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Show :2po ESOP. 'But in a little time they found, Jt was the Devil had till'd the Ground, And brought the Seed from Hell. The Pack divided, nothing throve : ,Dificord feiz.'d the Throne of Love. Want and Mifiry all endure, All take pains, and all grow poor. When they had toil'd the live-long day, And came at night to view their Prey, Oft alas Jo ill they'd fiped, That half went J upper lefs to Bed. At length they all in Council fate, Where at a very fair Debate, It was agreed at lafi, That Slavery with Eafie and Plenty, W-hsn Hounds were fomething turn'd of twenty, Was much a better Fate, Than 'twas to work andfafi. i Play. Well, Sir and what did they do then ? Efop. W h y they all went home to their Kennel again* If you think they did wifely, you'll do well to follow their Example. [Exit Efop„ I Play. Well, Beagles, what think you of the little Gentleman's Advice ? 2 Worn. I think he's a little ugly Phiiofopher, and talks like a Fool. i Play. Ay, why there's it now ! If he had been a tall handfome Blockhead, he had talk'd like a wife Man. 2 Worn, W h y , do you think, Mr. Jowler, that we'll ever join again ? I Play. I do think, fweet Mrs. Juno, that |f we do not join again, you muft be a little freer of your Carcafe than you are, or you muft bring down your Pride to a Serge Petticoat. - ;i Worn. And do,you think, Sir, after the Affronts I have receiv'd, the Patent and 1 can ever be Friends ? I Play. I do think, Madam, that if m y Intereft had not been more affronted than your Face, the Patent and you had never been Foes. J I Worn. d ESOP. i Worn. -And fo Sir tk™ u °* of a Reconciliation ! y° U haVC ferious Oughts I Play. Madarii, I do believe I may I Worn. W h v then s,\. „• V* 3 Play. And I. 4 Play. And I. 2 Play. And I. N o feparate Peace xr™ r Turin PJaj, I befeech you. N° n C °f >'our I Play. W h y then, fince you are all fn r\ -a- J iifpos'd f I think we hai beft d j o u r n ^ ^ d^ to our Council-Chamber ; chufe f o » e ^ T „ S S Mediator and Guarantee R* u/on ^ ™ « ™L Treaty, difpatch our Plenipo's, and whip up tlfe Peace ke anOyfter. For under the Rofe, myConLrafes here is fuch a damn'd Difcount upon our B s 5 afraid, if we ftand it out another Campaign we mint live upon flender Subfiftance. * *>?£ muft Enter a Country Gentleman, who wa^s to and To % looking angrily upon Efop. J Efop. Have you any bufinefs with me, Sir ? Gent. - ~ I can't tell whether 1 have' or not. Efop. You feem difturb'd, Sir. Gent. I'm always fo at the fight of a Courtier Efip. Pray what may it be, that gives you fo ereat an Antipathy to em ? ° Gent. M y Profeffion. Efop. What's that ? Gent. Honefty. Efop. 'Tis an honeft Profeftion. I hope, Sir, for the general Good of Mankind, you are in fome publick Employment. g Gent. So I am, Sir, no Thanks to the Court. Efop. You are then, 1 fuppofe, imploy'dby-. Gent. M y Country. •Efop. W h o have made y"i Gent. A Senator. O 2 Efip. |