A Girl's Affections Should Never Be Won

[preface To Second Edition:] ... I Am Satisfied That If A Book Is A Good One, It Is So Whatever The Sex Of The Author May Be.

The Brightest Attractions To The Lover Too Often Prove The Husband's Greatest Torments

But, God Knows Best, I Concluded.

In Love Affairs, There Is No Mediator Like A Merry, Simple-hearted Child - Ever Ready To Cement Divided Hearts, To Span The Unfriendly Gulf Of Custom, To Melt The Ice Of Cold Reserve, And Overthrow The Separating Walls Of Dread Formality And Pride.

What A Fool You Must Be," Said My Head To My Heart, Or My Sterner To My Softer Self.