Real love was born of Beauty, nur&longs;ed by Innocence,
and its life prolonged by good &longs;en&longs;e, affability
and prudence—it con&longs;i&longs;ts of a &longs;trict union of
&longs;oul and parity of &longs;entiment between two per&longs;ons
of different &longs;exes—its con&longs;tant attendants are honor,
integrity, candour, humility, good nature, and
chearfulne&longs;s.

A pa&longs;&longs;ion of this kind elevates the &longs;oul, and inspires
it with fortitude to bear the various vicissitudes
of life without complaining—from &longs;uch a
pa&longs;&longs;ion proceeds all the endearing ties of nature—
Father, brother, hu&longs;band, wife, mother, daughter;
names, the very &longs;ound of which will make every
fibre of the heart vibrate with plea&longs;ure.

What noble, prai&longs;e-worthy actions have men
performed when animated by the e&longs;teem and love
of a de&longs;erving object; even women have forgot the
weakne&longs;s of their &longs;ex, and &longs;uffered hard&longs;hips, combated
perils, and braved even the threats of war, for
the &longs;ake of a beloved hu&longs;band.—It opens the heart
to all the gentle virtues which ornament &longs;ociety—
the heart &longs;u&longs;ceptible of love is never callous to the
feelings of humanity; he never beholds a di&longs;tre&longs;&longs;ed
object but he immediately wi&longs;hes to relieve it, not
that he feels &longs;o much for the per&longs;on's &longs;uffering as
for tho&longs;e who may &longs;uffer with or for their di&longs;tre&longs;s,
&longs;uch as a wife, hu&longs;band, or parent.—It is a pa&longs;&longs;ion
which, when in&longs;pired by virtue, and guided by

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religion and rea&longs;on, dignifies mankind—a pa&longs;&longs;ion
which ornaments the highe&longs;t &longs;tation, and adds new
lu&longs;tre even to the Briti&longs;h diadem.

Illu&longs;trious pair! who&longs;e every action tends to
point the way to real happine&longs;s; long, long may
you reign the pride and ble&longs;&longs;ing of your people—
May your bright example &longs;pread throughout the
kingdom, till Hymen, led by Love and Honor,
&longs;hall reign triumphant o'er the Briti&longs;h nation.

It is very extraordinary, but I never can fini&longs;h
with the &longs;ubject I begin upon—I began a definition
of Love, and I ramble immediately to the King
and Queen; and how was it po&longs;&longs;ible I could do
otherwise when love and harmony was the theme.

My fair country-women, you who&longs;e hearts are
formed by nature open to every gentle, generous
&longs;entiment, beware of Love—there are many deceivers
who a&longs;&longs;ume his appearance, and &longs;teal unsuspected
into the heart; but of all the various
&longs;hapes it a&longs;&longs;umes, none is &longs;o much to be dreaded as
the &longs;pecious ma&longs;k of friend&longs;hip.—There has been
more women lo&longs;t through platonic love than any
other; and the rea&longs;on is, they are thrown entirely
off their guard, and have not the lea&longs;t doubt of the
&longs;trength of their own virtue, or their lover's honor,
till both are forfeited pa&longs;t redemption.

But all this is digre&longs;&longs;ing from Annie's &longs;tory.