This is the chief reason why our manners are better than low persons: ours are more natural, because they imitate no one else; theirs are affected, because they think to imitate ours; and whatever is evidently borrowed becomes vulgar.

Original affection is sometimes ton--imitated affectation, always bad.
"Well, my dear Henry, I must now conclude this letter, already too long to be interesting.

I hope to see you about ten days after you receive this; and if you could bring me a Cachemire shawl, it would give me great pleasure to see your taste in its choice.

God bless you, my dear son.
"Your very affectionate "Frances Pelham." "P.S.

I hope you go to church sometimes: I am sorry to see the young men of the present day so irreligious.