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 ...

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Title: 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 ...
Author: Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Publication: London :: Printed by James Rawlins for Obadiah Blagrave,; 1685.
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Subject terms: Erotic literature.; English language -- Rhyme.
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An Apprentice and a young Lady at a Boarding-School.

Lady, Seeing the painted cloth of your Vertues hang out at the window, and Fame standing at the door with a trum∣pet in her hand, I could not chuse, out of a natural inclina∣tion which I have to Sights and Puppet-playes, but step in to behold the monstrousness of our Beauties; and now, Ma∣dam, having seen you, I admire you more then the Hairy-Gentlewoman.

Sir, Your kindness proceeds more from your goodness then my desert; but you must give me leave to think you com∣plement, since you have compar'd me to a person whose in∣comparable qualities are as much above mine, as Pauls is above St. Gregories.

Lady, If you'l be pleas'd to take a Cheesecake, and a bottle of Beer, as the earnest of my affection, I shall think my self honour'd with waiting on you to the next Ale∣house.

Sir, I shall not refuse the proffer of your kindness, for the short Commons our Mistriss allows us, makes us very willing to embrace such invitations.