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Show &SV. tea The*Difappotntment\ or9 But tell me, when fhall be the happy Hour ? The fragrant Infancy of opening Flow'rs Flow'd "to m y Senfes in that melting Kifs: O ! I a m wild, impatient as Defire, T o force the blufhing Beauty to m y Bofom, And there diffolve it to the Balm of Love. Speak, tell m e , w h e n ! oh when? Moth. Alas, m y Lord! you think I have done n for you. Have not I ? W h e n Nature, Cofifcience, The M O T H E R in Fajhion. ioj' or as w e came from Chappel w)th m y J ^ h e r' \t Watcht her Time, and loft him in the Crowd. ful Does he allow it ? Ani N o ; he forewarns m e of him. ifl And be advu'd : Fly from hi; Charms betimes, There'is no other Safety : If you think Tb ftand, and guard the PafTes to your Hear., **, you are undone : O h ! I have heard him talc, Like the firft Child of Love, when ev ry Word ... .. , , , . ^js g an(j w ept to be believo, Alb 1 k n o w thou haft: Nay nay, here's the beft R{ ^ „ ruin 7 m;. Had I more Time cipe tor a troublefomc Confcience in Chriftenoom. " tei] Srory outj 'cwould move your Pity : [Gives *ty tat yon£jer comes your Father ! r . T ,. • Probatum eft. I warrant it good, Mother. .j,'^ u fuadenly again i Farewel. [Exit Juiiani. > Mof6. Well: I a m afham'd of your Bounty; butyouai ' Enter Lorenzo and Rogero to Angelhne. fb winning a Perfon, you might ha'commandedmewiii ^ Rogero, I'm well acquainted with thy Worth ; out a Reward. But to-morrow, m y Lord, you lhaili^av£ ftU(jy>d thee j obferv'd thee in our Wars, her: If fhe fhould prove frail. But no matter for thl you are a virtuous Perfon and will fcorn to take the vantage of her Weaksefs. Alb. Not in the leaft, do not doubt me. [Ex. Moth«| So, this Conqueft's fure; n o w for A'phonfo's Wife, That fuffering Martyr to a wedded Life 5 It her falfe Virtue be not to be fold, Farewel our fureft Panders, Pow'r and Gold. [Ei Re-enter Angelline and Juliana. Jul. C o m e , come, I k n o w you love him: M m \ A very Mafter in the Arts of Love: Praftis'd in all the foft bewitching Ways, That find the Weaknefs of a Woman's Heart; Therefore without a Blufh you m a y confefs it. Ang. I would hide nothing from you willingly. Jul. Tell me, is there not fomething in your Heart Pleads ftrongly for him ? Ang. If fomething from without Did not plead more, his Caufe were defperate. Jul Indeed I hear your Mother favours him. Ang. Would I could fay, 'twere falfe. Jul. Y o u came to meet him here. % l M y Mother I believe had fodefignd: ,/here the hard chance of Fortune threw thy Lot imong the meaneft of our Soldiery j Joheeded, friendlefs, deftitute of all v Till that blunt Spirit of thy Honefty, tad fbrwardnefs to all Attempts of Honour, fore'd back thy Fate, and made thy Virtue known. Reg. Yes. I have been a Soldier ; and have been rft. warded too : Had Promifes for Pay, and ftarv'd for ths >nour of m y ProfefTion. Lor. Well: All fhall be amended j come to Court, tad but apply thy felf to our great Duke, tad thou (halt find a Prince, whofe Virtue will ledeem thee from the fmart of Poverty $ leward thy Merits with an open Hand, tad nurfe thy wanting Age wi:h Eafe and Plenty. Rog M y Lord ! you k n o w me, and I k n o w m y felf : fou bid God blefs the Duke, I cry Amen, with all m y fcartj fo far we're right; But here I leave you$ not one ftep further, not an Inch m y Lord, I am.not for the Court, not I, m y Lord; there's a ruggednefs in m y Nike will not let m e fell the Freedom of m y Mind, to ked T»y Body: No, when I fee a Fool, I muft laugh at him ; I footh him in his Vanity, nor tickle him, 'till he F 4 wheez?, MB If ., A |