without conditions; and affure her, that he will never moleft her
more. Horribly execrates the diabolical women, who thought to
make themselves a merit with him by this abominable infult.
LXIII. LXIV. Mifs Montague, To Mifs Hore, with the particulars
of all that has happened to the Lady.-Mr. Lovelace the moft mi-
ferable of men. Reflections on Libertines. She, her Sister, Lady
Betty, Lady Sarah, Lord M. and Lovelace himself, all fign Letters
to Mifs Howe, afferting his innocence of this horrid infult, and im-
ploring her continued intereft in bis and their favour with Clariffa.
LXV. Belford, To Lovelace. Particulars of the vile arreft. Infolent
vifits of the wicked women to her. Her unexampled meeknefs and
patience. Her fortitude. He admires it, and prefers it to the false
courage of men of their clafs.

LXVI. From the fame. Goes to the Officer's houfe. A defcription of
the horrid prifon-room, and of the fuffering Lady on her knees in one'
corner of it. Her great and moving behaviour. Breaks off, and
fends away his Letter, on purpose to harrass him by suspense.
LXVII. Lovelace, To Belford. Curfes him for his tormenting abrup-
tion. Clariffa never fuffered half what he fuffers. That Sex made
to bear pain. Conjures him to haften to him the rest of his foul-har-
rowing intelligence.

LXVIII. Belford, To Lovelace. His further proceedings. The Lady
returns to her lodgings at Smith's. Distinction between Revenge and
Refentment in her character. Sends her, from the vile women, all her
apparel, as Lovelace had defired.

LXIX. From the fame. Rejoices to find he can feel. Will endeavour
from time to time to add to his remorfe. Infifts upon his promife not
to moleft the Lady.

LXX. From the fame. Defcribes her lodgings, and gives a character
of the people, and of the good Widow Lovick She is fo ill, that
they provide her an honet Nurfe, and fend for Mr. Goddard, a
worthy Apothecary. Subftance of a Letter to Mifs Howe, dictated
by the Lady.

LXXI. From the fame. Admitted to the Lady's prefence. What
paffed on the occafion. Really believes, that she still loves him.
Has a reverence, and even a holy love for her. Aftonished that
Lovelace could hold his purpofes against fuch an angel of a woman.
Condemns himself for not timely exerting himself to fave her.
LXXII. From the fame. Dr. H. called in. Not having a single
guinea to give him, the accepts of three from Mrs. Lovick on a
diamond ring. Her dutiful reafons for admitting the Doctor's vifit.
His engaging and gentlemanly behaviour. She refolves.to part with
fome of her richest apparel. Her reafons.

LXXIII. Lovelace, To Belford. Raves at him. For what. Raillies
him, with his ufual gaiety, on feverai pafliges in his Letters. Reafons
why Clarifia's heart cannot be broken by what he has fuffered.

Paffionate

Paffionate girls cafily fubdued. Sedate ones hardly ever pardon. He
has some retrograde motions: Yet is in earneft to marry Clariffa.
Gravely concludes, that a perfon intending to marry should never be a
Rake. His gay refolutions. Renews, however, his promifes not to
moleft her. A charming encouragement for a man of intrigue, when
a woman, is known not to love her Husband. Advantages which
men have over women,, when difappointed in Love. He knows the
will permit him to make her amends, after the has plagued him
heartily.

LXXIV. Mifs Howe, To Clariffa. Is fhocked at receiving a Letter
from her written by another hand. Tenderly confoles her, and in-
veighs against Lovelace. Re-urges her, however, to marry him.
Her Mother abfolutely of her opinion. Praifes Mr. Hickman's
Sifter, who, with her Lord, had paid her a visit.

LXXV. Clariffa, To Mifs Hove. Her condition greatly mended. In
what particulars. Her mind begins to strengthen; and the finds her-
felf at times fuperior to her calamities. In what light she wishes her
to think of her. Defires her to love her ftill, but with a weaning
Love. She is not now what he was when they were infeparable
Lovers. Their views muft now be different.

LXXVI. Belford To Lovelace. A confuming malady, and a con-
fuming mistress, as in Belton's cafe, dreadful things to ftruggle with.
Further reflections on the life of Keeping. The poor man afraid to
enter into his own houfe.. Belford undertakes his caufe. Infint in
brutes equivalent to natural affection in men. Story of the antient
Sarmatians, and their flaves. Reflects on the lives of Rakes, and
Free-livers; and how ready they are in fickness to run away from
one another. Picture of a Rake on a fick bed. Will marry, and
defert them all.

LXXVII. From the fame. The Lady parts with fome of her Laces.
Inftances of the worthiness of Dr. H. and Mr. Goddard. He feverely
reflects upon Lovelace.

LXXVIII. Lovelace, To Belford. Has an interview with Mr Hick-
man. On what occafion. He endeavours to difconcert him, by
aflurance and ridicule; but finds him to behave with spirit.
LXXIX. From the fame. Raillies him on his intentional Reformation.
Afcribes the Lady's ill health entirely to the Arreft (in which, he
fays, he had no hand) and to her relations cruelty. Makes light of
her felling her cloaths and laces. Touches upon Belton's Cafe.
Diftinguishes between companionship and friendship. How he pur-
pofes to rid Belton of his 'T'homafine and her cubs.

rents.

LXXX. Belford, To Lovelace. The Lady has written to her Sifter, to
obtain a revocation of her Father's Malediction. Defends her Pa-
He pleads with the utmoft earneftnefs to her for his friend.
Her noble anfwer and great deportment.
LXXXI. From the fame. Can hardly forbear proftration to her.
Tenders himself as her Banker. Converfation on this fubject. Ad-
mires her magnanimity? No wonder that a virtue fo folidly based

could

could baffle all bis arts. Other inftances of her greatness of mind.
Mr. Smith and his Wife invite him, and beg of her to dine with
them, it being their wedding day. Her affecting behaviour on the
occafion. She briefly, and with her ufual noble fimplicity, relates to
them the particulars of her life and misfortunes.

LXXXII. Lovelace, To Belford. Ridicules him on his address to the
Lady as her Banker, and on his aspirations and proftrations. Wants
to come at Letters fhe has written. Puts him upon engaging Mrs.
Lovick to bring this about. Weight that profelytes have with the
good people that convert them. Reafons for it. He has hopes
ftill of the Lady's favour. And why. Never adored her fo much as
now. Is about to go to a Ball at Colonel Ambrofe's. Who to be
there. Cenfures affection and finery in the drefs of men; and particu-
larly with a view to exalt himself, ridicules Belford on this subject.
LXXXIII. LXXXIV. LXXXV. LXXXVI. LXXXVII. Sharp
Letters that pafs between Mifs Howe and Arabella Harlowe.
LXXXVIII. Mrs. Harlowe, To Mrs. Hoque. Sent with Copies of the
five foregoing Letters.

LXXXIX. Mrs. Howe, To Mrs. Harlowe. In Answer.
XC. Mifs Howe, To Clarifa. Defires an Answer to her former Letters
for her to communicate to Mifs Montague. Further enforces her
own and her Mother's opinion, that she should marry Lovelace.
obliged by her Mother to go to a Ball at Colonel Ambrofe's. Fervent
profeffions of her friendly Love.

Is

XCI. Clariffa, To Mifs Howe. Her noble Reafons for refufing Love-
lace. Defires her to communicate extracts from this Letter to the
Ladies of his family.

XCII. From the fame. Begs, for her fake, that she will forbear treat-
ing her Relations with freedom and afperity. Endeavours, in her
ufual dutiful manner, to defend their conduct towards her. Preffes
her to make Mr. Hickman happy.

XCIII. Mrs. Norton, To Clariffa. Excufes her long filence. Her
family, who were intending to favour her, incenfed against her by
means of Mifs Howe's warm Letters to her Sifter.

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