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ADVICES
TO ALL
BACHELORS, MAIDS, & WIDOWS.
There are certain rules which must be observed in courtship : and first, to maids, who have not possessed their first blushes, your first address must be with gentleness and modesty, lest you fright them with an opinion that you are rude and uncivil of behaviour, and rather aim at debauching them than at marriage: and you must be brisk with them, or they will take you for a drone without a sting.
Widows, especially young ones, are gamesome and buxom; for having once smelt to the spit, they always love a good joint: Those you must entertain with some merry discourse and lay aside whining or solemn protestations; kiss them till their ears crack, and when you find a convenient time and place, warm them with caresses, squeezing their hand, gently treading on
