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Profit and Discretion . Translated from the Latin of Thomasius , with a copious Index . Sold at Leipsic , by the heirs of John Gross .
1710 . ' ' Observe / said Mr . Tusmarin , " what the worthy author says ,, in chapter the seventh , concerning marriage : "' A person ought not to marry too precipitately . Marriage at a steady time of life is the wisest . Precocious marriages ruin at once the soul and body . " And then / continued Mr . Tusmann , ' concerning the sort of
person ' with whom one ou ght to fall in love and marry ., hear what the admirable Thomasius says : '" The middle road is the safest . Take neither a woman very handsome nor very ugly ; nor very rich nor very poor ; nor ver y high in rank nor very low , but of a state equal with your own ; and for her other qualities be content with them moderate .
' I see / said the jeweller , that you are not to be taken in easily . But , tell me , have you quite gained the heart of this lady you court V c I have not been wanting / answered Mr . Tusmann , ' in all proper attentions , as Thomasius advises ; but I have not been too submissive , too prodigal of respect ; for , as my worthy author teaches , woman is an imperfect being , very apt to take advantage of our weaknesses . '
f a black year be your luck , for coming here chattering nonsense , and disturbing me when I hoped to have a quiet hour to myself after having accomplished my great work P So spoke the old man ; but the jeweller said loudly , e Silence , old boy , and don ' t let us have any of your nonsense ' , except you wish to be kicked out . Pray , worthy Mr . Tusmann ,
pay no attention to the old fellow . I see that you have a love for the old times , since you admire Thomasius , and you may imagine that I am also sincere in my esteem for them by my style of apparel . Yes , honourable and worthy private secretary , those times were better than the present ; it is from that epoch we date the enchantments which you witnessed this night at the tower . of the old town-house . '
' Pray explain , worthy professor , ' said Mr . Tusmann . ' In times of y ore , ' said the jeweller , ' there used to be merry weddings at the old town-house , ver y different from those now-adays . Indeed , I must say that Berlin is very different from what it used to be . Never can I forget the grand fete when the elector Augustus of Saxony came here from Cologne , in 1581 , with his wife and his son Christian . '
The private secretary listened to the jeweller with the most lively attention , lie rubbed his hands together , edged his chair towards him , filled and emptied his glass frequently , and at last said e My honourable professor , you speak of these things admirably ; one might think you had seeu them . '
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The Choice . 183
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1835, page 183, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2643/page/39/
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