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LOVE and MADNESS.

Story too True.

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SERIES OF LETTERS

Between Parties, whose Names would

perhaps be mentioned, were they lefs
known, or less lamented.

Governor. "

"Who did the bloody deed!

Oroonoko. "The deed was mine,

"

Bloody I know it is, and I expect

« Your laws should tell me so. Thus, self-condemnd,

"I do resign myself into
"The hands of Justice!

Hartwell.

your

hands,

If this be not love, it is

"madness; then, it is pardonable.

OROONOKO, 5.3.

Old Batchelor.

До

Printed for G. KEARSLY, at No46, near Serjeants Inn,
Fleet Street; and R.FAULDER, in New Bond Street.

1780.

Entered at Stationers Ball.

Letter

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2.

CONTENTS.

R. H. to Mifs-Huntingdon, Dec. 4, 1775.
On drinking-he will not forget their ap
pointment.

The Same to the Same. Huntingdon, Dec. 6.

Declares he will take no advantage of her

confeffion that fhe loves him offers to

fhare his little fortunes with her; but, if

love conquers gratitude, protests that the

fhall pronounce the victory and the prize.

3. Mifsto Mr. H. Huntingdon, Dec. 7.

After fome struggle fhe declares the victory

and the prize, and appoints the next day

for the latter.

4. Mr. H. to Mifs. Huntingdon, the fame date.

5.

Refuses to accept the prize, heavenly as it is,

under the roof of his hoft and her benefactor--

apology for female frailty."Celia's picture."

The Same to the Same. Huntingdon, Dec. 8.
In confequence of fomething which had
past between them, he formally releases her
from a folemn promife, which he had
made him of bliss on that day.

6. Mifs

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to Mr. H. Hinchinbrook, 10 Dec.
Complains of the kindness of his letters and
his conduct; of his offering to fell out of the
army, and to marry her" Auld Robin
Gray" begs to see him the next day.
7. Mr. H. to Mifs. Huntingdon, 13 Dec.
On epiftolary prefaces--gratitude for the prize
he received yesterday--no fuch word as fatiety.

8. The Same to the Same Huntingdon, 24 Dec. 15

Gratitude for the blifs.

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