March 24 1725.6
My Dearest Judy
In my last, I told you, I had been en=
=deavouring to separate an amorous Couple,
but alas. Love had too far engag’d Himself
on the fair Ones Side to permit my advice to
have the wish’t for success, I thought my Pupil
was fortified against all the Wiles of y^e sex,
therefore permitted him to take, as I thought, a
last interview, but the xxx fair one, con=
=futed all his Reasonings, by her too Powerful
Tears, Her declaration to him, of living for him
alone, y^t being His, & his only, was w^t she prefer’d
to all the world besides y^t he was the object
of Her wishes & such kind of intoxicating language
sunk my young man into his former Lethargy,
& he mearly gave up His once redeem’d Liberty,

[f.87v]

and a Wedding we are soon to have

When I consider the Power of Women, it is
surprizing to me y^t man s^d imagine Himself
the first of the Creation, y^t He is the superiours, y^t
He is to be the absolute Governour of his Help
make Woman, How empty & Vain is this notion?
When a Tear from Her we Love can banish all
our boasted Reasoning, & all our manly arguments
flatter His w^sh the confession of our superiority it
is but to entangle us the more in the net, to have
us the more in y^r Power, it is like Sharpers
y^t {^^let} the young Cully win at first, To draw him
into a Greater sum.
Notwithstanding all I’ve said, I am pleas’d to
confess y^t I am entirely y^rs & y^t you are my sovereign
mistress to be subject to y^e charms & sensible of
y^e perfections, I esteem a greater Happyness then
to be Conquerour of the World, & am in the utmost
delight when I can tell you that I am y^rs entirely & for ever
M Madan
My Duty to my Mother

[f.88]

To M^rs Madan at the Hon^ble
Spencer Cowpers at Hertingford
=bury Park near
Hertford
Hertfordshire

March 24 1725.6
My Dearest Judy
In my last, I told you, I had been en=
=deavouring to separate an amorous Couple,
but alas. Love had too far engaged Himself
on the fair Ones Side to permit my advice to
have the wished for success, I thought my Pupil
was fortified against all the Wiles of y^e sex,
therefore permitted him to take, as I thought, a
last interview, but the xxx fair one, con=
=futed all his Reasonings, by her too Powerful
Tears, Her declaration to him, of living for him
alone, y^t being His, & his only, was w^t she preferred
to all the world besides y^t he was the object
of Her wishes & such kind of intoxicating language
sunk my young man into his former Lethargy,
& he merely gave up His once redeemed Liberty,

[f.87v]

and a Wedding we are soon to have

When I consider the Power of Women, it is
surprizing to me y^t man s^d imagine Himself
the first of the Creation, y^t He is the superiors, y^t
He is to be the absolute Governor of his Help
make Woman, How empty & Vain is this notion?
When a Tear from Her we Love can banish all
our boasted Reasoning, & all our manly arguments
flatter His w^sh the confession of our superiority it
is but to entangle us the more in the net, to have
us the more in y^r Power, it is like Sharpers
y^t {^^let} the young Cully win at first, To draw him
into a Greater sum.
Notwithstanding all I’ve said, I am pleased to
confess y^t I am entirely y^rs & y^t you are my sovereign
mistress to be subject to y^e charms & sensible of
y^e perfections, I esteem a greater Happiness then
to be Conqueror of the World, & am in the utmost
delight when I can tell you that I am y^rs entirely & for ever
M Madan
My Duty to my Mother

[f.88]

To M^rs Madan at the Hon^ble
Spencer Cowpers at Hertingford
=bury Park near
Hertford
Hertfordshire