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O hasten back then fickle Boy And with thine anguish, bring thy joy Return with all thy torments here And let me hope & doubt & fear I rend my heart with ev'ry pain But let me, let me love again. it was impossible not to like him, & yet he was I am sure a bad, & even more, for he was a dangerous Man; he possessed infinite pleasantry; by his superior convivial & colloquial qualities, under the government of a consummate knowledge of Mankind he had gained the liking of most people. His wit stands him in stead of fortune, & his versatility of manner in lieu of connections. Such a character as this is of all others the most dangerous to civil society. I do not mean with respect to the mere frauds he may practise on individuals, but from the faculty of preserving himself in reputation & Society with so many imputations annexed to his character by the art of laughing at his vices, & making them the subject of irresistible jocularity; for the Man who is able by his wit, & cunning to make a notorious act of dishonesty appear a good joke is more #
