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Show A 212 ESOP. But fince he can't be fatisfy'd unlefs he has your Heart, as well as all the reft of your Trumpery, let me fee you receive him in fuch a manner that he may think himfelf your Choice as well as mine ; 'twill make him cfteem your Judgment: For we ufually guefs at other People s Understandings, by their approving our Action* and liking our Faces. See here the great Man conW? [To Dor.-] Follow me, Infolence ; and leave'em to ex-prefs their Paftion to each other. [To Euph.] Remember m y Jaft word to you is, Obey. J Xemem Dor. to Euph. afide] And remember m y laft Advice to you is, Rebel [Exit Lear. Dor. following him Euph. Alas, I'm good-natur'd; the laft thing that',' laid to m e ufually leaves the deepeft Impreffion. Enter Efop \ ttoyfiand fome time without fpcabina. Efop. .They fay, That Lovers, for want of words 1ave Lyes to fpeak with l'm afraid you do not under! ftand the Language of mine, fince yours, I find, will make no anfwer to 'em. But I muft tell you, Lady there is a numerous Train of youthful Virgins, hat are endow'd With Wealth and Beauty too, who yet have thought it worth their Pains and Care to point the* Baits at Efop s homely Bread ; whilft you fo much contemn what they purfue, that a young fenflefs Fop's prefer d before m e . Y * Euph. Did you but know that Fop you dare to term fo his very Looks wou'd fright you into nothing. Efop. A very Bauble. * Euph. How ! Efop. A Butterfly. Euph. I can't bear it. Efop. A Paroquet, can prattle and look gawdy. m Zuph. It may be fo ; but let m e paint him and voir m your proper Colours, I'll do it exactly, and you fhall judge which I ought to chufe. Efop. N o , hold; I'm naturally not over-curious; be-iides, tis Pride makes People have their Pictures drawn. Euph. Upon m y word, Sir, you may have yours taken a hundred times before any body will believe 'tis •acne upon that accouut. Efop, • E S 0 P.^^ Efop. 4fide.~\ H o w fevers 0,. :„ You are refolv'd then to „. rn T " m e ! feather; figh fa* Y^^%^>«»**j Mas. W t} and aie for a Cii SH our avat- Efop. But is k poflible ycu can loye fo much L pretend ? u tmiQh as you Euph. Why, do you queftion it ? You are in an Age where Hearts are ^JfS3? a pleafing Object gets admittance foon. ° B u " fince to Marriage there s annex'd this dreadful word, LorEver the following Example ought to move you. 3 A Peacock once of fpkndid fhow, Gay, gawdy, foppijh, vain a Beau, Attacked a fond young Pheafant's Heart With fuch Succefs, He pleas'd her, tho he made her fin art ' He piere'd her with fo much Addrefs,' She fimil'd the moment that he ftxt his Dart. A Cuckovjin a neighboring Tree Rich, honeft', ugly, old like me Lovd her as he lov'd his Life : No pamper'd Prieft e'er ftudy'd more To make a vertuous Nun a Whore Than he to get her for his Wife. But all his Offers fiill were vain, His Limbs were weak, hi* Face was plain \ Beauty, Touth, and Vigour weigh'd With the warm defiring Maid ; No |