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Show A , o 2 The R E L A P S E ; or, Wor. Yon feem diforder'd, Madam ; I hope ther* WZ Wha.e'er it be diftmbsyou I wond to Hea-venTwere in m y power to bear the Pam, nil I w « ahle to remove the Caufe. . X U I hope e'er long it wdl remove ,t felf. At lead 1 have eiven it warning to be gone. Wor. Won'd I durft ask, where 'us the Thorn tot-mentsyou? Forgive m e , if I grow inquifitive; 'Tis only with Defire to give you cafe. ^ i . Alas! 'tis in a tender part. It can toe drawn without a world of Pain: Yet out it muft ; for ,t be. gins to fefter in m y Heart. W,r. If'tis the ftingof unrequited Love, rem o it inftantly ; ti •• .... . I have a Balm will quickly hea the Wound. Aman. You'll find the Undertaking difficult ; The Surgeon, w h o already has attempted it, Has much tormented me. Wor. I'll aid him with a gentler Hand, , If you will give me- leave. Aman. H o w foft foe'er the Hand may be, There ftill is Terror in the Operation. . . , Wor. Some few Preparatives w o u d make it eafy, cou'd I perfuade you to apply 'em. Make home Re-fledions. Madam on your flighted Love : Weigh well the Strength and Beauty of your Charms: Rouzeup that Spirif W o m e n ought to bear, and flight your God, if he negleds his Angel. With Arms of Ice receive k cold Embraces, and keep your Fire for thofe who com in Flames. Behold a burning Lover at your Feet to Fever raging in his Veins. See how he trembles how he pants" See bow he glows, how he:confumes E* tend the Arms of Mercy to his Aid •, his Zeal may gw him Title to your Pity, althp his Merit cannot claim your ^Imand. Of all my feeble Sex, fure I muft be* weakeft, fhou'd I again orefume to t h i n ^ ^ Virtue in DangfcB0 I0? ft***--' Alas ! m y Heart has been too roughly treated. wuo m/ Wor. 'Twill find the greater Blifs in fofter Ufa^e Amand. But where's that Ufage to be found ? ° ' Wor. 'Tis here, within this faithful Breaft ; which if you doubt, 1 il rip it up before your Eyes ; lay all ks Secrets open to your view ; and then, you'll fee »tWas found. Amand. With juft fuch honed words as thefe the worft of Men deceiv'd me. Wor. He therefore merits all Revenge can d o ; his fault is fuch, the extent and ftretch of Vengeance cannot reach it. O make m e but your Inftrumentof Juftice • you'll find m e execute it with fuch Zeal, as fhall convince you, I abhor the Crime. Amand. The Rigour of an the Face of Cruelty than Juftice : Cord about the Wretch's Keck, exceed him in his Morals. Wor. What Proof then can Truth ? Amand. There is on Earth but one. Wor. And is that in m y power ? Aman. It is : and one that wou'd fo thoroughly convince m e , I fhou'd be apt to rate your Heart fo high, 1 poffibly might purchafe't with a part of mine. ki!fr'rThen H e a v'n t h o u art m y Friend, and I a m Weft; for if 'tis in m y power, m y Will I'm fure will reach it. N o matter what the Terms may be, when iacn a Recompence is offer'd. O tell m e quickly what j™ e /°°f muft be ! W h a t is k wil1 convince you of m y Aman. I fhall believe you love me as you ou<>ht if torn this moment, you forbear to ask whatever is unlit tor me to grant You paufe upon it, Sir ubt, on fuch hard Terms, a Woman's Heart is icaicely worth the having. u " A He l arr»]ike yours, on any terms is worth it; "t **rer to her] whether fome things there may not Executioner, has more And he w h o puts the is feldom kiii,vi n to I give you of my F 4 be. |