Shakespear, in Hamlet, makes Polonius give his son Laertes some very good advice, of which I send you a part in his own words, this I do because I think you want it, as all of the sentence can’t apply to you I make a mark under that which can “The friends thou hast, and their adoption tryd tried,...
As the mother of Virginia, My Dear Mr Trist and your very sincere friend, I entreat your silence upon the subject of your letter. You are both too young to be entangled by an engagement which will decide the happiness, or...