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Show 224 E S 0 P. T o the Application, Governor. Lear. 'Tis eafy to be made, m y Lord. Efop. I'm glad on't. Truth can never be too clear [Seeing Euph.] Is this young Damfel your fair Daughter Sir ? b : Lear. 'Tis m y Daughter, m y good Lord: Fair too if fhe appears fuch in the Eyes of the unerring Efop. Efop going up to falute her.,] I never faw fo beautiful n Creature. Lear, afidef] Now's the time ; kifs, foft Girl, and fire him. Efop gazing at herf] H o w partial's Nature 'twi-vt her Form and mine ! Lear, afide.'] Look, look, look, h o w he gazes at her! - C u p i d ' s hard at work, I fee that already. Slap * there he hits h i m - i f the Wench would but do her part! But fee, fee, how the perverfe young Baggage ftands biting her Thumbs, and won't give him one kind Glance Ah the fullen Jade } Had it been a hand-fome ftrong D o g of five and twenty, fhe'd a fall'n a coquetting on't, with every Inch about her. But may be it's I that fpoil Sport, I'll make a pretence to leave them together. Will your Lordfhip pleafe to drink any Coffee this Morning; ? Efop. With all m y heart, Governor. Lear. Your Lordfhip will give m e leave to go and or-der it m y felf; for unlefs I a m by, 'tis never perfed. Efop. Provided you leave m e this fair Maid in Hoftage for your Return, I confent. Lear. M y good Lord does m y Daughter too much Honour Ah that the Wench wou'd but do her part (Jfide,going of ,Hark you, Hufly . [Turning back to Euphfonia afide. » • You can give your felf Airs fometimes, you know you can . D o you remember what work you made with your felf at Church t'other day ? Play your Tricks over again once more for m y pleafure, and let m e have a good account of this Statcfman, or, d'ye hear ? - You fhall dit a Maid ; go chew upon that; go. (Exit Lear. Efop, E S 0 p. 22$ Efop. Here I am left, fair Damfel, too mi pos'd to your Charms, not to fall your Vidim Euph. Your Fall will then be dul t o y l ^ n Weaknefs, Sir ; for Heaven's my Witnefs, \ neithe Idea-your nor wifh to wound you. Cl cnG{-a- Efop. ^nderftand you Lady , your Heart's already difpos d of, tis feldom otherways at your A"e Euph. M y Heart difpos'd of! & ' Dor. Nay, never mince the matter, Maiam. The Gentleman looks hke a civil Gentleman, e'en confefs the Truth to him : H e has a good Intereft with your Father, and no doubt will employ it to break the Heathenifh Match he propofes to you. To Efop. Yes, Sir, m y young Lady has been in love thefe two year?, and that with as pretty a Fellow as ever entred a Virgin s Heart; tall, ftrait, young, vigorous, good Clothes, long Perriwig, clean Linen ; in brief, he has every thing that's neceflary to fet a youno Lady a longing, and to ftay it when he has done : But her Father, whofe Ambition makes him turn Fool in his old Age, comes with a back Stroke upon us, and fpoils all our Sport. Wou'd you believe it, Sir ! H e has propos'd to her to-day the moft confounded ugly Fellow : Look if the very Thoughts of him don't fet the poor thing a crying? And you, Sir, have fo much power with the old Gentleman, that one word from you would fet us all right again. If he will have her a Wife, in the name of Venus let him provide her a handfome Husband, and not throw her into the Paws of a thing that Nature in a merry Humour has made half Man, half Monkey. Efop, Pray what's this Monfter's N a m e , Lady? Euph, N o matter for his N a m e , Sir,'my Father will know who you mean at firft word. Efop. But you fhou'd not always chufe by the Outfide alone ; believe m e , fair Damfel, a fine Perriwig keeps many a Fool's Head from the Weather : have a care of your \oun" Gallant. Dor. There's no Danger, I have examin'd him ; his Infide'sas good as his out; I fay he has Wir, an.l I thiak I know. L 5 Euph. |