ABSTRACT
Much as I had condemned Flaminio for his bigotted superstition, I could not wholly absolve Isabinda for the step she had taken; – I wonder’d not that she was fearful of being forced into a state of life which few ladies of her years would chuse; but I wonder’d that she was not also fearful of putting herself into the power of a man who loved her, and whom she passionately loved; – she must certainly either not have consider’d the dangers to which she might be exposed, or have depended too much on the strength of her own virtue.
