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She had no sooner read tho letter, than she smiling said, "My dear child, you may see that all the happy constellations agree, so excellent a beauty must not bo enjoyed by a mean person; you are made for a queen, and the yielding now to for- tuno promised is a large step towards a throne. Lay aside your blushes, and send him a comfortable answer. Let not too much modesty hinder you of being the mistress of so noble a king." This made her blushes come and go, long strug- gling within herself, till at last this erafty matron used so many arguments, that she returned the following answer :- "Great Sire,- It is with no small astonishment I read a letter, subseribed with your royal name, and sent to me, as I suppose, by your hand. I am altogether ignorant of any such power in me, as to make a captive of a king: but could not, I eonfess, read without pleasure, that my idea, as your majesty is pleased to flätter me; should have an influenee in making you a conqueror over your enemies. May it please your majesty, I eannot but interest myself so mueh in your affairs, as to rejoice when you are vietorious, and be glad of your suecess; but as to my being plaeed in a glittering sphere, above the reach of those I dread, I neither understand it, nor daro I give mysolf the liberty of thinking what your majesty's meaning may be; but; as I know, I deserve no such promotion, neither do I desire it; so much as my own innocence, your majesty's royal goodness is sufficient to keep me from any thing intended by it, that is ineompatible with the strict- est rules of honour and virtue. And thereforo praying for your majesty's happiness, prosperity, and safe return, I beg leave with the humblest submission to subscribe in myself, Your ever dutiful and most obedient subject, ROSAMOND."