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Show l%° The W I V E S EXC'U^SE : Or, Love, The Confidence is as generous on your fide; do you think that will fecure him to you? Mrs. Fri. Til ask him, if you pleafe. MLrosv.e .F Yroiu.' lMlr b.u tF driifetnudrba lhli.m . Cuckolds make Themfelves. i 8 * „ • wh. Lovemort, thou art in the wrong .°f a" • ^ d e J d ^ u o ^ n o f f a l i t d e Gallantry with m y lis; T delira 7^" <• /.:„.„ her, from making her Ob-[<^ 4^k 8» a^e nn m^cZ' i"^Int hthoouuT 'oft nothing bul play the fig T l t f l was miftaken. But h o w wou'd yon fe me behave m y felf? Mr. Fri. Ha! what's the Matter, Madam ? Mrs. Fri. There has happen'd here a fcurvy Difpute tween m e and one of your Friends, Sir, as you think to call 'em. Mr. Fri. A Difpute! about what, pr'ythee? But before hear a Word on't, Lovemort, thou art certainly in wrong, in holding an Argument with a Woman. lent, orio, y « - / - r 7 - --•" - ~{v[] Thi faid to Love. I begin to think fo too, Sir, for contending Jroinan, you k?ow»'oves'„,!.„«. be verv cautious in a Lady, t h A u i be try'd by no Body, but her H n S j r fometfmcs, but then you muft b v e r y « * Mr. M But what's the Bufinefs ? Nothing extraord* & ? * ? » > if *!. Hi? L l ^ r i U the Devil in one ry between you, I hope ? ,ou ' Mrs. Fri. Believe me, Sir, I think it very fxtn* nary r Whv I wou'd have you very frequent in your "' td^ery'oblZg to m y Wife: N o w and then, to 0 3„ our oy,he rPleffures the better, for an Amufe- " £ 7o» - y fay a civil Thin, toher. Forgery # Love. Very extraordinary indeed, Madam, to be fopj llckly expos'd for a private Opinion. Mrs.Fri. And you fhall be the judge of the Difference; Mr. Fri. No, no, no Difference among Friends, it not come to that, I'll make up all Differences betwc you. Love. You may do much indeed to fet all ftrait. Mr. Fri. And fo I will, i'faith Lovemore, 1*11 reconrili I'll warrant yoa j but come, what is this mighty Mattj between you? Mr.Fri. I think it a mighty Matter, Mr. Friendall, be fo far fufpe&ed in m y Conducl, that any one, und the Title of your Friend, fhould dare, in your abfence,: be fo very familiar with m e - Mr.Fri. H o w , Madam! Love. All will out, I fee. [4\ Mr.Fri. In m y Abfence, fo very familiar with you. Mrs. Fri. As to cenfure thefe innocent Liberties ^ the- W o m e n allow themfelves in the Company of da Husbands. Love. So, & e has fav'd her Credit with me, and mis with her Husband. [Mrs, Friendall joins Mn. Sightly ar.d Witwon L "* Mr,? I a deiign upon her, 'twou'd rail K tf the Family, and lay him in another, perhaps, here 1 had a mind to employ him: Therefore I w o ud ve you keep in Favour with h e r - - 'love. I'll do m y beft, I promife you. Mr Fri She's inclining, you muft know, to ipeak very re!3 of you; and that fhe does of very few of the Men, hflure you: She approves of the Intimacy and Friend-lip between us, and of your coming to the Houfe; and iat may ftand you in ftead with the Lady, you wot off- • Love. I apprehend you fo begging the Ladies Par- )n [To Mrs. Friendall ] with a defign of doing fome-ling to deferve it Wit. That will never fail with the W o m e n , Mr. Love-we. Love. I will make an Intereft with the Mafters, to give ou a Son* at parting. [Goes to the Mafters, Siiht. An Engliftj Song, good Mr. Lovemore. Mr. Fri. O by all means, an Englifh Song. [Goes to the Mafters tool Welv, Any Song, which won't oblige a Man to tell iu, he has feen an Opera at Venice to u sderihnd. _ Mr.Fri. Pr2y, let him fing the Ladies the Song I gave him. Mufick-Mtfter. Which Song, Sir? Mr.Fri. The laft. Mufick |