CCXI sociable letters written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.

CXVIII.

MADAM,

I Do not VVonder, that some Persons which seem so Kind, as to be, as it were, ready to de∣liver their Lives for the Sake of some others, they never Saw, nor Knew, before their Kind Meeting, yet the Next time of Meeting, strive to Affront those to whom they Made or Pro∣fess'd such Services, Love, and Adventures, and if they should not endeavour to Affront them, yet will Look upon them, or Pass by them, as if they had never Seen, or Spoken to them; Neither do I wonder, that Others in Great Au∣thority and Power, will Advance Some Per∣sons, when they have but a New Acquaintance, or rather, a Sight of them, to Place and Office, and before they are Setled in their Offices, Dis∣place them again, without any Reason, or Know∣ledge, either of Advancing or Displacing. Nor do I wonder, Others will be so in Love for two or three Dayes, as they almost Sigh out

their Breath of Life, for their Wished Desires, and a Day or two after, Reproach, or Laugh at those they were so much in Love with, as they Desired their Favour more than Heaven; All this, I say, I do not VVonder at, Observing and Perceiving the Inconstant Natures of Mankind; But I wonder to Perceive or Find any one to be Constant Seven Years, or One Year, much more, to be Constant their Whole Life time; for Constancy is as Seldom or Rarely Seen, as a Blazing Star; Indeed, Constancy in this World is somewhat like a Blazing Star, it Lasts for a time, and then Goes out, for it is not as the Fix'd Stars, but rather as the Wandring Planets; though truly I am constantly Fix'd to be,

Madam,

Your faithful Friend and Servant.