thought naturally more _Peevish_ and _Captious_, by those that apprehend not the true reason; Whereas _Men_ are altogether as _Stomachful_, and take _Offence_ as soon, but they cover and suppress their Indignation better, not with a design to forget any Injury receiv’d, but to wreak their _Revenge_ more covertly and effectually. This is another advantage Men derive from liberty of Conversation and promiscuous Business, wherein the Variety of Contingencies they have to provide against, and the Diversity of Tempers they deal with, force ’em to turn and wind themselves into all _Shapes_, and accommodate themselves to all Humours. There is indeed yet a higher sort of _Dissimulation_, [Sidenote: _Dissimulation when criminal._] which is always Criminal, that is when Men not only cloud their real _Sentiments_ and Intentions, but make Profession of and seem zealously to affect the contrary; this by a more proper and restrain’d Name is call’d _Deceipt_, and is always us’d in an ill Sense. This Art is most practic’d in Courts where _Policie_, and _Ambition_ reign; there You may see _Enemies_ hugging and caressing one another with all outward _Expressions_ of _Tenderness_ and _Friendship_ imaginabe, while they are secretly contriving each others ruine. There you may see Men cringing to those, they wou’d _Spurn_ if they durst, and _Flattering_ those they despise and rail at behind; their _Backs_, The Court is a place where we come very rarely otherwise than as _Spectators_, not as _Actours_; as _Ornaments_, not as _Instruments_; and therefore are seldom involv’d in the guilty Practices of it. Nor is it the Court only, but all Places are infected with this Vice, where there is any Encouragement of Profit or Pleasure to be hop’d from successful Treachery, of which no Place is so barren as not to afford some. This Deceipt is so far from being the Vice of our Sex, that they are the common Object on which it is daily practic’d: Nothing is more frequently met with than false Love in Men, [Sidenote: _False Love commonly practic’d._] which is now grown so familiar, that a Company of Six of both Sexes can scarce meet, but a _Sham Passion_ commences immediately, is urg’d, protested, and sworn to be real with all imaginable Violence. If these false Arts, mock sighing, and Dying prevail upon any foolish, easie, credulous _Woman_, the _Sham Lover_ is blown up with the Success, he is big and in Labour till he be deliver’d of the Secret, which with great satisfaction he proclaims in all Places where he comes: ’tis his highest Exploit of _Gallantry_, which he will by no means lose the credit of. Thus he thinks her ruine a step to Reputation, and founds his own Honour upon her Infamy. This _Madam_ is the basest of Treachery; for they are not satisfied with the Success of their false Promises, and Oaths, but they insult over the weakness of a too fond _Woman_, and _Triumph_ in her Dishonour. I am sorry there are