those charms which cannot be expressed, and the graces had given the finishing stroke to them.  The turn of her face was exquisitely fine, and her swelling neck was as fair and as bright as her face.  In a word, her person gave the idea of Aurora, or the goddess of the spring, “such as youthful poets fancy when they love.”  But as it would have been unjust that a single person should have engrossed all the treasures of beauty without any defect, there was something wanting in her hands and arms to render them worthy of the rest:  her nose was not the most elegant, and her eyes gave some relief, whilst her mouth and her other charms pierced the heart with a thousand darts.

With this amiable person she was full of wit and sprightliness, and all her actions and motions were unaffected and easy:  her conversation was bewitching, when she had a mind to please; piercing and delicate when disposed to raillery; but as her imagination was subject to flights, and as she began to speak frequently before she had done thinking, her expressions did not always convey what she wished; sometimes exceeding, and at others falling short of her ideas.

Miss Temple, nearly of the same age, was brown compared with the other:  she had a good shape, fine teeth, languishing, eyes, a fresh complexion, an agreeable smile, and a lively air.  Such was the outward form; but it would be difficult to describe the rest; for she was simple and vain, credulous and suspicious, coquettish and prudent, very self-sufficient and very silly.

As soon as these new stars appeared at the duchess’s court, all eyes were fixed upon them, and every one formed some design upon one or other of them, some with honourable, and others with dishonest intentions.  Miss Jennings soon distinguished herself, and left her companions no other admirers but such as remained constant from hopes of success:  her brilliant charms attracted at first sight, and the charms of her wit secured her conquests.

The Duke of York having persuaded himself that she was part of his property, resolved to pursue his claim by the same title whereby his brother had appropriated to himself the favours of Miss Wells; but he did not find her inclined to enter into his service, though she had engaged in that of the duchess.  She would not pay any attention to the perpetual ogling with which he at first attacked her.  Her eyes were always wandering on other objects, when those of his royal highness were looking for them; and if by chance he caught any casual glance, she did not even blush.  This made him resolve to change his manner of attack:  ogling having proved ineffectual, he took an opportunity to speak to her; and this was still worse.  I know not in what strain he told his case; but it is certain the oratory of the tongue was not more prevailing than the eloquence of his eyes.