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Show 310 T ^ WIVES EXCUSE: Or, Mr jy: T? • , this Yea n° ' Sir' thcre camc but 1 " ^ °f it ovCr friend f' ^ * a m promis'd a whole Canifier by lend f """* * aui P r o m i s u a wnuic ^anincr by Lov T a c o n f l d e r a ble Intereft in the Committee. Mr *p • ^Bohea, Sir, the Bohea willdoourBufinef, Pound fpr t M , V| Boh L e*> at the beft Hand too, coft m e teil enifl nded in at an Indian Houfe in the City, if'yoVpkS Cuckolds make Themfelves. 3zl fly fecur'd : W h y , Sir, after all, I k n o w no Bufinefs between us that is to be carry'd on, by m y being alone with you. love. I'm Forry for that indeed, Madam. theniru3. d > 6ut l have a Tea with a damn'd H* aBox onM rtsh.e FErair.. Sup^po fe, M r . Lovemore, a M a n ihoa'd hit y o u fri7jih a r d N a m e ' that T think l was v e r y muchk. love- Only fappofe it, gooi M a d a m. "W tte^n)d headv ein faotm oe« oTf~ JtJha t.u ~..r.» :_ . L . /->:.... ic . uc" °er it my k\t for you rQ^ pr~ Fn That Madam muft make the Compliment tl ^ater to the Company: A , you know the way i LOTTF*' IU * t^^^^Loverl; thatt , , w a ? m e muft come' ^e can't avoid me ks to the honeft Husband. [Mrs. Friendall m J 's. ^ - / a * o Mr;. Fri* W h y , Sir, any M a n that's Brute enough m a v , it j tho' that Brute fhould beg your Pardon never fa ublic'kly for the W r o n g , you wou'd never heartily for- L him for pitching upon you. love. Not heartily I believe indeed. Mrs. Fri. W h y , very well: Y o u keep m e here againft Will againft all Rules of Decency to m e , my Sex, my ind Win, •*£,*•- - - » - - * Character j the worft of W r o n g s ; yet you will think A*- r • > --w-.o. [^a. rncnaau returnT harjtdf ltarou b we c"o n-d~e*m-n 'd, o-r' h-a ted, fo»r - y-o. u/ -l-ig"h»t- »O-pinion «w». F H . Are you one of the Gentlemen that leveth, of me, that firft encouragd you to this Defign. Tea with a hard N a m e ? a< " ^ Hated for loving you ! Love .Faith, M a d a m , I muft love any thing that «.« Mrs'Fri. Ay, there's the Bufinefs: W h o wou'd not ftay m e an Opportunity 5 Itofee her Worfhipper upon his Knees, thus prais'd, and Mrs. Fri With any W o m a n that hasammdtoimpro?eiJ*ior'd ? Her Beauty made to tire the Painter's Art, her Love. Ot adoring you. r Myforo ftrike the Poet's Envy dumb ; and all deliver'd in Mrs. Fri. Me, Mr. Lovemore ! I was going before tolfuch a dying tone, no Lady can out-live it. Mr. Love-n o w you drive me. |^ you mjght have k n o w n m e better, than to imagine r fly Flattery could foftly fing m e into a Confent to Love. Stay, this Violence, if you can call it Violence JfOurOy Flattery nay,] M m y Knees,:excufes you to all your Feraaie*FoVml^M^T'^g m y Virtue had abriorr'J. But h o w have I be-r Form, if you fhould (hjlhv'd my felf ? What have I done to deferve this ? W h at Mrs. Fri. Well, what's the Matter ? to your felf, fsverer than your and hear m e. tocouragement have I given you ? love. A Lover makes his Hopes. Mrs. Fri. Perhaps 'tis from the general Encouragement of being a marry'd W o m a n , fupported on your fide by that honourable Opinion of our Sex, that becaufe fome Women abufe their Husbands, every W o m a n may. I ^rant you indeed, the Cuftom of England has been very Mrs Fri. With the Spirit of Scandal I may, a fmail I prevailing in that Point j and I muft o w n to y o u an ill matter Conjures up a Lampoon agaiBft the Women - Iflusband is a great Provocation to a Wife, w h e n flie has But to the purpofe, Sir ; you pretend Bufinefs with me, 11 mind to believe as 111 of h i m as fhe can. and have infinuated a great deal of pains all this Day togetl iM,e- H o w if the Wife believe too well of h i m ? an occafion of fpeaking to m e in private j which now, I Mrs. Fri. W h y then the Folly's hers: For m y part, I by Mr. Friendali's AiMance, you think you have ingeni.lbve known Mr. Friendall too long, not to k n o w juftly ^71 Pf what Love. Every thing is Matter of your Praife, the fubje or trefh Wonder; Your Beauty made to tire the Painteii Art, your Wit to ftrike rhe Poet's Envy dumb. Mrs. Fri. Are you turn'd Poet too ? Love. Indeed you can infpire m e |