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Sweet, kind, and virtuous, ever pleas'd, 

 Nor e'er with jealous humours feiz'd ; 

 Soft, winning foft, not prone to fpeak. 

 Where bluflies deck tlie lovely- cheek ; 

 Accomplifli'd, innocent and gay, 

 Devoid of airs, nor bent on play; 

 Who could a houfehold well attend, 

 Yet be a comforter and friend. 

 She would excufe my foibles all ; 

 If large, her love would make them fmall ; 

 Whofe every word fome good inflills, 

 With learning that ne'er faw novels ; 

 Winning always by her yielding : 

 Heav'n I what a caflle am I building ? 

 Give me fortune, give me favour ; 

 Do be kind, and let me have her. 

 When marriage fprings from fuch a fource, 

 Ne'er will the world behold divorce ; 

 But joy will conquer envious ftrife. 

 And peace be kept 'twixt man and wife. 



A PHOENIX-HUNTSR. 



To the Editor of the Bee. 

 SIR, 



In addition to the obfervations upon the Bridewell Aft, v/hich 

 I formerly ufed the freedom of tranfmitting to you, and 

 which you was fo indulgent as to infert in your Mifcel- 

 lany, page 21. permit me to fay, that laying an afleffment up- 

 on the tenantry, and a heavy aflelTment is laid for the erec- 

 tion of this public work, is a grievance, becaufe it is making 

 thofe who have only a temporary conneftion with the county, 

 during the Ihort period of modern leafes, liable in the ex- 

 pence of a work that may lafl for ages. 



The next flep, I fuppofe, in oppreflion, will be to make the 

 tenants pay the expence of the building of churches I 



