The mysteries of love & eloquence, or, The arts of wooing and complementing as they are manag'd in the Spring Garden, Hide Park, the New Exchange, and other eminent places : a work in which is drawn to the life the deportments of the most accomplisht persons, the mode of their courtly entertainments, treatments of their ladies at balls, their accustom'd sports, drolls and fancies, the witchcrafts of their perswasive language in their approaches, or other more secret dispatches ...

The Description of the sport called the Lovers Alphabet.

FIrst it mst be said, what good quality a Mistresse is to be loved for.

Secondly, what bad qualities she is to be hated for.

Thirdly, her name.

Fourthly, what part about her you love best.

Fifthly, what sign you invited her to.

Sixthly, what dish of meat you treated her with.

This may be done successively by all the Company through∣out the Alphabet, I will only instance a plain example in the letter A.

First, I love my Love with an A, because she is Amiable. Secondly, I hate her with an A, because she is Apish.

Thirdly, her name is Alcinda.

Fourthly, the best part about her is her Ar〈…〉〈…〉e.

Fifthly, I invited her to the signe of the Artichoak.

Sixthly, I gave here a dish of Asparagus.

The sport of Questions and Commands is inserted at the begin∣ning of the Book, Page 13, as also the sport of Crambo is contained in a Dictionary, Page 223.