- Men of grave Natures (says Sir Francis Bacon) are the most constant; for the same Reason Men should be more constant than Women.
- The Gay Part of Mankind is most amorous, the Serious most loving.
- A Coquet often loses her Reputation, whilst she preserves her Virtue.
- A Prude often preserves her Reputation when she has lost her Virtue.
- Love refines a Man's Behaviour, but makes a Woman's ridiculous.
- Love is generally accompanied with Good-will in the Young, Interest in the Middle-aged, and a Passion too gross to Name in the Old.
- The Endeavours to revive a decaying Passion generally extinguish the Remains of it.
- A Woman who from being a Slattern becomes over-neat, or from being over-neat becomes a Slattern, is most certainly in Love.
I shall make use of this Gentleman's Skill as I see Occasion; and since I am got upon the Subject of Love, shall conclude this Paper with a Copy of Verses which were lately sent me by an unknown Hand, as I look upon them to be above the ordinary Run of Sonneteers.