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Show i4o The FATAL MARRIAGE; ,, I»H «rav-lav him with a Bottle Corner, and give nim ni Company F/7. That as you pleafe. rray KV The Bride will wait upon em. L^bian V*MU' Enter Tfabclto. • M y 7/*£t/b / O the Joy ot Heart ! That I have leave at laft to cal you mine W h e n I give up that Title to the Charms O f any other Wifh, be nothing mine. But let me look upon you ! View you well This is a welcome Gallantry indeed : I durft not ask, but it was kind to grant, Juft at the time : Difpenfing with your Drefs Upon our Bridal-Day. Ifa. Black mighe be ominous I ; I wouiJ not bring ill Luck along with me. Vil. O ! if vour melancholy Thoughts could change With fhifting'of your Drefs- Time has done Curs Incredible, this way, and may again. Tis fornething that the Face of Heav'n appears Darken'd, and hid fo long in Mourning Veils i When breaking Clouds divide, they make a way For the bright Sun to fmile upon the Day. Ifa. 1 could have wifti'd, if you had thought it fit, Our Marriage had not been fo publick. Vil. D o not you grudge m c m y Excefs of Love; That was a Caufe it could not be conceal'd : Befides 'twould injure the Opinion I have of m y good Fortune, having you j And leffen it in other Peoples Thoughts, Bufie on fuch occafions to enquire, Had it been private. Ifa. I have no more to fay. Enter Carlos, Frederick, Victoria, other Men and Worn Vil. Our Friends too, w h o come in to the fupport O f our bad Fortune, have an honeft Right, In better Times, to (hare the good with us. Car. W e c o m e to claim that Right, to ftiareyourj Or, The Innocent Adultery. 141 Fred. To wifh you Joy; and find it in our felves • or a Friend's H-ppinefs refle&s a Warmth, kindly Comfort, into every* Heart at is not envious. Vil. He muft be a Friend, ho is not envious of a Happinefs abfolute as mine ; but if you are s I have Reafon to believe you are) ncern'd for m y Well-being, there's the Caufe : hank her for what I am, and what muft be. V&. Is not this better than lying alone, M a d a m ? Car. You'll take m y Advice another time, Sifter. Fred. You Ladies are hard to be perfuaded to pleafe your felves: But you k n o w when you are well, I hope. Car. When you are well pleas'd he means, Sifter. Y o u ire a Judge, and within the Degrees of Comparifon, having had a Husband before. [Ifa. turns away. Vil. Carlos, what have you done ? A rifing Smile ole from her Thoughts, juft redning on her Cheek, nd you have dafht it. Car. I am forry for't. 0. My beft Friends will forgive m e , w h e n I o w n mull prefer her Peace to all the World. y let us bury every thing that's paft ; forward to the kindly coming Hour. have a Profpeft of fufficient Joy ; "buld-you had all, to entertain your Hopes, " draw you on to everlafting Love. Enter Fernando, Julia and Fabian. Fern. Why, fo, fo, all goes well, I fee ; Wifh you Joy," I am an old Fellow, but I muft falute your e. [Kijfes her.] A -fine W o m a n truly ! I have had two three Glaffes to her Health already : I defign to be ve-merry, ha. p. Why, fo you (hall, Coufin ; fill fome Wine. [To ServantSi. '**> Why, that's well faid ; fill fome Wine. But one rd with you nl. I did not k n o w you at firft. Viik\ |