suppose your mind, and answer for you."for myself, madam; that I am in love with "an infallible truth." Now for you. [Turn "side.] "Indeed, sir! and may I believe it?"

certainly, madam, as that 'tis daylight, or th "if you persist in silence.-Bless me with the "of your voice, and raise my spirits to their "heaven. Thus low let me entreat ere I'm "to quit this place; grant me some token o "vourable reception to keep my hopes alive."

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hastily, turns on her side.] "Rise, sir, and si "guardian's presence will not allow me priv

tongue, read that, and rest assur'd you are no "ferent to me.” [Offers her a letter, she strikes i "Ha, right woman! but no matter; I'll go o Sir Fran. Ha! what's that! a letter!- -H ha! thou art baulk'd.

Miran. The best assurance I ever saw

Sir Geo. Ha! a letter! oh! let me kiss it w same raptures that I would do the dear ha touch'd it. [Opens it.] Now for a quick fanc long extempore-What's here? [Reads.] "I "George! this virgin muse I consecrate to you "when it has receiv'd the addition of your voic "charm me into a desire of liberty to love, "" you, and only you, can fix." My angel! o transport me! [Kisses the letter.] "And see the "of your command, the god of love, has set th "already, the flowing numbers dance into a tu "I'm inspir'd with a voice to sing it.

[Sir Geo. taking hold of Miran.] "With all my heart;" this moment let's retire. [Sir Fran. coming up hastily. Sir Fran. The time is expir'd, sir, and you must take your leave. There, my girl, there's the hundred pounds which thou hast won. Go, I'll be with you #presently; ha, ha, ha, ha! [Exit Miran Sir Geo. Adsheart, madam, you won't leave me just in the nick, will you?

Sir Fran. Ha, ha, ha! she has nick'd you, sir George, I think; ha, ha, ha! Have you any more hundred pounds to throw away upon courtship? ha, ha, ha!

Sir Geo. He, he, he, he! A curse of your fleering jests!-Yet, however ill I succeeded, I'll venture the same wager she does not value thee a spoonful of snuff-nay more, though you enjoin'd her silence to me, you'll never make her speak to the purpose with yourself.

Sir Fran. Ha, ha, ha! Did I not tell thee thou wouldst repent thy money? Did I not say she hated young fellows? ha, ha, ha.

Sir Geo. And I'm positive she's not in love w

Sir Fran. Ha, ha, ha! no matter for that, She's not taken with your youth, nor your r to boot; ha, ha!

Sir Geo. Whate'er her reasons are for disl me, I am certain she can be taken with nothin thee.

Sir Fran. Ha, ha, ha! how he swells with Poor man! poor man!--ha, ha, ha! I must b pardon, sir George; Miranda will be impa have her share of mirth. Verily we shall la thee most egregiously; ha, ha, ha!

Sir Geo. With all my heart, faith- -I shall in my turn too-for if you dare marry her, o zebub, you will be cuckolded most egregious member that, and tremble

"She that to age her beauteous self resigns,
"Shews witty management for close designs;
"Then if thou'rt grac'd with fair Miranda's
"Actæon's horas she means shall crown thy h

"Sir Fran. Ha, ha, ha! he is mad.
"These flutt'ring fops imagine they can wind,
"Turn and decoy to love all womankind;
"But here's a proof of wisdom in my charge,
"Old men are constant, young men live at large.
"The frugal hand can bills at sight defray,
“When he that lavish is has naught to pay.

SCENE II.

Changes to Sir JEALOUS TRAFFICK's house.

Enter Sir JEALOUS, ISABINDA, and PATCH following.

Sir Jeal. What, in the balcony again, notwithstanding my positive commands to the contrary?—Why don't you write a bill on your forehead to shew passengers there's something to be let ?—————

Isab. What harm can there be in a little fresh air, sir?

Sir Jeal. Is your constitution so hot, mistress, that it wants cooling, ha? Apply the virtuous Spanish rules; banish your taste and thoughts of flesh, feed upon roots, and quench your thirst with water.

Isab. That and a close room wou'd certainly make me die of the vapours.

Sir Jeal. No, mistress, 'tis your high-fed, lusty, rambling, rampant ladies-that are troubled with the vapours: 'tis your ratafia, persico, cinnamon, cittron, and spirit of clara, cause such swimming in the brain, that carries many a guinea full tide to the doctor: but you are not to be bred this way: no galloping abroad, no receiving visits at home, for in our loose country the women are as dangerous as the

men.

Patch. So I told her, sir, and that it was not decent to be seen in a balcony-but she threatned to slap

my chops, and told me I was her servant, not

verness.

Sir Jeal. Did she so? but I'll make her that you are her duenna. Oh that incompara tom of Spain! Why, here's no depending u women in my country-for they are as wa eighty as a girl of eighteen, and a man may a trust to Asgil's translation as to his great gra ther's not marrying again.

Isab. Or to the Spanish ladies' veils and d for the safeguard of their honour.

Sir Jeal. Dare to ridicule the cautious cond that wise nation, and I'll have you lock'd up thi night without a peep-hole.

Isab. If we had but the ghostly helps in Er which they have in Spain, I might deceive you did-" Sir, 'tis not the restraint, but the innate ciple, secures the reputation and honour of our

-Let me tell you, sir, confinement sharpens t vention, as want of sight strengthen the other s and is often more pernicious than the recreation innocent liberty allows.

Sir Jeal. Say you so, mistress! who the devil ta you the art of reasoning? I assure you they have a greater faith than I pretend to, that can t any woman innocent who requires liberty; there Patch, to your charge I give her; lock her up come back from Change. I shall have some saun ing coxcomb, with nothing but a red coat and a ther, think by leaping into her arms to leap into