There is one quaint piece of advice given to all lovers who wish for success in their love affairs. It is on a level with the Shakesperian methods adopted in the conquest of Kate in the “Taming of the Shrew”—
“Brisk be to the maide you desire,
As her love you may require.”
OLD PUZZLE JUG.
(Dated 1691.)
Victoria and Albert Museum.
Some of the pronunciation is as curious as the spelling. We know Pope makes “tea” rhyme with “day,” as does the modern Irishman; but in the following lines “join” is evidently pronounced “jine”—
“Come, brother, shall we join?
Give me your two pence—here is mine”