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A34580
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The mistaken beauty, or, The lyar a comedy, acted by Their Majesties servants at the Royal Theatre.; Menteur. English
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Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684.
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1685
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now my self Hark ye Lucretia Dor. How she Lucretia Cly. Oh! are you advis'd of that now did I not tell you so and you 'd not believe me Dor. It cannot be I 'm sure I knew her by her voice to Night Cly. You were deceiv'd 't was Clarissa spake t' ye under Lucretia's Name Sabina has told me all Dor. I was 't so well say no more keep my Counsel and thou shalt see how handsomly I 'll come off and without changing discourse only change battery and in a quick turn make all good again I began to find her handsome before and had a secret inclination to love her which now I 'm fully resolved to do and so that was my Error shall be my Judgment too Luc. Now put him to his last Test of his impudence and see how confounded and asham'd he 'll be Cla. Well Sir in a word she as my Friend has told me how you courted her to Night and how you slighted me Pray who is' t of us two that is deceiv'd for one it needs must be and you spoke to her so lovingly and amorously to Night it makes me think 't is I. Dor. Who I protest I ne'r spoke to any one but you Cla. And did you not speak to Lucretia then to Night Dor. Ha ha ha as if I did not know you by your voice Cla. I think at last he will begin to tell truth indeed Dor. You would fain put a trick upon me and I let you go on to be reveng'd of you and feign'd I did not know you But alas alas d' ye think I was so simple the deceit was too gross and pray learn against another time to choose better by their Physiognomies those you'd put tricks on for I am none of them You thought to deceive me and I deceiv'd you only my â—lightings of you were feign'd to be reveng'd on you For in fine I love you and shou'd hate my life if any moment of it were spent in any thing but only in serving you Cla. And if this be true why did you feign yourself married when you shou'd have married me I do not see what end you could have in that Luc. Or why wou'd you wâ—ite me this Letter if 't were not for love of me Dor. How I love the hidden cause of this anger now that needs must be the love of me since y' are displeas'd at my loving her wherefore having enough dissembl'd I here declare fairest Lucretia 't is you I love not her Cla. Was there ever a greater Impostor how can you indure to hear him Dor. Stay and when y 'ave heard me out you can no ways doubt of the truth of that I say Understanding of Clarissa's intent to Night under your Name to deceive me and how you were consenting to it too to revenge me gently on you I said something I grant that might have offended you Luc. But what said you yesterday in the Thuilleries Dor. My Complements 't is true were to Clarissa but my heart to you Cla. Out upon him can you have any patience to indure him longer Dor. And there 't was your fair eyes kindled that fire in me I durst not let appear till I might see whether my Father wou'd approve my flame or no And as all the rest of my discourse to her was only feign'd so that I told her of my being so long in Town and coming from the Wars was a mere Fiction too Cla. D' ye mark how he goes heaping Lyes upon Lyes and does nothing but juggle with us Dor. In fine dear dear Lucretia you are she alone to whom I have dedicated all my affection Luâ—… Your actions so little confirm your words as I caâ—â—carce believe ' em Dor. But if my Father be gone to demand you of your Father will you believe me then Luc. After so clear a Testimony as that I should consult my seriouser thoughts perhaps whether I should or no. Dor. I doubt not then but shortly you-will see these clouds of doubt all disperst and dissipated by the light o' th' verity Mean time Clarissa betwixt you and I love your Alcippe who had had no part in ye but for my feign'd marriage But this he shall never know for me and see where he comes here Scena 8. Alcippe and Geronte several ways Lueretia Clarissa Sabina Dorent Clyton Al. Our Parents are agree'd and Clarissa you are mine Ger. And as for yours fair Lucretia he has consented Dorant shou'd marry you Al. Least sign of your hands then the business is done Ger. And as for you least words of your mouth will do the business too Dor. Sweetest deny me not that happiness Al. What are they both dumb that they hold their peace Cla. My Father in fine may absolutely dispose of me Lue. And I am all obedience unto mine Ger. Come then and prove the sweet effects of his Commandments Al. And you that of yours Sab. Now y' are married farewell my golden days You have no need of my office any more Dor. Fear not I 'll be more liberal then e'r I was before Exeunt manet Clyton The Epilogue spoken by Clyton To Lye is nothing but do it so dextrously As not to be intangled in a lye There 's the Art of it and I 'll forbid any â—ne To do it so dextrously as Dorant has done And those who will not fail in the dexterity Let them come often here and learn to lye FINIS
Let her believe him but this once and believe me he hath nothing but sigh'd for her all this Night Sab. But don't you lye now as well as your Master Cly. Fie that you shou'd think so I 'm none of those I would have you to know Sab. Tell me true then does he not love Clarissa Cly. I tell thee he never did Sab. Art sure on 't Cly. Most certain Sab. Well then let him not fear to sigh for her in vain for no sooner Lucrctia saw him but she sent me presently to try what I could screw out of him and if he love her indeed all will go well enough Go then and let me alone I need no farther instruction how to handle the business Cly. Farewell then and take but pains in the business and I assure thee another golden showre shall rain again Scena 8. Lucretia Sabina Sab. I shall make my Mistress a glad Woman with the news I bring and see her here already she is impatient to know it and what this Letter says here Luc. Well and what says the Man and Master Sab. Why they both say like honest men Madam and agree in a Tale. As for the Master you may see what he says by this Letter Luc. Let 's see 't Reads Dorant plays the passionate Lover here but he 's so great a Lyar I 'm not so simple to believe a word he saith Sab. I believe him forsooth no more than you but I believe his Pistols though Luc. Why has he given thee any Sab. Ecce signum Luc. And how durst you take ' em Sab. I took 'em Madam to free you from your solicitude and let you see he truly loves you for without loving the Mistress you may be sure he wou'd not have been so liberal to the maid and so great a liberality besides does show he is a Gentleman of a noble spirit too Luc. Well I 'll be no hind'rance to your good fortune but hereafter when you exceed your duty look you let not me know of it .. Sab. But what return to him for his liberality Luc. Why tell him I tore his Letter without vouchsafing to read it nothing else Sab. Ay me there 's an end of my good fortune then Luc. Only of your self you may add a word or two of comfort and tell him 't is the nature of us Women to be soon offended and soon pleas'd again and above all advertise him when and where he may meet with me for more assurance 't is necessary I see him often Sab. If you did but know forsooth how much he suffers for you you 'd never doubt of his affection all this live-long Night he did nothing but sigh for you Luc To qualifie his sighing give him a little hope mingl'd with much fear and moderate it so I may not be ingag'd nor he dispair Scena 9. Clarissa Lucretia Sabina Cla. Well now I can assure you Dorant is wholly yours and I have lost him quite but that which comforts me in the loss of him is Alcippe's Father 's arriv'd and the match concluded betwixt him and I. Luc. Y' are rid of a grat solicitude and trouble then Cla. I am so and you like to under go it mean time you 'll have a fine catch of him for d' ye know what he said Sab. Whatsoever he said I dare be bound for him body for body now he only says the truth Cla. Perchance he may but 't is a great perchance Luc. Dorant is a Lyar I know that well enough but one may continue telling a Lye so long to make one doubt of the truth of it at last Cla. Well if you love him look well unto him be sure and make your bargain wisely or he 'll deceive you else Luc. Nay I may believe him without loving him Cla. But th' are so near a kin as who makes us believe they love us makes us believe them worthy of our love and believing w' are lov'd and loving is so nigh one passes from the one to the other presently Luc. But curiosity of times produces the same effect as love Cla. I 'll believe you this once to do you a courtesie Sab. Come come you make me mad to hear you talk so leave your fiddle faddles and fall roundly to work or you 'll get Husbands as fast as old wives crack Nuts Luc. Mind her not the wench is foolish but pray tell me when you encount'red him in the Garden yesterday and gave such willing ear to his complements was it love in you or curiosity Cla. Curiosity mere curiosity with intent to laugh afterwards and make me sport at all he said Luc. Why and I did the like by this Letter here which I receiv'd and read on Curiosity mere Curiosity with intent to laugh afterwards and make me sport at all he writes Cla. I but there 's great difference though betwixt reading ones Letter and giving ear to 'em for the one's favour the other but a civility but I shall be glad if you find your count in him who in the state I am have no cause to envy you Luc. Besides know I 've given Sabina order to tell him I tore it without ever reading it Cla. And what needed that if you read it only out of curiosity Luc. I but such a curiosity as yours was you must add that too Cla. Well be it so but 't is time to go to the Temple Luc. Let 's go then And do you hear do you as I command you Sab. Ne'r fear this is not the first time I 've been imploy'd in these affairs I know both your Ma ladies and 't shall go hard but I 'll apply to either a convenient remedy but know he 's not a man to be delay'd dally'd with Luc. I 'm instructed Sab. For you my Friends come you along with me speaking to her mony I hope shortly to get you more company Finis Actus quarti Actus quintus Scena prima Geronte Argante Ar. THis following the Law is a troublesome business Ger. And why then did you not write to me to dispatch it for you I know besides the trouble one of your years must needs expose his health as well as ease to much inconveniency in so long a voyage as from Poictiers hither But since y' are here I hope to let you see I want not friends nor power to serve you mean time tell me I pray of what Fortune and Condition is Pyrander there Ar. Pyrander who 's that Ger. One of the principall'st quality in Poictiers they say though none of the wealthiest Ar. I know none such in all the Town Ger. You may know him better perhaps by his other name of Armedon Ar. I know neither the one nor the other Ger. Perchance you may know him better yet by being Father to Orphisia so celebrated for her rare perfections and the only admir'd Beauty in all those parts Ar. Believe me Pyrander Armedon and Orphisia too are Names unheard of and wholly unknown to