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The Answer.
Sir,
I Have received your Letter, and am surprized t•• find you should fall in Love with one you neve•• see; what you have learned of me from my Father I know not, yet Love being grounded upon seeing and liking; I cannot but wonder you shou'd choose you know not what; you know not but I may be old and deformed, ill-natured and crooked conditioned for you must imagine Parents will be partial in set∣ting off their Children, forbearing to expose their Infirmities leaving them the rather to be discovered by others; and indeed themselves will not many times see what is too apparent, which begat the Pro∣verb, viz. Every Bird thinks her young the fairest wherefore I'd have you better advise & consider be fore-hand, if it be possible for men so to do, you settle your Affections upon you know not whom nor wh•••• for really as you are a Stranger I am concerned 〈◊〉〈◊〉 you, and wou'd not have you unsight and unseen pir•••• upon a bad Bargain; which may give you cause to ••••••∣pent hereafter, you speak too of a Visit you inte•• to pay me; but I think you may spare the labo•••••• for I am confident you won't like me when you s•••• me, and then I may give you cause to repine at the trouble and Expence I shall occas••on you: My Fa∣ther indeed told me all that passed between you and him, by which I understand you are in a Capacity to render a Woman happy; and I can now only wi•••• perhaps I had known your mind sooner, for reall•• not to trifle long with you nor hold you in suspen•••• you have declared your self too late, unless I h•••• two hearts; but Nature allowing me no more tha•• one, That one is already given away, past recall; an•• so wishing you better success in your next Address, ••