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 ...

To his Friend, upon the renewing of their Correspondence.

SIR, To be separated from a man so dear to me as your self I do believe I could not live in the fortunate Islands, and having till I embrace you no other way of traffick but by Let∣ters, I am extreamly angry with my self, that you have preven∣ted me in returning our old correspondence. Though I must ac∣knowledge there is some justice in it, for since you were the first that broke it, 'twas fit you should be the first to reestablish it: I write thus of the honour of your favour; assuring you notwithstanding that I could no way deserve it. Therefore Sir, give me leave to beg your pardon for my neglect, if I

were guilty, which I shall never be in any thing that concerns you: and to make it more clear to you, I never ceas'd to honour you; but onely not to express it, was like a secret fire not quench'd but cover'd, which became the more violent when it had less liberty to appear; Wherefore Sir, be confident, that I shall make you see upon all occasions, for what is just that I will never be less then I am

Your, &c.