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Show The Conftant Couple. 5 Wild. Come, Gentlemen, the News, the News o'th' Town; for I'm juft arriv'd. Vi^. W h y , in the City-end o'th' T o w n we're playing the Knave, to get Eftates. Stand. A n d in the Court-end playing the Fool, in fpend-ing 'em. Wild. Juftfo in Paris; I'm glad we're grown fo Modifh. Viz,. W e are all fo reform'd, that Gallantry is ta"ken for Vice. Stand. And Hypocrifie for Religion. Wild. Alamode de Paris. Agen. Viz,. Not one Whore between Ludgate and Aldgate. Stand. But ten times more Cuckolds than ever." Viz,. Nothing like an Oath in the City. Stand. That's a miftake^ for m y Major fwore a hundred and fifty laft night to a Merchant's Wife in her Bed-chamber. Wild. P'fhaw, this is trifling; tell m e News, Gentlemen. W h a t Lord has lately broke his Fortune at the Groom-porter's ? or his Heart at New-Market, for the lofs of a Race ? W h a t Wife has been lately fuifig in Dotlors-Commons for Alimony ? or, what Daughter run away with her Father's Valet f W h a t Beau gave the nobleft Ball at the Bath, or had the fineft Coach in the Ring ? 1 want News, Gentlemen. Stand. Faith, Sir, thefe are no News at all. Viz.. But pray, Sir Harry, tell us fome News of your Travels. Wild. With all m y Heart. You muft know then, I went ever to Amflerdam in a DutchSbip; I there had a Du?chW\\ore: for five Stivers : I went from thence to Landen, where I was heartily drub'd in the Battel with the But-end of a Sveifs Muf-ket. I thence went to Paris, where I had half a dozen In-treagues, bought half a dozen new Suits, fought a couple of Duels, and here I a m agen mflatu quo. Viz,. But w e heard that you dehgn'd to make the Tour of Italy ; W h a t brought you back fo foon ? Wild. That which Brought you into the World, and may perhaps carry you out of it; a W o m a n . Stand. W h a t ! quit the Plcafures of Travel for a W o m a n ! Wild. Ay, Colonel, for fuch a W o m a n ! I had rather fee her /W/than the Palace of Lewis le Grand: There's more Glory in her 'mile, than in the Jubilee at Rome; and I would rather kits her Hand than the Pope's Toe. Viz,. You, Colonel, have been very lavifhin the Beauty and Virtue of ejpquent i yno tuhre• M Pi'rf atirfeef so;f hainsd: SiNro Hwa rrwyil hle rIe \,a b.ars y cbue enbGo untihon elTealessn |