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Show 86 The Difappointrnent; or, Alb. E'en to go, as the Devil in the W o m a n drives* tor fince the C o queft that he made on Eve, T has been that Sexes Bufinefs to deceive-.. - Enter Juliana meeting him. Juliana here! then I a m I porent : Lesbine, ftay. Jul. W h y do you ftart, Alberto ? Alb. This indeed "Was unexpe&ed : I was us'd to fee Vou oftencr : I fhould chide you : But retire, I would not have you feen; Lesbino, t h e r e - Jul. Has feen m e here before. Alb. Ay Madam, but "We live in a cenforious talking Age, And he is naturally fond of Scandal. Jul. He is your Friend. Alb. But it is hard to k n ow H o w far to truft a Friend in thofe Affairs; Your Reputation •• Jul. That is poor, m y Lord. Alb. Nay then you'll not be anfwer'd. [Ex, with Let Jul. T o play the W o m a n right : \ o w I fhould fwoo Call Curfes d o w n from Heav'n on his Head, Proteft m y Wrongs, and v o w to be reveng'd ; This were the fureft w a y to pleafe m y Sex : But w h y reveng'd ? Or h o w have 1 been wrong'd ? I k n e w him falle before -, the fad Kxperience O f other W o m e n , warn'd m e on m y Fate j And yet I cou'd not hold from venturing : Had he refus'd me, then m y Wrongs were plain: Bur I have met the fofteft dear Returns That Love could make, or longing Maids defire. If he has left me, 'tis his Nature's Fault, That cannot be confin'd. Inter Clara. O Clara! Welcome. Clar. Madam, I find m y Lord has foon difpatch'd yo Buii^efs. Jm. I hive met the Entertainment I expected here; But Clara, muft i lofe him thus ? Clar I havetwld you, H e ioves m y L.auy : And he Bribes m e high ^ M O T H E R in Fajhion. 8 7 „rove his Advocate in this Affair; P T m e hink< I would do mucn for you. ^ f An!! thou (halt find I wonnot ftarve m y Caufe: /prove a grateful Client. CW As w e walk ; r,'j| think upon the Means. \l Then let the W a n ere,-rove \ enjoy him in his rounds of Love. L SCENE changes to AfphonfoV Houfe, Enter Alphonfo and Lorenzo. . M. She might have numbred out the Stars » S m } her hot, luftful Appetite with Change every high-fed, wanton Fool in Florence ; 11 been happy : Ignorantly bleft, e a true Marriage-tool, I mighr have late itented, at the Jower end o'rh' Feaft, welcome all, without a farther Thought: d when the Bufinefs of the Day was over, en all the Company had dane'd her round ; Night 1 might have ta'en her to m y Heart, h Praifes on her Truth and Conftancy, Thanks TO Heav'n for fuch a virtuous Wife ! Ur. Alphonfo, hear m e ! &lfr. But to k n o w m y felf a Monfter! Death and Hell! iidren and Fools will have m e in the Wind, <j I fhali ftink of Cuckold to the World. Come, come: You iearch too deep, and make r Wound. Alfh. O! I ha*e nothing left m e but thy Friendfhip ofatisfie Mankind, I once was thought ^ove the reach of fuch a c o m m o n Fate. lor. You are above it ftill. Atyk, By Heav'n I fhould be : r 111 appeal to Reafon ; is it fit Man thou haft honour'd with the N a m e of Friend, fall fo low, to be the c o m m o n Scorn Pimps and Bawds ? br Your Thoughts are on the Rack: rccollett your Reafon to your Aid, An he |