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XII. Of a Young Enamourist.

HE's one who as soon as he has quitted his School-boys Toys, next Toy he gets is a Mistress, when 'twould make you forswear Love to see how ridiculous he makes it; and to hear him talk of Gods and Goddes∣ses, you would take him for some Pa∣gan never converted to Christanity. There is nothing so cold as to hear him talk of Flames, nor so dull as his discourse of Cupids darts; and to hear him sigh like a dry Pump, or broken∣winded Bellows, you would ne're wonder at Lapland Witches affording winds so cheap. Of all Servants he is the necessariest and easiest to content and feed, for he is his Mistresses Squire, Dispencer, Laque, or Messenger; but above all, her Fool, to which he is bound by the Proverb; 'Tis impossible to ••ove and be wise: Mean time you may

feed him cheaper then a Camelion, for a good look serves him a week at least, and he is prouder of holding his Mistresses Busk or Fan, then a School∣boy with a Scepter in his hand, play∣ing the Emperours part i'th' School; to keep him to which, his Mistress lets him know that 'tis with Love as 'tis with War, which once declared, you are to expect nothing but Hostility; and knows her self, that 'tis with Lo∣vers as it is with Anglers, who feed the Fish e're they are caught; but caught once, feed on them: whence she bites not greedily at the bait, but craftily tolls him on with hopes, and like a Rope-maker goes backwards still, the better to advance her work, and draw him on; mean while he follows her so long, till either he wax weary and ceases his pursuit, or catch∣es her tripping, and then falls down on her, when fastning her in the Mar∣riage Nooze, he carries her away, and either turns kind Cuckold, and keeps open house for all; or jealous Coxcomb, and shuts his door against every One.