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Show 20 The In conft ant : Or, for I can't recollect any Paffage of my Life that Tin a-iham'd of. Old AI. Come hither, m y dear Friend; doft fee this Pierre p (Shews him a little Picture. Mir. Oriana's ? Pfhaw ! Old AI. What, Sir, wont you look upon't? Bob, dear Bob, prithee come hither now doft want any Money, Child ? Aiir. No, Sir. Old At. W h y then here's fome for thee; come here n o w - how canft thou be fo hard-hearted, an unnatural, unmannerly Rafcal (don't miftake me, Child, I an't angry) as to abule this tender, lovely, good-natur'd, dr Rogue Why, iLc fighs for thee, and cries for the pouts for thee, and fnubs for thee, the poor little heart of it is like to burft come, m y dear Boy, be good-natur'd like your nown Father, be n o w . and then fee here, read this the Effigies of the lovely Oriana, with ten thoufand Pound to her Portion- ten thoufand Pound, you Dog ; ten thoufand Pound, you Rogue, how dare you refufe-a Lady with ten thoufand Pound, you impudent Rafcal ? Mir. Will you hear m e fpeak, Sir? Old At. Hear you fpeak, Sir! If you had ten thoufand Tongues, you cou'd not out-talk ten thouland Pound, Sir. Mir. Nay, Sir, if you won't hear me, I'll be gone! Sir, I'll take Poft for Italy this Moment. Ol I M. Ah ! The Fellow knows I won't part with him. Well, Sir, what have you to fay ? Aiir. The Univerfal Reception, Sir, that Marriage has had in the World is enough to fix it for a publickGood, and to draw every body into the C o m m o n Caufe; but there are iome Conftitutions, like fome Inftruments, fo peculiarly lingular, that they make tolerable Mufick by themfelves, but never do well in aConfort. Old Al. W h y this is Reafon, I muft confefs, but yet 'tis Nonfenfe too ; for tho' you fhou'd reafon like an Angel, if you argue your felf out of a good Eftate you talk like a Fool. Aiir. But, Sir, if you bribe m e into Bondage with^ the Riches of Crafts, you leave m e but a Beggar for want of SmoCiuayrtO n, lL eowdi f bh? Mem y.rY y toy ud.'SWi eldanl fI se fgsaei ?yv e Or ' tyfifo suwu c whhhEa idattu epcCe,aor tlvioaeournnfrde ?n tFoweowano sli t sio ht te hotaenor e dH d ei?maf adp'ku Sbtoedeefe l a ittemhhvie,es |