargable
             Returns
             ,
             for
             that
             's
             the
             Aim
             of
             her
             Policy
             .
             Let
             not
             a
             Point
             Cravat
             ,
             because
             't
             is
             her
             own
             Working
             ,
             give
             her
             Title
             to
             a
             Settlement
             out
             of
             your
             Estate
             ,
             lest
             while
             your
             Mistriss
             extols
             your
             Gratitude
             ,
             the
             World
             laughs
             at
             your
             Folly.
             
          
           
             Giving
             Presents
             to
             a
             Woman
             to
             secure
             her
             Love
             ,
             is
             as
             Vain
             as
             the
             Endeavouring
             to
             fill
             a
             Ceive
             with
             Water
             ;
             for
             you
             may
             continue
             Giving
             the
             one
             ,
             and
             Pouring
             into
             the
             other
             ,
             till
             the
             last
             Trump
             sounds
             ,
             e're
             you
             find
             the
             one
             the
             Faster
             ,
             or
             the
             other
             the
             Fuller
             .
          
           
             The
             Gratitude
             of
             a
             Mercinary
             Woman
             lies
             only
             in
             her
             Tayl
             ,
             with
             it
             she
             dissolves
             all
             Obligations
             ,
             and
             will
             still
             be
             a
             Gainer
             even
             when
             the
             Debt's
             Paid
             .
          
           
             Whoever
             blames
             a
             Woman
             for
             her
             Ingratitude
             ,
             is
             equally
             culpable
             for
             Trusting
             her
             with
             the
             Power
             to
             prove
             so
             ;
             for
             Love
             with
             Moderation
             ,
             keeps
             a
             close
             Heart
             and
             a
             wary
             Hand
             ,
             and
             her
             Ingratitude
             can
             never
             hurt
             you
             .
          
           
           
             Debauch
             no
             Virgin
             to
             maintain
             her
             after
             ,
             lest
             you
             are
             serv'd
             as
             a
             Gentleman
             ,
             who
             having
             wasted
             his
             Fortune
             in
             the
             extravagant
             Support
             of
             a
             Young
             Gentlewoman
             whom
             he
             had
             first
             desil'd
             ,
             sent
             his
             Man
             to
             her
             upon
             a
             particular
             Exigence
             ,
             to
             desire
             her
             to
             lend
             him
             Ten
             Guinea's
             ;
             to
             which
             she
             answer'd
             ,
             Pray
             present
             my
             Service
             to
             your
             Master
             ,
             and
             tell
             him
             when
             he
             hath
             made
             me
             amends
             for
             the
             Vertue
             he
             hath
             forc'd
             from
             me
             ,
             I
             shall
             be
             glad
             to
             Oblige
             him
             ;
             but
             I
             wonder
             he
             should
             think
             I
             would
             lend
             Money
             to
             him
             who
             hath
             rob'd
             me
             already
             of
             that
             which
             admits
             of
             no
             Restitution
             ,
             but
             for
             ever
             continues
             him
             my
             Debtor
             .
             Therefore
             ,
             corrupt
             no
             Virgin
             ,
             or
             the
             Surrender
             of
             her
             Vertue
             to
             your
             ●mbraces
             ,
             will
             remain
             upon
             you
             as
             a
             perpertual
             Obligation
             ,
             and
             serve
             her
             at
             all
             times
             to
             excuse
             the
             highest
             Ingratitude
             ,
             or
             the
             greatest
             Injury
             she
             shall
             act
             against
             you
             :
             besides
             ,
             the
             World
             shall
             condemn
             you
             under
             all
             the
             Mischiefs
             you
             shall
             suffer
             by
             her
             means
             ,
             crying
             ,
             you
             were
             first
             her
             Ruin
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Evils
             she
             can
             do
             you
             is
             no
             more
             than
             you
             deserve
             .
          
           
           
             Love
             is
             the
             Legature
             that
             binds
             a
             Woman
             to
             Gratitude
             ;
             she
             that
             Loves
             you
             ,
             will
             gratefully
             accept
             ,
             and
             generously
             return
             the
             lest
             Favour
             that
             shall
             signalize
             the
             Affection
             of
             the
             Giver
             ;
             but
             a
             
               Designing
               Woman
            
             esteems
             the
             Donor
             by
             his
             Presents
             ,
             and
             not
             the
             Presents
             by
             the
             Donor
             .
          
           
             She
             that
             hath
             a
             Design
             upon
             you
             ,
             will
             first
             oblige
             you
             with
             some
             engaging
             Courtesie
             to
             become
             her
             Debter
             ;
             but
             be
             careful
             of
             those
             Women
             who
             are
             generous
             in
             the
             Beginning
             ,
             lest
             you
             pay
             ,
             with
             your
             Ruin
             ,
             for
             their
             Kindness
             in
             the
             End.
             
          
           
             Ingratitude
             is
             said
             to
             be
             worse
             than
             the
             Sin
             of
             Witchcraft
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             trusteth
             a
             Woman
             he
             hath
             once
             found
             Ingrateful
             ,
             is
             worse
             than
             bewitch'd
             .
          
           
             Court
             not
             a
             Reconciliation
             with
             a
             Woman
             who
             hath
             once
             deciv'd
             you
             ,
             lest
             she
             triumphs
             over
             your
             Submission
             ,
             and
             makes
             von
             become
             an
             Ass
             to
             bear
             the
             Luggage
             of
             her
             Infirmities
             .
          
           
             To
             a
             Woman
             you
             Love
             ,
             behave
             your self
             boldly
             ,
             and
             with
             freedom
             ,
             tho'
             justly
             and
             respectful
             ,
             for
             a
             Manly
             Carriage
             will
             awe
             her
             to
             be
             grateful
             ,
             when
             a
             cringing
             fondness
             may
             occasion
             her
             to
             presume
             on
             your
             good
             nature
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           In
           Commendation
           of
           Vertue
           .
        
         
           VErtue
           ,
           thou
           Ornament
           of
           Humane
           Life
           ,
        
         
           That
           Crowns
           the
           Virgin
           ,
           and
           Adorns
           the
           Wife
           ,
        
         
           From
           thy
           Blest
           Treasure
           of
           Contentments
           flow
        
         
           All
           the
           true
           Blessings
           we
           enjoy
           below
           .
        
         
           Those
           Sweet
           Delights
           ,
           which
           in
           thy
           Bosom
           dwell
           ,
        
         
           Rise
           up
           in
           Springs
           ,
           and
           into
           Rivers
           swell
           ,
        
         
           Which
           know
           no
           Ebb
           ,
           or
           Storm
           ,
           but
           free
           from
           Noise
           ,
        
         
           Flow
           Calmly
           in
           a
           constant
           Tide
           of
           Joys
           :
        
         
           Thou
           bring'st
           Contentment
           to
           the
           Meanest
           Birth
           ,
        
         
           And
           gives
           us
           Taste
           of
           Heaven
           here
           on
           Earth
           :
        
         
           From
           whence
           ,
           thro'
           Christal
           Innocence
           ,
           we
           see
        
         
           A
           pleasing
           Prospect
           of
           Eternity
           ;
        
         
           Where
           Angels
           ,
           to
           receive
           the
           Vertuous
           ,
           wait
           ,
        
         
           And
           bid
           them
           Welcome
           to
           a
           Happier
           State.
        
         
           When
           Vice
           hath
           drest
           her
           Wanton
           Daughters
           Head
           ,
        
         
           With
           Tresses
           loose
           ,
           in
           Airy
           Modes
           Displaid
           .
        
         
           Complection
           heighten'd
           ,
           and
           improv'd
           by
           Paint
           ,
        
         
           And
           all
           the
           Arts
           that
           Pride
           could
           e're
           invent
           :
        
         
           Yet
           Vertue
           in
           plain
           Coif
           ,
           adorn'd
           no
           way
        
         
           By
           Nature
           ,
           looks
           so
           Innocently
           Gay
           :
        
         
           She
           in
           her
           Home
           spun
           Garbshines
           brighter
           far
           than
           they
           .
        
         
           As
           Precious
           Gems
           ,
           of
           which
           the
           India's
           boast
           ,
        
         
           The
           plainer
           set
           ,
           the
           greater
           Lustre
           cast
           .
        
         
           Vertue
           ,
           like
           Beauty
           ,
           wants
           no
           Study'd
           Smile
           ,
        
         
           But
           of
           it self
           shines
           bright
           without
           a
           Foil
           .
        
         
           Could
           the
           Corrupted
           World
           but
           truly
           tast
        
         
           The
           Sweet
           Delights
           which
           Vicious
           Actions
           Blast
           ,
        
         
         
           Their
           Lewd
           Excesses
           they
           'd
           repeat
           no
           more
           ,
        
         
           Their
           Counterfeit
           Enjoyments
           soon
           give
           o'er
        
         
           To
           Gaze
           at
           Vertues
           Beams
           ,
           and
           the
           Chast
           Dame
           Adore
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           she
           emboldens
           us
           to
           fear
           no
           Fate
           ,
        
         
           And
           gives
           Contentment
           to
           the
           meanest
           State.
        
         
           Closely
           Embrac'd
           ,
           she
           Blesses
           each
           Degree
        
         
           With
           a
           Calm
           Mind
           ,
           from
           Perturbations
           free
           ,
        
         
           And
           ,
           by
           Content
           ,
           Improves
           Felicity
           .
        
         
           Would
           all
           Mankind
           her
           pleasing
           foot-steps
           tread
           ,
        
         
           Which
           do
           to
           Truth
           ,
           and
           all
           Perfections
           lead
           ,
        
         
           Sexes
           would
           join
           ,
           as
           Angels
           do
           above
           ,
        
         
           Not
           to
           Fulfil
           their
           Lust
           ,
           but
           Seal
           their
           Love.
           
        
      
       
         
           In
           Dispraise
           of
           Vice.
           
        
         
           WIth
           what
           reproachful
           Blushes
           do
           the
           Wise
           ,
        
         
           Those
           Follies
           ,
           which
           the
           Age
           embrace
           ,
           despise
           ,
        
         
           With
           Wonder
           and
           Contempt
           they
           Gaze
           to
           see
        
         
           Vertue
           thus
           Sacrific'd
           to
           Leachery
           ,
        
         
           By
           the
           Sly
           Snares
           of
           Female
           Policy
           .
        
         
           What
           strange
           Temptations
           draw
           the
           World
           aside
           ,
        
         
           To
           Embrace
           Vice
           ,
           and
           Vertues
           Charms
           deride
           :
        
         
           As
           Thieves
           and
           Ruffians
           ,
           who
           abhor
           the
           Light
           ,
        
         
           Shun
           the
           Bright
           Day
           ,
           and
           seek
           the
           Gloomy
           Night
           ,
        
         
           Tell
           me
           ,
           mistaken
           Souls
           ,
           what
           Baits
           allure
        
         
           From
           Vertues
           Paths
           ,
           so
           pleasing
           and
           so
           sure
           ,
        
         
           Where
           no
           deep
           Sloughs
           ,
           or
           dangerous
           Bogs
           are
           found
           ,
        
         
           But
           sundry
           Prospects
           of
           Delight
           all
           round
           ;
        
         
           who
           'd
           quit
           so
           happy
           ,
           so
           secure
           a
           Road
           ,
        
         
           To
           Wade
           along
           in
           Filthiness
           and
           Mud.
        
         
         
           Where
           Paths
           so
           rugged
           are
           ,
           Friend
           Jossels
           Friend
           ,
        
         
           Each
           for
           Precedency
           in
           Vice
           contend
           ,
        
         
           But
           Sorrow
           is
           (
           alas
           )
           their
           Journeys
           end
           .
        
         
           So
           is
           the
           unweary
           Traveller
           betray'd
           ,
        
         
           When
           by
           an
           
             Ignis
             Fatnus
          
           misled
        
         
           'Mong
           Brakes
           and
           Pools
           ,
           from
           whence
           the
           treach'rous
           Guide
        
         
           Flies
           undiscern'd
           ,
           and
           doth
           his
           Tapor
           hide
           ,
        
         
           Leaving
           the
           Wand'ring
           Wretch
           quite
           void
           of
           Light
           ,
        
         
           Expos'd
           to
           all
           the
           Accidents
           of
           Night
           .
        
         
           Thus
           fare
           the
           Unhappy
           Mortals
           ,
           who
           receed
        
         
           From
           Vertues
           Paths
           ,
           the
           tracts
           of
           Vice
           to
           tread
           ,
        
         
           Where
           Fears
           and
           Cares
           each
           Wanton
           step
           succeed
           .
        
         
           Look
           at
           the
           Monster
           Vice
           with
           Steddy
           Eye
           ,
        
         
           Who
           thus
           devours
           the
           Worlds
           Tranquility
           ,
        
         
           You
           may
           discern
           the
           Beast
           in
           ev'ry
           part
           ,
        
         
           By
           Nature
           Black
           ,
           tho'
           Whiten'd
           o're
           by
           Art
           ;
        
         
           As
           Strumpets
           ,
           when
           Distemper'd
           and
           Unclean
           ,
        
         
           Paint
           Fair
           their
           outsides
           when
           most
           Foul
           within
           ,
        
         
           Vice
           ,
           thou
           Black
           Parent
           of
           Revenge
           and
           Strife
           ,
        
         
           Thou
           Shame
           of
           Humane
           Race
           ,
           and
           Sting
           of
           Life
           ,
        
         
           By
           thy
           Rank
           Bowels
           every
           ill
           is
           fed
           ,
        
         
           From
           thee
           all
           Rapes
           and
           Villanies
           proceed
           ;
        
         
           Ambition
           ,
           Envy
           ,
           Lust
           Adultery
           ,
        
         
           Murder
           ,
           Rebellion
           ,
           every
           Infamy
           ,
        
         
           Have
           all
           their
           Birth
           and
           Nourishment
           from
           thee
           .
        
         
           Shun
           the
           Dark
           Fiend
           ,
           and
           its
           alluring
           Toys
           ,
        
         
           Reject
           its
           Trifles
           and
           Embrace
           true
           Joys
           ;
        
         
           Which
           if
           you
           'll
           find
           ,
           choose
           Vertue
           for
           your
           Guide
           ,
        
         
           Woo
           the
           kind
           Dame
           ,
           and
           keep
           her
           by
           your
           side
           ,
        
         
           Kiss
           her
           Soft
           Lips
           ,
           and
           Wed
           her
           for
           your
           Bride
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .