The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition.

It makes fun of the idea of bargaining one’s maidenhead for a place in society. Then one day Eliza Haywood sees Florez the first cause of her misfortunes. For unknown reasons her burial was delayed by about a week and her death duties remain unpaid.

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