rely of various little things。 A graceful motion； a significant look； a trifling attention； an obliging word dropped 'a propos'； air； dress； and a thousand other undefinable things； all severally little ones； joined together； make that happy and inestimable composition； THE ART OF PLEASING。 I have in my life seen many a very handsome woman who has not pleased me； and many very sensible men who have disgusted me。 Why？ only for want of those thousand little means to please； which those women； conscious of their beauty； and those men of their sense； have been grossly enough mistaken to neglect。 I never was so much in love in my life； as I was with a woman who was very far from being handsome； but then she was made up of graces； and had all the arts of pleasing。 The following verses； which I have read in some congratulatory poem prefixed to some work； I have forgot which； express what I mean in favor of what pleases preferably to what is generally called mare solid and instructive：
〃I would an author like a mistress try； Not by a nose； a lip； a cheek； or eye； But by some nameless power to give me joy。〃
Lady Chesterfield bids me make you many compliments； she showed me your letter of recommendation of La Vestres； with which I was very well pleased： there is a pretty turn in it； I wish you would always speak as genteelly。 I saw another letter from a lady at Paris； in which there was a high panegyrical paragraph concerning you。 I wish it were every word of it literally true； but； as it comes from a very little； pretty； white hand； which is suspected； and I hope justly； of great partiality to you： 'il en faut rabattre quelque chose； et meme en le faisant it y aura toujours d'assez beaux restes'。 Adieu。
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