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On Kissing.
I again repeat , should he , or she , be disappointed , i < : is ninety-nine chances to one , ( which are great odds in betting ) but you destroy all means of love , friendship , or cordiality , with he , or she , for ever and ever . ' ' Good counsel , ' says I , ' deserves our thanks , —it deserves that reward a sympathetic heart will sometimes repay with interest , by drawing on gratitude . ' ' My dear Betty , ' says I , putting left arm round her waistthat is under her armsfor to
conmy , , form to fashions' sway , Betty is become waistless ; she has discarded those ancient , useless , and body-compressing things , called stays , for a reason most cogent in the book of female-logic , and which you , my dear inquisitive reader , shall know instantaneousl y , because I do not like to keep a female upon the summit of suspense , as I know many would rather jump downregardless of consequences
, , than-wait two minutes for a guide . Better ( say they ) to know the worst at once , than to be kept here longing and wishing , and doubt ~ ing , and fearing , and , perhaps , at last see nor hear—nothing . Now , my dear , I am ready and willing to take you by the hand , and conduct your footsteps ; here is the bottom , and here stands the reason , ¦ ¦—because she did not choose to stay out of fashion : —foras she
, often says , a person may as well be out of the world as out of fashion ¦—especially a woman . ¦ Now , I-will venture to bet six-pence three farthings , ( though I am not fond of laying wagers ) that you long to know what business my left arm has there , and there to continue so long . Have a little
patience , my dear girl , and I will ease your longings by informing you of all particulars . Had I kept my arm in the situation as before described , all the time I have been talking about it , and kept my body motionless , my eyes fixed to the'chimney back , and whistling lullaby- ^ by the Lord Harry , I ought to be stigmatized as a block , as a statue , aye , a marble one , by every damsel in Great Britain ; but that was not the case' no dear Betty' s Iputting left arm
, , my , say , my round her , I mean under her arms , throwing my right leg softly across her lap , taking hold of her left hand with my right , and giving it the grip of affection—see what a pretty picture—what a deli ghtful . attitude—how natural the grouping—how just the keeping—look into the mirror of imagination—and , my dear Betty , give me a kiss !' ' Take itancl be hanged to 3 e' she' are for ever teazing
, , says , you me in this manner ; you men are never contented , if you have one , you want ten , and if ten , twenty . ' ' Aye , a thousand , ' sa } -s I . ' A thousand ! you may as well say ten thousand when you are about it , " says Betty . ' Betty , ' says I , looking very grave , and making a setious-reasoniiig-. kind of a face ; ' Betty , ' says I , ' it is not the number of kisses given that constitute balmy bliss ; no , it is the kiss reci-r ¦
procal , that vibrates to the heart , and passes , like an electric spark , through the whole animal frame : those are the kisses for my money ! money / did I say ? they are not purchaseable—they are onl y obtainable by sincerity of affection , unanimity of heart , and reciprocality of true love . ' Little B . VOL . yu . p
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Kissing.
I again repeat , should he , or she , be disappointed , i < : is ninety-nine chances to one , ( which are great odds in betting ) but you destroy all means of love , friendship , or cordiality , with he , or she , for ever and ever . ' ' Good counsel , ' says I , ' deserves our thanks , —it deserves that reward a sympathetic heart will sometimes repay with interest , by drawing on gratitude . ' ' My dear Betty , ' says I , putting left arm round her waistthat is under her armsfor to
conmy , , form to fashions' sway , Betty is become waistless ; she has discarded those ancient , useless , and body-compressing things , called stays , for a reason most cogent in the book of female-logic , and which you , my dear inquisitive reader , shall know instantaneousl y , because I do not like to keep a female upon the summit of suspense , as I know many would rather jump downregardless of consequences
, , than-wait two minutes for a guide . Better ( say they ) to know the worst at once , than to be kept here longing and wishing , and doubt ~ ing , and fearing , and , perhaps , at last see nor hear—nothing . Now , my dear , I am ready and willing to take you by the hand , and conduct your footsteps ; here is the bottom , and here stands the reason , ¦ ¦—because she did not choose to stay out of fashion : —foras she
, often says , a person may as well be out of the world as out of fashion ¦—especially a woman . ¦ Now , I-will venture to bet six-pence three farthings , ( though I am not fond of laying wagers ) that you long to know what business my left arm has there , and there to continue so long . Have a little
patience , my dear girl , and I will ease your longings by informing you of all particulars . Had I kept my arm in the situation as before described , all the time I have been talking about it , and kept my body motionless , my eyes fixed to the'chimney back , and whistling lullaby- ^ by the Lord Harry , I ought to be stigmatized as a block , as a statue , aye , a marble one , by every damsel in Great Britain ; but that was not the case' no dear Betty' s Iputting left arm
, , my , say , my round her , I mean under her arms , throwing my right leg softly across her lap , taking hold of her left hand with my right , and giving it the grip of affection—see what a pretty picture—what a deli ghtful . attitude—how natural the grouping—how just the keeping—look into the mirror of imagination—and , my dear Betty , give me a kiss !' ' Take itancl be hanged to 3 e' she' are for ever teazing
, , says , you me in this manner ; you men are never contented , if you have one , you want ten , and if ten , twenty . ' ' Aye , a thousand , ' sa } -s I . ' A thousand ! you may as well say ten thousand when you are about it , " says Betty . ' Betty , ' says I , looking very grave , and making a setious-reasoniiig-. kind of a face ; ' Betty , ' says I , ' it is not the number of kisses given that constitute balmy bliss ; no , it is the kiss reci-r ¦
procal , that vibrates to the heart , and passes , like an electric spark , through the whole animal frame : those are the kisses for my money ! money / did I say ? they are not purchaseable—they are onl y obtainable by sincerity of affection , unanimity of heart , and reciprocality of true love . ' Little B . VOL . yu . p