After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5, White has a wide choice. The two replies that trouble Black are 4.d4 and 4.d3; accepting the pawn is practical but does not test the gambit in the same way.
Chapter 3 of The Rousseau Gambit: Foundations
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