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Show 5*8 ri<rnatwn : Or, Now ^ ^ S ^ ^ ^ t ^ f i ^ S^rwil. be but half ' Hip. Yes, we may * but 1 bave Beth, half Iron. Afca. Let's try however. }4>. Hold, & " * « s here. ,t. te t0 c an Seconds. J/J*. Nay,- if y ° u come Wlth P ;• [Afcanio hems. The Prince W Lucretiai ^ ^ n I,, Sir, though your Song was pleafant, yet there fr^^W °^^ Frknd ^ "' '^ ^ t0 WCU your Friend Devotioi.. « avoid it that I entefd here. Luc 1 can never fpeak wel of L o v ^ n ^ ^ ^ the pr u th Fred. Then, Madam, you have met >aurtVlan ^ ^ ^ ^ g war •sffitsw -d a°*• am certain now l M ^You^e the beft Man in the ^^ S^ rj^S S fig ff^SB^SBS ^? next, never to change our ^BoSair will excufe the Ceremony. Vn^ w i P j f f P . I have try'd every Bar many . M ^ S S LeCdSew^a H7nd nray ^et tnrou^ and be gallanted. ance to all Love. Luc. That Seducer of Virtue. .Fre. That Difturber of Quiet. Luc. That Madnefs of Youth. Fre. That Dotage of old Age. Luc. That Enemy to good Humour. j £ And, to conclude all, that Reafon of all unreafonable Actions. Afca. This Doctrine is abominable* do not believe it, Silter. fit No, if I do, Brother, may I never have Comfort from fweet Youth at ^fBut remember one Article of our Friendfhip, That though webanifh Love, we do not Mirth, nor Gallantry* for I declare, I am for all Extravagancies, UFrc Juft" my own humour * for I hate Gravity and Melancholy next to Love. Afca. N o w it comes into m y Head, the Duke of Mantoua makes an Entertainment to Night in Mafquerade: Ifyou love Extravagancy fo well, Madam, I'll put you into the Head of one* lay by your Nun-fhip for an Hour or two, and come amongft us in Difguife. Fre. M y Boy is in the right, Madam. Will you venture? I'll furnifh you with Masking-Habits. Hip. O m y dear Sifter, never refufe it: I keep the Keys, you know: I'll warrant you we'll return before we are mifs.d. 1 do fo long to have one fling into the fweet World again before I die. Hang't, at worft 'tis but one Sin more, and then we'll repent for all together. Afca. But if I catch you in the World, Sifter, I'll makeyou have a better Opinion of the Flefh and the Devil for ever after. Luc. If it were known, I were loft for ever. Fre. H o w fhould it be known? You have her on your fide, there, that keeps the Keyes: And, put the worft, that you are taken in the World* the World's a good World to ftay in* and there are certain Occafions of waking in a Morning, that may be more pleafant to you than your Matins. Luc. Fie, Friend, thefe Extravagancies are a Breach of Articles in our Friendfhip: But well, for once, I'll venture to go out* Dancing and Singing are but petty Tranfgreflions. Afca. M y Lord, here's Company approaching* we mail be difcover'd. Fred. Love in a Nunnery. venient, Region nienrs. 529 cenduciv^r11 ***«*«** #<* lhall be witlTyou immediate!^ Afca. How will you difrmife s;(W> w;n .T~ i Hip. A Woman? Brothel"V^fc^I ftouH h ^ ^ S ' ° r a W o m a n > if 1 once wore Breeches. ~ ' ^°uU have theft™ngeft Thoughts ^•0«. A W o m a n , fay you? Here's m v Hariri ;f T „,„ * nient, I'll do m y bef/tcTmake you o n e ? ' ** Y ° U " ^ con ' ' Enter Aurelian and Camillo, L *'* Lam. But w h y thus melancholy, with Hat DUII'H H ™ ™ ™ A -U TT J gionof the iart, juft ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ £ ^ Aur. Faith, Camillo, I am alham'd on't, but cannot help it PP> M e m o r y - Cam. But to be in Love with a Waiting-woman I with an Eater of F ™ its. a Simperer at the lower end of .lTable, with mighty GoTs r o S " Giamd, and red with Starching, thofe Difcouragers and A b a t e d elevated Aur. I could love Deformity it felf, with that good Humour She who', armd with Gayety and Wit, needs no other Weapons to conquer m e Cam^NeLovers are the great Creators of W i t in our Miftreffes. ^or Beatrix Shes a meer utterer of Yes and No, and has no more Senfe than wha will jUft dignifie her to be an arrant Waiting-woman : That is to lvforhef Lady, and take your Money. ' ° lye lor hef | Aur It may be then I found h/r in the Exaltation of her W i t , for certainly W W have their good and ill Days of talking, as they haveoflookZ (am. Kut however, fhe has done you the Courtefie to drive out Laura And fo one Poyfon has expell'd th'other. a Aur Troth, not abfolutely neither* for I dote on Laura's Beauty and on ot out ' am W°Unded Wlth ' f°rked Arr°W' Whkh ™» not eafily be Cam. Not to lofe time in fruitlefs Complaints, Jet us purfue our new Contrivance, that you may fee your two Miftreffes, and I m y one Aur. That will not now be difficult: This Plot's fo laid, that I defV the Devi to make it mifs. The W o m a n ofthe Houfe, by which they are to pafs to Church, is bnbd* the Ladies are, bv her, acquainted with the Defign - and we need onlv to be there before them, and expert the Prey, which will un-doubtedly fall into the Net. Cam. Your Man is made fafe, I hope, from doing us any Mifchief. Aur. He has d'rfpos'd of himfelf, I thank him, for an hour or two: ' The Fon would make me believe that an unknown Lady is in Love with him and his made him an Affignation. [ Caw. If he flic eld fucceed now, I fhould have the worfe Opinion of the Sex for his fake. Aw: Never doubt t .,t he'll fucceed : Your brisk Fool, that can make a Leg is ever a fine Gentleman among the Ladies, becaufe he's juft of their Talent and they underftand him better than a Wit. Cam. Peace* the La lies are coming this way to the Chappel, and their Taylor with 'em: Let 'em go by without faluting, to avoid fufpicion * and let us'^ooff to prepare our .Engine. Enter Mario, Laura, and Violetta. , Aur. I muft have a Look before we go. Ah you little Divine Rogue! I'll be with you immediately. [Exeunt Aur. and Cam. Vio. Look you, Sifter, there are our Friends, but take no Notice. Lau. I faw them. Was not that Aurelian with Camillo* Vio. Yes. Lau. I like him ftrangely. If his Perfon were join'd \s\t\\ Benito's Wit, I know not what would become of m y poor Heart. Enter Fa bio, and whijpers with Mario. Mar. Stay, Neeces, I'll but fpeak a W o r d with Fahio, and go with you immediately. Vio. I fee, Sifter, you are infinitely taken with Benito's Wit* but I have heard he is a very conceited Coxcomb. Lau. They who told you fo, were horribly miftaken : You fhall bejudgeyour felf, Violetta^ for, to confefs frankly to you, I have made him a kind of an Appointment. Y yy Vh10 . |
