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Article THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE. ← Page 8 of 8 Article ON CONJUGAL INFIDELITY. Page 1 of 3 →
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The Battle Of The Boyne.
stood , at secure distance , a quiet spectator of the contest for his crown and dignity . " Exchange kings , " said they , " and we will once more fight the battle . " Their indignation was increased when they saw the prince who inveighed against Irish cowardice fly precipitately to Waterford , breaking down the bridges to prevent a pursuit , and instantly embark for France .
On Conjugal Infidelity.
ON CONJUGAL INFIDELITY .
Tua sim , tua dicar oportet : Penelope conjux semper Ulyssis ero
IN the reign of Charles II . when licentiousness was at its height in Britain , a private yeoman of the guards refused the mistress of a prince . The lady , who was dissatisfied with her noble lover , had fixed her eyes upon this man , and thought she had no more to do than speak her pleasure . He got out of her way ; he refused to understand her ; and when she pressed him farther , he answered , I am married
. The story reached the king , with all its circumstances ; but they who expected an extravagant laugh upon ' the occasion were disappointed . Pie sent for the person ; he found him a gentleman , though reduced to that mean station ; and , " Odds fish , man , " says he , " though I am not honest h to be virtuous myselfI value those
. enoug , " that are . " He gave him an appointment , and respected him for life . We say this is an age of . less debauchery ; I wish it would afford an instance of modesty so well rewarded . The reader smiles at a man ' s modesty ; the word did not escape me ; it was a trap to catch that guilty smile which , if I had the art and eloquence to write what I feel trul would convert
y , I into a blush , before its dimple smoothed upon the cheek . Why is not modesty as laudable in our sex as the other ? It is a virtue surely ; and the more to be valued because it is uncommon . Wherefore should the faith of marriage be ridiculous ? We gave it as our choice , and we established it bv all that is most sacred in the church . —Pie who violates that oath " has neither conof mind
stancy nor honour ; and the fop that ridicules it ,-mocks religion . I am afraid we are more abandoned than the age which we call most . licentious , and add one crime , hypocrisy . Who regards now the dignity of virtue , or the authority of heaven ? Who has a sense for the delicacy of marriage , or who tastes the true delights of it ? There are a few , or it vvp ' tild have been y ^ in to name the opposite
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Battle Of The Boyne.
stood , at secure distance , a quiet spectator of the contest for his crown and dignity . " Exchange kings , " said they , " and we will once more fight the battle . " Their indignation was increased when they saw the prince who inveighed against Irish cowardice fly precipitately to Waterford , breaking down the bridges to prevent a pursuit , and instantly embark for France .
On Conjugal Infidelity.
ON CONJUGAL INFIDELITY .
Tua sim , tua dicar oportet : Penelope conjux semper Ulyssis ero
IN the reign of Charles II . when licentiousness was at its height in Britain , a private yeoman of the guards refused the mistress of a prince . The lady , who was dissatisfied with her noble lover , had fixed her eyes upon this man , and thought she had no more to do than speak her pleasure . He got out of her way ; he refused to understand her ; and when she pressed him farther , he answered , I am married
. The story reached the king , with all its circumstances ; but they who expected an extravagant laugh upon ' the occasion were disappointed . Pie sent for the person ; he found him a gentleman , though reduced to that mean station ; and , " Odds fish , man , " says he , " though I am not honest h to be virtuous myselfI value those
. enoug , " that are . " He gave him an appointment , and respected him for life . We say this is an age of . less debauchery ; I wish it would afford an instance of modesty so well rewarded . The reader smiles at a man ' s modesty ; the word did not escape me ; it was a trap to catch that guilty smile which , if I had the art and eloquence to write what I feel trul would convert
y , I into a blush , before its dimple smoothed upon the cheek . Why is not modesty as laudable in our sex as the other ? It is a virtue surely ; and the more to be valued because it is uncommon . Wherefore should the faith of marriage be ridiculous ? We gave it as our choice , and we established it bv all that is most sacred in the church . —Pie who violates that oath " has neither conof mind
stancy nor honour ; and the fop that ridicules it ,-mocks religion . I am afraid we are more abandoned than the age which we call most . licentious , and add one crime , hypocrisy . Who regards now the dignity of virtue , or the authority of heaven ? Who has a sense for the delicacy of marriage , or who tastes the true delights of it ? There are a few , or it vvp ' tild have been y ^ in to name the opposite