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Show 1 2f3 The Beaux Stratagem. Dor. O'my Confcience, I fancy you cou'd beg that Fellow at the Gallows-foot. Mrs. Sull. O'my Confcience, I cou'd, provided I cou'd put a Friend of yours in his Room. Dor. Y o u defir'd me, Sifter, to leave you, when you tranf-grefs'd the Bounds of Honour. Mrs. Sull. Thou dear cenforious Country-Girl - What doft mean? You can't think of the M a n without the Bcdi fellow, 1 find. Dor. I don't find any thing unnatural in that Thought, while the Mind is converfant with Flefh and Blood, it mull conform to the Humours of the Company. Mrs. Sull. H o w a little Love and good Company improves a W o m a n ! W h y , Child, you begin to live you never fpoke before. Dor. Becaufe I was never fpoke to. My Lord has told me that I have more Wit and Beauty than any of m y Sex; and truly I begin to think the M a n is fincere. Mrs. Sull. You're in the right, Dorinda, Pride is the Life a W o m a n , and Flattery is our daily Bread; and fhe's a Fool that won't believe a M a n there, as much as fhe that believes him in anything elfe But I'll lay you a Guinea, thatl had finer things faid to m e than you had. Dor. Done What did your Fellow fay to ye ? Mrs. Sull. M y Fellow took the Picture of Venus for mine. Dor. But m y Lover took m e for Venus her felf. Mrs. Sull. C o m m o n Cant! Had m y Spark cali'd m e a Venus directly, I fhou'd have believ'd him a Footman in good earneft. Dor. But m y Lover was upon his Knees to me. Mrs. Sull. And mine was upon his Tiptoes to me. Dor. Mine vow'd to die for me. Mrs. Sull. Mine fwore to die with me. Dor. Mine fpoke the fofteft moving things. Mrs. Sull. Mine had his moving things too. Dor. Mine kifs'd m y hand ten thoufand times. Mrs. Sull. Mine has all that Pleafure to come. Dor. Mine offer'd Marriage. Mrs. Sull. O Lard! Dye'call that a moving thing? Dor. The fharpeft Arrow in his Quiver, m y dear Sifter, W h y , my ten thoufand Pounds may lie brooding here this feven Years, and hatch nothing at laft but fome ill-na-tur'd Clown like yours: Whereas, if I marry m y Lord APairmkw,e ltlh,e Pthlearye, w ialnld beth eT iPtrlea,w iPnlga-ceR oaonmd, SPprleecnedoern,ce E,pq aut£ihee-i |