Frederic Mountague.

Sir William was about 17 when his Fatherdied, & left him a handsome fortune, an ancientHouse & a Park well stocked with Deer. Sir Williamhad not been long in the poſseſsion of his Estatebefore he fell in Love with the 3 Miſs Cliftons ofKilhoobery Park. These young Ladies were allequally young, equally handsome, equally rich &equally amiable – Sir William was equally inLove with them all, & knowing not which toprefer, he left the Country & took Lodgings in asmall Village near Dover.

In this retreat, to which he had retiredin the hope of finding a shelter from the Pangsof Love, he became enamoured ^ofwith a young Widowof Quality, who came for change of air to the sameVillage, after the death of a Husband, ^whom she hadalways tenderly loved & now sincerely lamented.