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Show 58 The CONfEDHXACr. i , A C T IV. SCENE, Gripe's Houfe, Enter Corinna, Dick, and Brafs. ^.n'oN'T ft*, r n g i v e t ^ ^ ^ Die-Home, you muft confent, you m?cwfa«. H o w can you leave m e thus upon the ,Vrack ? A Man who loves you to that Excefs that 1 do. O r . siy, that you love me, S.r that 1 m fiu^j in for vou have (worn you do ; And I m fo ple-sd wfth it, W fain have you do fo as lon3 as you Uve, fo •fSS^' ****ourLw good for .^wedmft marty^ g . ^ ^ fa ^ , we do. , Dici^ W h v do you think lo r C sTcaufe 1 hear my Father and Mother and n» U m ! i S S f e and 4 ! * * * and her Kusban ,- twenty other married Folks fay fo from Morning to *"fik O, that's becaufe they are ^ Husbands ad badWWes: but in our Cafe there will be a good Hut b I K ' H Wife, and fo wefoaUfove foi-ever Cor. Why, there may be fometmng in that turn, J & a T w a 's willing tJhear ^ f o n as a tea o , * young W o m a n ought to do. But aie you Jho we are very good now, we fhall be fo Wben come to be better acquainted! Dick. I can anfwer (or my felf at leait. Con I wifh you cou'd anfwer for me too. Yoafe a m a Plain-Dealer, Sir, 1 hope you don t hke m ^ worfe for it. The C O N F E D E R A C Y , 59 Dick. O by no means, 'tis a fign of admirable M o rals ; and I hope, fince you prattife it your felf, you'll approve of it in your Lover. In one word therefore (for 'tis in vain to mince,the matter) m y Refolution's fk'd, 3nd the World can't ftagger m e, I marry e!: I die. Cor. Indeed, Sir, I have much ado to believe you •". the Difeafe of Love is feldom fo violent. Dick. Madam, I have two Difeafes to end m y Mife-ries; if the firft don't do't, the latter fhall ; [Drawing his Swerd^ one's in m y Heart, t'other's in m y Scab-; bard. Cor. Not for a Diadem, (Catching hold of him.} Ah, put it up, put it up. Dick. K o w abfolute is your C o m m a n d ! (Dropping his Szvord.) A word, you fee, difarms me. Cor. What a Power I have over him ? (Afide.) T h e wondrous Deeds of Love ! Pray, Sir, let m e have no more of thefe rajh Doings tho -, perhaps I mayn't be always in the faving Humour, I'm fure if I had \et him ftick himfelf, 1 fhou'd have been envy'd by all thd great Ladies in the T o w n , (Afide,. Dick. Well, Madam, have I then your Fromifc ? You'll make m e the happieft of Mankind, Nq^r. I don't know what to fay to you ; but I believe 1 had^as good promife, for I find I mall certainly do't. £>idr.\Then let usfeal the Contract thus, (Kijfes her', Cot. Om>i. .He has almoft taken away m y Breath - He kifles purely, , (Afide. Dicf^. Hark! ..lome body comes. (Brafs peeping in. 'Brafs. Gar there, the Enemy-~~~no, hold y'are fafe, 'tis flippanta. Enter Flippanta. Mp. Come, have you agreed the Matter ? If nor, 5 muft end it another time, for your Father's in motion,' fo pray kifs and part. Cor. That's fweet and four* (They kifs.) Adieu t'ye, 5ir' (Ex, Dick an I Cor. |