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Show *, .v r rTjf Marriage A-la-Mode, kho. I believe it was ktvefltedM by fome; jealous Lover, to difcover the haunts of his jilting Miftrifs, or, perhaps, by fome diftrefled Servant, to gam an opportunity with a Jealous Man's Wife. cIlK,-u ? S . N O , it muft be the Invention of a W o m a n , it has fo muth of Subtilty and Love in it. _ ' . . ., Rho. I am fure 'tis extreamly pleafant, for to go unkown, is the next degree to eoine invifible. , „, ,, ., ' . , . Pala. What with our Antique Habits, and feign'd Voices, do you know me? and I know you , Methinks we move and talk juft like fo many over-grown Puppets. .... cur Rho. Mafqucrade is only Vizor-mafque improv'd, a heightmng ot the fame Fafhion. , • Mafquerade is Vizor-mafque in Debauch , and 1 like it the better tor t: for , Vizor-mafque, we fool our felves into Courtfhip, for the fake i I that glared, or a Hand that ftole it felf out of the Glove tomeriti i Sample of the Skin: but in Mafquerade there is hothins ': ' ' 'fo incognita, and the bold Difcoverer leaps afhoar, and tak <J wild Indians and Salvages, without the vile confideration c is Perfon, or of Beauty or Wholefomnefs in his Miftrifs. Enter Beliza. Rho. Bdiza, what make you here? Bel. Sir. m y Lady fent me after you, to let you know, fhe finds her felf a little indifpos'd, fo that (he cannot Court, but is retir'd to reft, in her own Appartment, where the (hall want the happinefs of your dear Embraces to night ~ o - Rho. A very fine Phrafe, Beliza, to let me know m y Wife defires to lie alone. Pala. I doubt, Rhodophil, you take the pains fometimes to inftruct your Wife's W o m a n in thefe Elegancies. Rho. Tell m y dear Lady, that fince I muft be fo unhappy as not to wait on her to night, I will lament bitterly for' her abfence. 'Tis true, I fhall be at Court, but I will take no Divertifement there , and when I return to m y fo-litary Bed,Jf I am fo forgetful of m y Pafiion as to Sleep, I will Dream of her-and betwixt Sleep and Waking, put out m y foot towards her fide for midnight conization , and not finding her, I will figh, and imagine m y felf a moft defolate Y\ idower. Bel. I fhall do your Commands, Sir. [Exit Rho. (Afide) She's fick as aptly for m y purpofe, as if fhe had contriv'd it fo' Well, if ever W o m a n was help-meet for Man, m y Spoufe isfo , for within this hour I rdfiv'd a Note from Melantha, that fhe would meet me this Evening in Mafquerade in Boys Habit, to rejoyce with me before fhe entred into Fetters • tor I find (he loves me better then Palamede, only becaufe he's to be her Husband' There s fomething of Antipathy in the W o r d Marriage to the Nature of Love ' Marriage is the meer Ladle of affection, that cools it when 'tis never fo fierce^ Boiling over. "ci^ciy le/'out whic/fff'f I Wf I"**5 bcguy°Ur Pard°n' there is an occafion fal- Jen out which I had forgot: I cannot be at Court to Night. Herd w^i fi 7 ' 'l T f°rvy W e {1,nI1 not havc one Courfe together at the Miftrifs ^ y ° U r G a m C heS fin§le : G o o d for<™e ^0 you ^ h h your Pala. He has wilh'd me Good Fortune with hi< Wifr • r****: r £ % £ ' then, there's fair leave given. Well I muftfo\ lth,\' I V "° fi" ? th,s Temptations of m y Charitv O w h l S *e Sick5 l Cannot refift the refty Husband, atS r^Vta^T^ST? ^ ^ find betW',XS a d^ plowing on, b W e he ^ Rh then have with you. \yiojowg of 6words within. Re-enter Palemede, with RhodnnhW , i r\ •• . , L£XZ/ Palamedt. Rho. Friend, your Relief w « v i ™ ? i W,Doral,ce * Man's Habit. Pala. What'wYas thf^arTeP Y ***** °therVvife l llad b ^ d opprefs'd. R h . What I did, was in Rcfcuc of this Youth £f' T V,Vhat c i a u ^ a 1 ^ 7 ^ - " 45?? %t v . P ° • l am Part,y engag d to Pala. Dann, t,, "KindnSr'"' ** Y™ ' good Adventure. and mi* „ly opportuni,^ S £ * ' ^ g 1 ^ *« young Rogue, l£x*t Rhodophd alone, Palamede I wab Doralicc. SCENE II. Polyd. Argaleon counfel'd wi^fe' He has, I know not what •»""» m m ; rL?Tat in his Looks'. a"d of high rate Who oul/l^iet'l/^ '"V?*. She„gh'd„Ln7£™t'dX/2drord A Dance. After the Dance *^ Amal*«. The Kin? fits. I fatrL^I1^^11^5 the Pnncefs, t law the Habit ere fhe put it on Leon. I know her by a thoufand other Si*ns - She cannot hide fomuch Divinity * ' BreaksftomW^iP* fonK &»ceful Motion td ^,,„' "^ T ? ,OUnd hcr ,ike a Glory. Like LI n fl i;e I reV J ea,s her ^ and knows it not: Like Lov s Dark-Ianthorn I direct his fteps And yet he fees not that which gives him light. W m M ° W y ° U 5 but' aIaS' leonidas, ° W h y Ihould you tempt this danger on your felf > I would not hazard greater for your fake: But you, I fear, are chang'd. Palm. No, I am ftill the fame • But there are many things bccan'ie Palmyra Which ill become the Princefs. AA^-TT i l ask nothing Which Honour will not give you leave to grant: One hours fhort Audience, at m y Fathers Houfe, You cannot fure refufe me. Palm. Perhaps I fhould, did I confult ftrict Virtue • But fomething muft be given to Love and you W h e n would you I fhould come } Leon. This Evening, with the fpcedieft opportunity. I have a Secret to difcover to you Which will furprife, and pleafe you. Palm. _-'Tis enough. {Goes to Palmyra, \To Leonidas. * """• * ia cnougn. Go now, for we may be obferv'd and known I truft your Honour; give me not occafion To blame m y felf, or you. S f f 2 Le on. |