The Times Thursday, May 29, 1788; pg. 4; Issue 1085; col A
It reads: TAKE eight ounces of consideration, half the quantity of indifference, ten grains of ingratitude, six scruples of patience, a small sprig of rue, two handfuls of employment, four months absence, mix the whole with the constant conversation of a rival, and to this you may add as much discretion as nature has allotted; boil all together without intermission, till a third part be consumed, cooling it with a few flights – after which, you must spread it on the thoughts of your Mistress’s imperfections, and apply that plaister luke-warm to your heart, but be sure not to remove it, till it comes off itself. And if this should not prove efficacious and susceptible, your case is deplorable indeed.
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