Their Births are equally illustrious; they are both rich, and both young; their Beauty such as I dare not too nicely particularize, lest I should discover (which I am not permitted to do) who these charming Lovers are. Let it suffice, that _Iris_ is the most fair and accomplisht Person that ever adorn’d a Court; and that _Damon_ is only worthy of the Glory of her Favour; for he has all that can render him lovely in the fair Eyes of the amiable _Iris_. Nor is he Master of those superficial Beauties alone, that please at first sight; he can charm the Soul with a thousand Arts of Wit and Gallantry. And, in a word, I may say, without flattering either, that there is no one Beauty, no one Grace, no Perfection of Mind and Body, that wants to compleat a Victory on both sides. The agreement of Age, Fortunes, Quality and Humours in the two fair Lovers, made the impatient _Damon_ hope, that no thing would oppose his Passion; and if he saw himself every hour languishing for the adorable Maid, he did not however despair: And if _Iris_ sigh’d, it was not for fear of being one day more happy. In the midst of the Tranquillity of these two Lovers, _Iris_ was obliged to go into the Country for some Months, whither ‘twas impossible for _Damon_ to wait on her, he being oblig’d to attend the King his Master; and being the most amorous of his Sex, suffer’d with extreme Impatience the Absence of his Mistress. Nevertheless, he fail’d not to send to her every day, and gave up all his melancholy Hours to Thinking, Sighing, and Writing to her the softest Letters that Love could inspire. So that _Iris_ even blessed that Absence that gave her so tender and convincing Proofs of his Passion; and found this dear way of Conversing, even recompensed all her Sighs for his Absence. After a little Intercourse of this kind, _Damon_ bethought himself to ask _Iris_ a _Discretion_ which he had won of her before she left the Town; and in a _Billetdoux_ to that purpose, prest her very earnestly for it. _Iris_ being infinitely pleas’d with his Importunity, suffer’d him to ask it often; and he never fail’d of doing so. But as I do not here design to relate the Adventures of these two amiable Persons, nor to give you all the _Billet-doux_ that past between them; you shall here find nothing but the _Watch_ this charming Maid sent her impatient Lover. _IRIS_ to _DAMON_.