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1、SketchesofYoungCouplesSketchesofYoungCouplesCharlesDickens.1SketchesofYoungCouplesANURGENTREMONSTRANCE,&cTOTHEGENTLEMENOFENGLAND,(BEINGBACHELORSORWIDOWERS,)THEREMONSTRANCEOFTHEIRFAITHFULFELLOW-SUBJECT,SHEWETH,-THATHerMostGraciousMajesty,Victoria,bytheGraceofGodoftheUnitedKing
2、domofGreatBritainandIrelandQueen,DefenderoftheFaith,did,onthe23rddayofNovemberlastpast,declareandpronouncetoHerMostHonourablePrivyCouncil,HerMajesty'sMostGraciousintentionofenteringintothebondsofwedlock.THATHerMostGraciousMajesty,insomakingknownHerMostGraciousintentiontoHerMo
3、stHonourablePrivyCouncilasaforesaid,diduseandemploythewords-'ItismyintentiontoallymyselfinmarriagewithPrinceAlbertofSaxeCoburgandGotha.'THATthepresentisBissextile,orLeapYear,inwhichitisheldandconsideredlawfulforanyladytoofferandsubmitproposalsofmarriagetoanygentleman,andtoenf
4、orceandinsistuponacceptanceofthesame,underpainofacertainfineorpenalty;towit,onesilkorsatindressofthefirstquality,tobechosenbytheladyandpaid(orowed)for,bythegentleman.THATtheseandotherthehorrorsanddangerswithwhichthesaidBissextile,orLeapYear,threatensthegentlemenofEnglandoneve
5、ryoccasionofitsperiodicalreturn,havebeengreatlyaggravatedandaugmentedbythetermsofHerMajesty'ssaidMostGraciouscommunication,whichhavefilledtheheadsofdiversyoungladiesinthisRealmwithcertainnewideasdestructivetothepeaceofmankind,thatneverenteredtheirimaginationbefore.THATacaseha
6、soccurredinCamberwell,inwhichayoungladyinformedherPapathat'sheintendedtoallyherselfinmarriage'withMr.SmithofStepney;andthatanother,andaverydistressingcase,hasoccurredatTottenham,inwhichayoungladynotonlystatedherintentionofallyingherselfinmarriagewithhercousinJohn,but,takingvi
7、olentpossessionofhersaidcousin,actuallymarriedhim.2SketchesofYoungCouplesTHATsimilaroutragesareofconstantoccurrence,notonlyinthecapitalanditsneighbourhood,butthroughoutthekingdom,andthatunlesstheexcitedfemalepopulacebespeedilycheckedandrestrainedintheirlawlessproceedings,most
8、deplorableresultsmustensuetherefrom;amongwhichmaybeanticipatedamosta
