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Show *5° Sir ANTONY LOVE : Or, Ver. It is indeed, Sir, more than I expe&ed; pray ai long with me. , . _. Lf** Enter Valentine with Floriante in Sir Antony /, and Sir Antony in her Cloaths. Val. So far w e are fafe, Ladies, and the Ihxfting your Habits will fecure us fo: Would Sir Gentle would come again; you're grave at the Thought of him! . Flo. Men of your Converfation and Experience in the World, Valentine, feldom like the W o m e n you marry. Val. Becaufe w e feldom marry the W o m e n w e like. Flo Wei, fince Marriage at beft is a Venture, 1 had as good make it m y felf, as let another make it tor me, at m y Coft. . _ Val. T o let a Father, chufe for you m Love, is as unlucky, as when you are in fancy at play, and pufhingat a Sum, to defire another to throw out your Hand. Sir Ant. 1'il be hang'd if that Fool, Sir Gentle, has not t „ ,, {Looking out. betray d us. ,, ,L r ^ Val. Yord.r he comes indeed, with a Rabble of Rogues * Sir wfoT'Tber.'s no refitting 'em; provide for your felves as well as you can. I have yet a Trick to cozen 'em. Ver SeeE,n fteeer, Suipro nG efnitglhet aonfd u Vse,r tohleey, ahsav bee qfuoirttee.d thor ft\xf Is this their ZngHjh Gallantry? They'reoutoffight already. Let 'em go; the Lady is our G * ^ ^ Sir Gent. W make fome of 'em know to their Coft, that N mine «« fo littie like a G e n t l e T ' AhP , u2ht m e to do as 1 do, and ufe 'em as .hey deferve. i.ug&fne )e nmm „hh sir Antony. » K o w l W * . ynu find you have thrown,,r «i TmV/XI-F^nfig b yrVr S i r, a wo^with you-[»^#. Sir-<***. Why, 1 iay, you ^ aifturb other People: I am Sir ^ % T L t « t yoa S i ' don't difcover m e for your o w n fake, but g ^ 1 The RAMBLING LADY. *$* gone about your Bullnefr, and leave me to this Englifh-mVer. I'll take his Advice, for fear of being laugh'd at: Sir, you have behav'd your felf fo like a Man of Honour in this Bufinefs, that I muft defire you to take care ot the Lady, while I go to inform her Father of what has happen'd. [Exit Verole, and his Followers. Sir Gent. Yes, yes; I'll take care of her, I warrant you. Why, what a lucky Rogue am I! upon m y firft Inclination to play the Knave, to have fo good an Occafion of doing it. And indeed, w h o would take a truft upon him, but for the Privilege and Benefit of breaking it? So, Madam, now 1 have you in m y Care. Sir Ant. You are a civil Gentleman, I know you. Sir Gent. You mail know me for a civil Gentleman, if you pleafe; tho' I am a Knight, where I a m not familiar. Sir Ant. I know you are, Sir 5 you may have Pity for me. Sir Gent. Alack-a-day/ 1 have indeed, a Heart brimful for you. Sir Ant. You won't force m e to marry that Monfter ? Sir Gent. Not I, as 1 hope to be fav'd, Madam ; nothing againft Fancy. Sir Ant. T o throw away m y Youth, Beauty, and Fortune, which you know are not contemptible. Sir Gent. Incomparable, Madam; incomparable; your Youth and Beauty, without your Fortune. Sir Ant. Would they were worth your asking. Sir Gent. Would I might have Jem for asking. Sir Ant. Valentine I defpair- of; but if there be an Eng-lifhman, as an Englifhman he muft be Sir Gent. Why, lam an Engli[hman-, and would marry you. Sir Ant. The fooner you fecure me, the better then. Sir Gent. I think fo too, Madam. [Exeunt Enter Cznaile, Verole, Abbe, llford, Volante in* Charlott. Abb. Why here's a Night of A&ion indeed: llford 7ou began the Dance with Volant^ and Count, I hope you'll |