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Page 4
For the jealous Man wishes himself a kind of Deity to the Person he loves : He
would be the only Pleasure of her Senses , the Employment of her Thoughts ;
and is angry at everything she admires , or takes Delight in , besides himself .
For the jealous Man wishes himself a kind of Deity to the Person he loves : He
would be the only Pleasure of her Senses , the Employment of her Thoughts ;
and is angry at everything she admires , or takes Delight in , besides himself .
Page 6
A handsome Fellow immediately allarms them , and every thing that looks young
or gay turns their Thoughts upon their Wives , A Second sort of Men , who are
most liable to this Passion , are those of cunning , wary and distrustful Tempers .
A handsome Fellow immediately allarms them , and every thing that looks young
or gay turns their Thoughts upon their Wives , A Second sort of Men , who are
most liable to this Passion , are those of cunning , wary and distrustful Tempers .
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... and to call upon her in his distracted Fits ; and in all Probability would soon
have followed her , had not his Thoughts been seasonably called off from so sad
an Object by Publick Storms , which at that time very nearly threatned him . L No.
... and to call upon her in his distracted Fits ; and in all Probability would soon
have followed her , had not his Thoughts been seasonably called off from so sad
an Object by Publick Storms , which at that time very nearly threatned him . L No.
Page 26
... played a Sentence or two at my Butt which I thought very smart , when my ill
Genius , who I verily believe inspired him purely for my Destruction , suggested to
him such a Reply , as got all the Laughter on his side , dashed at so unexpected
a ...
... played a Sentence or two at my Butt which I thought very smart , when my ill
Genius , who I verily believe inspired him purely for my Destruction , suggested to
him such a Reply , as got all the Laughter on his side , dashed at so unexpected
a ...
Page 38
Discourse , he does not scruple being thought an abandoned Man as to his
Morals . Your own Imagination will say enough to you concerning the Condition
of me his Wife , and I wish you would be so good as to represent to him , for he is
not ...
Discourse , he does not scruple being thought an abandoned Man as to his
Morals . Your own Imagination will say enough to you concerning the Condition
of me his Wife , and I wish you would be so good as to represent to him , for he is
not ...
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