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

LXXVII.

MADAM,

YOu were pleased to desire me to Read the Romance of A. as also, the Romance of C. which I have obeyed in reading the Romance of A; but as yet I have not read any part of C. and to give you an Account of my Perusal, I think there is more Love than Reason in it, and more Wit than Truth or Probability of Truth; and certainly it is deplorable, that so much Wit and Eloquence should be wasted on Amorous Love, as also to bring all Scholastical, as Theo∣logical, Physical, Logistical and the like Argu∣ments, Disputes and Discourses, into the Theme

of Amorous Love, which Love is between Ap∣petite or Desire and Fruition of Different Sexes of Men and Women; but I perceive that Ro∣mance-Writers endeavour to make all their Romance-Readers believe that the Gods, Na∣ture, Fates, Destinies and Fortune do imploy or busie themselves only in the affairs of Amorous Lovers, which is a very low Imployment or Concern. Also I perceive that Romance-Lo∣vers are very Rheumatick, for if all the Tears Romances express Lovers to shed, were Gathe∣red or United, it would cause a second Deluge of the World; it seems Amorous Love is Com∣posed more of Water than Fire, and more of Desire than Fruition. But leaving Amorous Lovers to more Folly than Discretion, to Lose more Time than to Gain Love, and wishing them Sound Lungs for Sighs, and Moist Eyes for Tears, I rest,

Madam,

Your faithful Friend and Servant.