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into her father's schemes and was determinedto forward them with all her care & attention.By dint of Perseverance and Application, shehad at length so thoroughly disguised her na::tural disposition under the mask of Innocence,and Softneſs, as to impose upon every one whohad not by a long and constant intimacy withher discovered her real Character. Such wasLouisa when the hapleſs Lesley first beheldher at Drummond-house. His heart which(to use your favourite comparison) was asdelicate as sweet and as tender as a Whipt--syllabub, could not resist her attractions. Ina very few Days, he was falling in love,

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