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Show 50 Sir Harry Wildair 5 being Mar. Begar, Monfieur Chevalier, wen de France-man can tell no more Lie, den vill he tell Trute. I was acquaint wid de Paintre dat draw your Lady's Picture, an' I give him ten Piftole for de Copy. An fo m e have de Picture of all de Beauty in London; and by dis Politique, m e have de Reputation to lie wid dem all. Wild. W h e n perhaps your Pleafure never reach'd above a Pit-Mafque in your Life. Mar. An' begar, for datmatre, de natre of W o m e n , a Pit- Mafque is as good as de beft. De Pleafure is noting, de Glory is all, Alamode de France. (Struts out4 Wild. G o thy ways for a true Pattern of the Vanity, Impertinence, Subtlety, and Oftentationof thy Country. Look ye, Captain, give m e thy hand; once I was a Friend to France; but henceforth, I promife to facrifice m y Fafhions, Coaches, Wigs, and Vanity, to Horfes, Arms, and Equipage, and ferve m y King in propria pe-rfona, to promote a vigorous W a r , there be occafion. Fire. Bravely faid, Sir Hairy : And if all the Beaux in the Side-boxes were of your mind, w e wou'd fend 'em back their L'Abbe, and Balm; and fhew 'em a new Dance to the Tune of Harry the Fifth* Enter Standard, Lurewell, Dicky, and Parley.' Wild. O h Collonel! Such Difcoveries! Stand. Sir , I have heard all from your Servant; honeft Dicky has told m e the whole Story. Wild. W h y then, let Dicky run for the Fiddles immediately* Dick. O h , Sir! 1 knew what it would come to ; they're here already, ^ir. Wild. Then, CoHonel, we'll have a new Wedding, and begin it with a Dance.' Strike up. (A Dance here. Stand. N o w , Sir Harry, w e have retriev'd our Wives; yours from Death, and mine from the Devil: and they are atprc-fent very honeft. But how fhall w e keep em fo ? Ang. By being good Husbands, Sir ; and the great Secret for keeping Matters right in Wedlock, is never to quarrel with your Wives for Trifles: for w e are but Babies at beft, and muft have our Play-things, our Longings, our Vapours, our Frights, our Monkeys, our China, our Falhions, our Wafhes, our Patches, our Waters, our Tattle, and Impertinence; therefore, I fay, 'tis better to let a W o m a n play the Fool, than provoke her to play the Devil. Lure. And another Rule, Gentlemen, let m e advife you to obferve, never to be Jealous; or if you fhou'd, be fure never to let your Wife think you fufpect her; for w e are mfotrraei nr'ed- |