| Ladies. | |
|---|---|
| 4th Class. | I am twenty years of age; mild disposition and manners; allowed to be personable. |
| 5th Class. | I am sixty years of age; income limited; active, and rather agreeable. |
| Gentlemen. | |
| 1st Class. | A young gentleman with dark eyes and hair; stout made; well educated; have an estate of 500 l. per annum in the county of Kent; besides 10,000 l. in three per cent. consolidated annuities; am of an affable disposition, and very affectionate. |
| 2nd Class. | I am forty years of age, tall and slender, fair complexion and hair, well tempered and of sober habits, have a situation in the Excise, of 300 l. per annum, and a small estate in Wales of the annual value of 150 l. |
| 3rd Class. | A tradesman in the city of Bristol, in a ready-money business, turning 150 l. per week at a profit of 10 per cent., pretty well tempered, lively, and fond of home. |
| 4th Class. | I am fifty-eight years of age; a widower, without encumbrance; retired from business upon a small income; healthy constitution; and of domestic habits. |
| 5th Class. | I am twenty-five years of age; a mechanic of sober habits; industrious, and of respectable connections. |
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