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he   modestly   conjectures�察  �His   pupil   might   be   tired   with   lectures�察  �Which 

helped to mortify his pride�察�Yet gave him not the heart to chide�察�But in a 

mild dejected strain�察�At last he ventured to complain�此�Said�察�she should be 

no   longer   teased�察  �Might   have   her   freedom   when   she   pleased�察  �Was   now 

convinced he acted wrong�察�To hide her from the world so long�察�And in dull 

studies to engage One of her tender sex and age。 That every nymph with 

envy owned�察�How she might shine in the GRANDE´MONDE�察�And every 

shepherd      was    undone�察    �To   see  her   cloistered    like  a  nun。    This   was    a 

visionary scheme�察�He waked�察�and found it but a dream�察�A project far above 

his skill�察�For Nature must be Nature still。 If she was bolder than became A 

scholar to a courtly dame�察�She might excuse a man of letters�察�Thus tutors 

often treat their betters�察�And since his talk offensive grew�察�He came to take 

his   last   adieu。   Vanessa�察  �filled   with   just   disdain�察  �Would   still   her   dignity 

maintain�察�Instructed from her early years To scorn the art of female tears。 

Had he employed his time so long�察�To teach her what was right or wrong�察�

Yet could such notions entertain�察�That all his lectures were in vain�拭�She 

owned the wand'ring of her thoughts�察�But he must answer for her faults。 

She well remembered�察�to her cost�察�That all his lessons were not lost。 Two 

maxims she could still produce�察�And sad experience taught her use�察�That 

virtue�察  �pleased   by   being   shown�察  �Knows   nothing   which   it   dare   not   own�察�

Can   make   us   without   fear   disclose   Our inmost   secrets   to   our   foes�察�That 

common   forms   were   not designed   Directors  to   a noble   mind。  Now�察  �said 

the nymph�察�I'll let you see My actions with your rules agree�察�That I can 

vulgar forms despise�察�And have no secrets to disguise。 I knew by what you 



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said and writ�察�How dangerous things were men of wit�察�You cautioned me 

against their charms�察�But never gave me equal arms�察�Your lessons found 

the weakest part�察�Aimed at the head�察�but reached the heart。 Cadenus felt 

within him rise Shame�察�disappointment�察�guilt�察�surprise。 He know not how 

to reconcile Such language�察�with her usual style�此�And yet her words were 

so   expressed�察  �He   could   not   hope   she   spoke   in   jest。   His   thoughts   had 

wholly been confined To form and cultivate her mind。 He hardly knew�察�till 

he   was   told�察  �Whether   the   nymph   were   young   or   old�察  �Had   met   her   in   a 

public     place�察  �Without     distinguishing      her   face�察  �Much     less  could    his 

declining      age   Vanessa's     earliest   thoughts    engage。     And    if  her   youth 

indifference met�察�His person must contempt beget�察�Or grant her passion be 

sincere�察�How shall his innocence be clear�拭�Appearances were all so strong�察�

The world must think him in the wrong�察�Would say he made a treach'rous 

use。 Of wit�察�to flatter and seduce�察�The town would swear he had betrayed�察�

By magic spells�察�the harmless maid�察�And every beau would have his jokes�察�

That scholars were like other folks�察�That when Platonic flights were over�察�

The tutor turned a mortal lover。 So tender of the young and fair�察�It showed 

a true paternal care ´ Five thousand guineas in her purse�察�The doctor might 

have fancied worst�察 � Hardly at length he silence broke�察�And faltered every 

word     he   spoke�察   �Interpreting     her   complaisance�察      �Just  as   a  man    sans 

consequence。   She   rallied   well�察  �he   always   knew�察  �Her   manner   now   was 

something new�察�And what she spoke was in an air�察�As serious as a tragic 

player。 But those who aim at ridicule�察�Should fix upon some certain rule�察�

Which fairly hints they are in jest�察�Else he must enter his protest�察�For let a 

man be ne'er so wise�察�He may be caught with sober lies�察�A science which 

he   never   taught�察�And�察  �to   be   free�察  �was   dearly   bought�察  �For�察  �take   it   in   its 

proper light�察�'Tis just what coxcombs call a bite。 But not to dwell on things 

minute�察�Vanessa finished the dispute�察�Brought weighty arguments to prove�察�

That reason was her guide in love。 She thought he had himself described�察�

His doctrines when she fist imbibed�察�What he had planted now was grown�察�

His virtues she might call her own�察�As he approves�察�as he dislikes�察�Love or 

contempt her fancy strikes。 Self´love in nature rooted fast�察�Attends us first�察�

and leaves us last�此�Why she likes him�察�admire not at her�察�She loves herself�察�

and that's the   matter。 How  was her   tutor wont to praise The geniuses of 



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ancient days� 。�Those authors he so oft had named For learning�察�wit�察�and 

wisdom   famed��。        Was    struck    with   love�察  �esteem�察   �and   awe�察   �For   persons 

whom   he   never   saw。   Suppose   Cadenus   flourished   then�察  �He   must   adore 

such God´like men。 If one short volume could comprise All that was witty�察�

learned�察  �and   wise�察  �How   would   it   be   esteemed�察  �and   read�察  �Although   the 

writer long were dead�拭�If such an author were alive�察�How all would for his 

friendship strive�察�And come in crowds to see his face�拭�And this she takes 

to be her case。 Cadenus answers every end�察�The book�察�the author�察�and the 

friend�察�The utmost her desires will reach�察�Is but to learn what he can teach�察�

His   converse   is   a   system   fit   Alone   to   fill   up   all   her   wit�察  �While   ev'ry 

passion of her mind In him is centred and confined。 Love can with speech 

inspire a mute�察�And taught Vanessa to dispute。 This topic�察�never touched 

before�察  �Displayed   her   eloquence   the   more�此  �Her   knowledge�察  �with   such 

pains acquired�察�By this new passion grew inspired。 Through this she made 

all   objects   pass�察  �Which   gave   a   tincture   o'er   the   mass�察�As   rivers�察  �though 

they     bend    and    twine�察   �Still  to   the   sea   their   course    incline�察   �Or�察  �as 

philosophers�察�who find Some fav'rite system to their mind�察�In every point 

to make it fit�察�Will force all nature to submit。 Cadenus�察�who could ne'er 

suspect   His   lessons   would   have   such   effect�察  �Or   be   so   artfully   applied�察�

Insensibly  came   on   her   side�察  �It   was   an   unforeseen   event�察�Things   took   a 

turn he never meant。 Whoe'er excels in what we prize�察�Appears a hero to 

our   eyes�察  �Each   girl�察  �when   pleased   with   what   is   taught�察  �Will   have   the 

teacher in her thought。 When miss delights in her spinnet�察�A fiddler may a 

fortune get�察�A blockhead�察 �with   melodious   voice  In   boarding´schools   can 

have his choice�察�And oft the dancing´master's art Climbs from the toe to 

touch the heart。 In learning let a nymph delight�察�The pedant gets a mistress 

by't。   Cadenus�察  �to    his   grief   and   shame�察  �Could   scarce   oppose   Vanessa's 

flame�察�But though her arguments were strong�察�At least could hardly with 

them wrong。 Howe'er it came�察�he could not tell�察�But�察�sure�察�she never talked 

so well。 His pride began to interpose�察�Preferred before a crowd of beaux�察�

So bright a nymph to come unsought�察�Such wonder by his merit wrought�察�

'Tis   merit   must   with   her   prevail�察  �He   never   know   her   judgment   fail。   She 

noted all she ever read�察�And had a most discerning head。 'Tis an old maxim 

in the schools�察�That vanity's the food of fools�察�Yet now and then your men 



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of wit Will condescend to take a bit。 So when Cadenus could not hide�察�He 

chose to justify his pride�察�Construing the passion she had shown�察�Much to 

her praise�察�more to his own。 Nature in him had merit placed�察�In her�察�a most 

judicious taste。 Love�察�hitherto a transient guest�察�Ne'er held possession in 

his breast�察�So long attending at the gate�察�Disdain'd to enter in so late。 Love�察�

why do we one passion call�拭�When 'tis a compound of them all�察�Where hot 

and   cold�察  �where   sharp   and   sweet�察  �In   all   their   equipages   meet�察  �Where 

pleasures mixed with pains appear�察�Sorrow with joy�察�and hope with fear。 

Wherein his dignity and age Forbid Cadenus to engage。 But friendship in 

its greatest height�察�A constant�察�rational delight�察�On virtue's basis fixed to 

last�察  �When   love's   allurements   long   are   past�察  �Which   gently   warms�察  �but 

cannot burn�察�He gladly offers in return�察�His want of passion will redeem�察�

With     gratitude�察   �respect�察  �esteem�察    �With   that   devotion     we   bestow�察   �When 

goddesses appear below。 While thus Cadenus entertains Vanessa in exalted 

strains�察   �The    nymph     in   sober   words     intreats   A   truce   with   all  sublime 

conceits。 For why such raptures�察�flights�察�and fancies�察�To her who durst not 

read romances�察�In lofty style to make replies�察�Which he had taught her to 

despise�拭  �But   when   her   tutor   will   affect   Devotion�察  �duty�察  �and   respect�察  �He 

fairly   abdicates   his   throne�察  �The   government   is   now   her   own�察  �He   has   a 

forfeiture incurred�察�She vows to take him at his word�察�And hopes he will 

not   take   it   strange   If   both   should   now   their   stations   change   The   nymph 

will have her turn�察�to be The tutor�察�and the pupil he�此�Though she already 

can discern Her scholar is not apt to learn�察�Or wants capacity to reach The 

science she designs to teach�察�Wherein his genius was below The skill of 

every common beau�察�Who�察�though he cannot spell�察�is wise Enough to read 

a lady's eyes�拭�And will each accidental glance Interpret for a kind advance。 

But what success Vanessa   met   Is   to   the   world   a

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