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The Degrees of Pleasure.
If thou wilt rejoyce for a day, shave thy Beard; if for a week, go to a Wed∣ding; if for a month, buy a good Horse; if for six weeks, purchase a fair House; if for a year, marry a fair Woman; if for two years, turn a Priest; but if always thou wilt be merry and joyful, keep thy self chast and tem∣perate.
Q. who are remarkable Fools?
A. A faithful Lover, an honest Gamester, and a pitiful Soldier.
Q. why are Monsters here, seen fre∣quently greater than the African; as a Drunken Parson, a Covetous Non-Conformist, a Pocky Doctor, &c.
A. Because their lives do not qua∣drate, or suit with their Professions.
Q. A Maid being askt, whether she would chuse to be chang'd into a Hen or a Goose?
A. Her answer was into a Hen, and the reason was, because the Hen enjoys her Cock all the year round, but the Goose only in Spring-time.
Q. what is the Interpretation of these Letters?