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Tented at Covent Garden Theater, with the other 
juft Characters in his ingenious Piece. * 
This happens, when there is already a Poffeffion 
and Pre-ingagcment of the Objcd of Love ; but where 
the Affection is only growing for one not yet pof- 
fefled or engaged, and the Lover fees another ca- 
reffed, with but the flighted Favour of fimple Friend* 
fhip, whom he miftrufts is a Rival, the Jealoufy ariiing 
in luch a Breaft is not the fame with that juft men- 
tion'd 5 becaufe there can be no Caule for Refent- 
ment nor Revenge, ftnee there is yet no Poifeffion. 
or Properry in the Objcd 5 and therefore that kind 
of Jealoufy ought to be exprefled by a Countenance 
of Sorrow and Dejedion, the Principles of which 
we fhall endeavour to explain in the next Table; and 
which muft appear yet more obvious, by having 
Regard to that inimitable Pidure of a jealous Lover 
in Sapho , tranflatcd by Mr. A . Phillips: 
Bleft as tti immortal Gods is he. 
The Touth who fondly Jits by thee ; 
And hears and fees thee all the while, 
Softly fpeak , and fweetlyfmile . 
3 Twas that depriv'd my Soul of Ref , 
And rais'd fuch Tumults in my Breafl 5 
For while I gaz'd, in Tranfports tofi , 
My Breath was gone, my Voice was lofl. 
My Bofom glow d y the fubtil Flame 
Ran quick thro' all my vital Frame ; 
O'er my dim Byes a IDarknefs hung , 
My Ears with hollow Murmurs rung. 
In 
* The Sufpicious Husband, 
