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CLXXXI.
MADAM,
THe Lady B. D. was th'other day to Visit me, and whilst she was with me in came the Lady A. B. whose Hair is as White as Snow, not White by Birth, but by Time; yet her Face appears Young, which is a Won∣der; but some Persons Hairs will turn White, before their Years grow Old; but whether she be Old, or in her Autumn, or Young, I will not Question, yet she made a Graceful Show, and to my Fancy seem'd very Handsom, and her Gray Head Became her Well, for she had Curled her Gray Hair as Curiously as the Youngest Woman could have done, and cer∣tainly the Lady B. D. thought she ap∣pear'd too Handsome, for I never saw any Woman appear more Envious or Spiteful in my Life, both in Countenance, Behaviour, or Words, than the Lady B. D. did against the Lady A. B. and the Lady A. B. percei∣ving the Lady B. D. not to be in a Good Humour, endeavoured to Gain her Favour with all the Obliging Civilities she could, but all would not do; by which we may per∣ceive, that nothing can Cure or Abate that Pee∣vish, and Self-loving Humour, as to desire to be Absolute above the rest of our Sex, but a Self-denial