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CHAP. VII. How to discover when a Mistriss returns us with Love.
AFter all, the great difficulty which remains, is how to discern whether the Love which is pretended be real, and whe∣ther a true Passion be not re∣payed onely by artifice. The u∣sual flattery of our selves, does commonly betray us into an easie belief that we are beloved. There are few Ladies, how ugly soe're they are, yet when they consult their Glasses, do fancy some peculiar grace or other, ca∣pable enough to conquer more than one single heart: and few Gallants, who do not imagine something extraordinary in their persons and deportment worthy