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Show 8 Love and a Bottle. Roet. The greatnefs of my wants, which wou'd force me difcover 'em, makes m e blufh to o w n 'em. [Aftde.'] Wh faith, Ned, I had a great Journey from Ireland hither, am wou'd burthen m y felf with no more than juft neceft; Charges. Love. O h , then you have brought Bills. Roeb. No, faith. Exchange of Money from Dublin hith is fo unreafouable high, that - Love. W h a t ! Roeb. That - Zoons, I have not one farthing. - Now you underftand me. Love. N o faith, I never underftand one that comes in for-ma pauperis; I ha'n't ftuu; 'd the L a w fo long for nothing. - But what Profped can you propofe of a Supply ? Roeb. I'll tell you. W h e n you appear'd, I was juft thank-ing m y Stars for fending m e a Throat to cut, and confequent-^ ly a Purfe: But m y knowledge of you prevented m e of that! way, and therefore I think you're oblig'd in return to afliftmej by fome better means. You were once an honeft Fellow j but fo long ftudy in the Inns m a y alter a M a n ftrangely, as4 you fay. Love. N o , dear Roebuck, I'm ftill a friend to thy Vertues, and efteein thy Follies as Foils only to fet them off* I did but rally you; and to convince you, here are fome Pieces, fhare of what I have about m e : Take them as earneft of my farther fupply; you know m y Eftate fufficient to maintain us both, if you will either reftrain your Extravagancies, or I retrench m y NecefTaries. Roeb. Thy profefllon of Kindnefs is Co great, that I cou'd al-, moft fufped it of Defjgn. But come, Friend, I a m heartily tir'd with the fatigue of m y Journey, befides a violent Fit of Sicknefs, which detain'd m e a Month at Coventry, to the ex-, haufting m y Health and Money. Let m e only recruit by a Relifh of the T o w n in Love and a Bottle, and then - O h Heav'hs ! and Earth ! [As they are going off, Roebuck flans back furpriu'd. Love. What's the matter, M a n ? Roeb. W h y ! Death and the Devil; or, what's worfe, a W and a Child. - Oons! don't you fee Mrs. Trudge with m y FLOB-oouhrRcnI osdojeB-out>.bhngv i e!hef t t.Aia nryIMdd erk fiasnany.ot ,iTwh grte,auhr bed yl gAoevee ruW r Imhmy sm iof Syrcahr emtoo,elhli dai;t nvoAg e cy f qtooduhuluearlb i oFobnwil'et ddla md Ane cact qbeoou aw!luaa ltir nasdt tehstae tun iwscn aeg?JU:y tv ahtt-eno d |
