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1、SketchesofYoungCouplesSketchesofYoungCouplesCharlesDickens.1SketchesofYoungCouplesANURGENTREMONSTRANCE,&cTOTHEGENTLEMENOFENGLAND,(BEINGBACHELORSORWIDOWERS,)THEREMONSTRANCEOFTHEIRFAITHFULFELLOW-SUBJECT,SHEWETH,-THATHerMostGraciousMajesty,Victoria,bytheGraceofGodoftheUnitedKingdomofGrea
2、tBritainandIrelandQueen,DefenderoftheFaith,did,onthe23rddayofNovemberlastpast,declareandpronouncetoHerMostHonourablePrivyCouncil,HerMajesty'sMostGraciousintentionofenteringintothebondsofwedlock.THATHerMostGraciousMajesty,insomakingknownHerMostGraciousintentiontoHerMostHonourablePrivyC
3、ouncilasaforesaid,diduseandemploythewords-'ItismyintentiontoallymyselfinmarriagewithPrinceAlbertofSaxeCoburgandGotha.'THATthepresentisBissextile,orLeapYear,inwhichitisheldandconsideredlawfulforanyladytoofferandsubmitproposalsofmarriagetoanygentleman,andtoenforceandinsistuponacceptance
4、ofthesame,underpainofacertainfineorpenalty;towit,onesilkorsatindressofthefirstquality,tobechosenbytheladyandpaid(orowed)for,bythegentleman.THATtheseandotherthehorrorsanddangerswithwhichthesaidBissextile,orLeapYear,threatensthegentlemenofEnglandoneveryoccasionofitsperiodicalreturn,have
5、beengreatlyaggravatedandaugmentedbythetermsofHerMajesty'ssaidMostGraciouscommunication,whichhavefilledtheheadsofdiversyoungladiesinthisRealmwithcertainnewideasdestructivetothepeaceofmankind,thatneverenteredtheirimaginationbefore.THATacasehasoccurredinCamberwell,inwhichayoungladyinform
6、edherPapathat'sheintendedtoallyherselfinmarriage'withMr.SmithofStepney;andthatanother,andaverydistressingcase,hasoccurredatTottenham,inwhichayoungladynotonlystatedherintentionofallyingherselfinmarriagewithhercousinJohn,but,takingviolentpossessionofhersaidcousin,actuallymarriedhim.2Ske
7、tchesofYoungCouplesTHATsimilaroutragesareofconstantoccurrence,notonlyinthecapitalanditsneighbourhood,butthroughoutthekingdom,andthatunlesstheexcitedfemalepopulacebespeedilycheckedandrestrainedintheirlawlessproceedings,mostdeplorableresultsmustensuetherefrom;amongwhichmaybeanticipateda
8、mosta
