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in Juvenal: Nor do I, indeed, conceive the good Purposes ferved by inferting Characters of fuch angelic Perfection, or fuch diabolical Depravity, in any Work of Invention: Since from contemplating either, the Mind of Man is more likely to be overwhelmed with Sorrow and Shame, than to draw any good Ufes from fuch Patterns; for in the former Inftance he may be both concerned and ashamed to see a Pattern of Excellence, in his Nature, which he may reasonably despair of ever arriving at; and in contemplating the latter,. he may be no lefs affected with thofe uneafy Senfations, at feeing the Nature, of which he is a Partaker, degraded into fo odious and deteftable a Creature.

In Fact, if there be enough of Goodness in a Character to engage the Admiration and Affection of a well-difpofed Mind, though there should appear fome of thofe little Blemishes, quas humana parum cavit natura, they will raise our Compaffion rather than our Abhorrence. Indeed, nothing can be of moré moral Ufe than the Imperfections which are feen in Examples of this Kind; fince fuch form a Kind of Surprize, more apt to' affect and dwell upon our Minds, than the Faults of very vicious and wicked Perfons. The Foibles and Vices of Men in whom there is great Mixture of Good, become more glaring Objects, from the Virtues which contraft them, and fhew their Deformity; and when we find fuch Vices attended with their evil Confequence to our favourite Characters, we are not only taught to fhun them for our own Sake, but to hate them for the Mischiefs they have already brought on those we love.

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And now, my Friend, having given you these few Admonitions, we will, if you pleafe, once more fet forward with our Hiftory.

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Containing the Arrival of an Irish Gentleman, with very extraordinary Adventures which enfued at the Inn...

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chiefly of that cunning, cruel, carnivorous Animal Man, had confined all the Day to her Lurking-place, fports wantonly o'er the Lawns: Now on fome hollow Tree the Owl, fhrill Chorister of the Night, hoots forth Notes which might charm the Ears of fome modern Connoiffeurs in 'Mufic: Now in the Imagination of the halfdrunk Clown, as he staggers through the Churchyard, or rather Charnel-yard, to his Home, Fear paints the bloody Hobgoblin: Now Thieves and Ruffians are awake, and honeft Watchmen faft afleep In plain English, it was now Midnight; and the Company at the Inn, as well those who have been already mentioned in this Hiftory, as fome others who arrived in the Evening, were all in Bed. Only Sufan Chambermaid was now ftirring, fhe being obliged to wash the Kitchin, before the retired to the Arms of the fond, expecting Hoftler.

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In this Pofture were Affairs at the Inn, when a Gentleman arrived there Poft. He immediately alighted from his Horfe, and coming up to Sufan, enquired of her, in a very abrupt and confufed Manner, being almost out of Breath with Eager

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Eagerness, whether there was any Lady Houfe. The Hour of Night, and the Be of the Man, who ftared very wildly all the a little furprized Sufan, fo that fhe hefita fore the made any Answer: Upon wh Gentleman, with redoubled Eagerness, her to give him a true Information, fay had loft his Wife, and was come in Purfuit Upon my Shoul, cries he, I have be catching her already in two or three Pla • had not found her gone just as I came her. If fhe be in the Houfe, do carry the Dark and fhew her to me; and if gone away before me, do tell me whic I fhall go after her to meet her, and u Shoul, I will make you the richest poc man in the Nation.' He then pulled Handful of Guineas, a Sight which wou bribed Perfons of much greater Confequen this poor Wench, to much worfe Purpof

Sufan, from the Account fhe had rece Mrs. Waters, made not the least Doubt b fhe was the very identical Stray whom th Owner purfued. As fhe concluded, the with great Appearance of Reason, that ver could get Money in an honefter Way reftoring a Wife to her Husband, fhe m Scruple of affuring the Gentleman, that th he wanted was then in the Houfe; and w fently afterwards prevailed upon (by very Promifes, and fome Earneft paid into her to conduct him to the Bed-chamber of Mr ters.

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ftantial Reasons, that a Hufband fhall never enter his Wife's Apartment without firft knocking at the Door. The many excellent Uses of this Cuftom need fcarce be hinted to a Reader who hath any Knowledge of the World: For by this Means the Lady hath Time to adjuft herfelf, or to remove any difagreeable Object out of the Way; for there are fome Situations, in which nice and delicate Women would not be difcovered by their Husbands.

To fay the Truth, there are feveral Ceremonies inftituted among the polifhed Part of Mankind, which, tho' they may, to coarfer Judgments, appear as Matters of mere Form, are found to have much of Subftance in them, by the more difcerning; and lucky would it have been, had the Cuftom abovementioned been obferved by our Gentleman in the present Inftance. Knock, indeed, he did at the Door, but not with one of thofe gentle Raps which is ufual on fuch Occafions. On the contrary, when he found the Door locked, he flew at it with fuch Violence, that the Lock immediately gave Way, the Door burft open, and he fell headlong into the Room.

He had no fooner recovered his Legs, than forth from the Bed, upon his Legs likewife appeared with Shame and Sorrow are we obliged to proceed--our Heroe himfelf, who, with a menacing Voice, demanded of the Gentleman who he was, and what he meant by dar ing to burst open his Chamber in that outrageous Manner.

The Gentleman at first thought he had committed a Mistake, and was going to afk Pardon and retreat, when, on a fudden, as the Moon

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fhone very bright, he caft his Eyes or Gowns, Petticoats, Caps, Ribbons, St Garters, Shoes, Clogs, &c. all which difordered Manner on the Floor. All th rating on the natural Jealoufy of his Ten enraged him, that he loft all Power of and without returning any Answer to endeavoured to approach the Bed.

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Jones immediately interpofing, a fier tention arofe, which foon proceeded to B both Sides. And now Mrs. Waters (for v confefs fhe was in the fame Bed) being, pofe, awakened from her Sleep, and fee Men fighting in her Bedchamber, began to in the most violent Manner, crying out M Robbery! and more frequently Rape! whi fome, perhaps, may wonder the fhould m who do not confider that thefe Words of mation are used by Ladies in a Fright, as la, ra, da, &c. are in Mufic, only as the cles of Sound, and without any fixed Id

Next to the Lady's Chamber was depof Body of an Irish Gentleman, who arriv late at the Inn to have been mentioned This Gentleman was one of those whom t call a Calabalaro, or Cavalier. He was a y Brother of a good Family, and having n tune at Home, was obliged to look abroad der to get one: For which Purpose he w ceeding to the Bath to try his Luck with and the Women.

This young Fellow lay in Bed reading Mrs. Behn's Novels; for he had been inf by a Friend, that he would find no more ef Method of recommending himself to the than the improving his Understanding, and

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