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Aesop a comedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
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Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726.; Boursault, M. (Edme), 1638-1701. Fables d'Esope.
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Wing V54; ESTC R27037
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as a Lover and suspect as a Statesman Do. aside Love and Wisdom There 's the Passion of the Age again Eu. You have liv'd long Sir and observ'd much Did you never see Time produce strange Changes Aes Amongst Women I must confess I have Eu. Why I 'm a Woman Sir Aes Why truly that gives me some hopes Eu. I 'll encrease 'em Sir I have already been in love two years Do. And Time you know wears all things to tatters Aes Well observ'd Eu. What if you shou'd allow me some to try what I can do Aes Why truly I wou'd have patience a day or two if there were as much probability of my being your new Gallant as perhaps there may be of changing your old one Do. She shall give you fair play for 't Sir Opportunity and leave to prattle and that 's what carries most Women in our days Nay she shall do more for you You shall play with her Fan squeese her little Finger buckle her Shooe read a Romance to her in the Arbour and saunter in the Woods on a Moon-shiny Night If this don't melt her she 's no Woman or you no Man Aes I 'm not a Man to melt a Woman that way I know my self and know what they require 'T is through a Woman's Eye you pierce her Heart And I 've no Darts can make their entrance there Do. You are a great Statesman Sir but I find you know little of our Matters A womans heart 's to be enter'd forty ways Every Sence she has about her keeps a door to 't With a Smock-face and a Feather you get in at her Eyes With powerful Nonsence in soft words you creep in at her Ears An Essenc'd Peruke and a Sweet Handkerchief lets you in at her Nose With a Treat and a Box full of Sweet-meats you slip in at her Mouth And if you would enter by her Sense of Feeling 't is as beaten a Road as the rest What think you now Sir There are more ways to the Wood than one you see Aes Why y' are an admirable Pilot I don't doubt but you have fleer'd many a Ship safe to Harbour But I 'm an old stubborn Sea-man I must sail by my own Compass still Eu. And by your Obstinacy lose your Vessel Aes No I 'm just entring into Port we 'll be married tomorrow Eu. For Heavens sake deferr it some days longer I cannot love you yet indeed I cannot Aes Nor never will I dare swear Eu. Why then will you marry me Aes Because I love you Eu. If you lov'd me you wou'd never make me miserable Aes Not if I lov'd you for your sake but I love you for my own Do. aside There 's an old Rogue for you Eu. weeping Is there no way left Must I be wretched Aes 'T is but resolving to be pleas'd You can't imagine the strength of Resolution I have seen a Woman resolve to be in the wrong all the days of her life And by the help of her Resolution she has kept her word to a tittle Eu. Methinks the Subject we 're upon shou'd be of weight enough to make you serious Es. Right To morrow morning pray be ready You 'll find me so I 'm serious Now I hope you are pleas'd Turning away from her Eu. Going off weeping and leaning upon Doris Break Heart For if thou hold'st I 'm miserable Do. to Aes Now my the Extravagance of a lewd Wife with the Insolence of a Vertuous one join hand in hand to bring thy Grey Hairs to the Grave Exeunt Euphronia and Doris Aes My old Friend wishes me well to the last I see Enter Learcus hastily follow'd by Oronces Or. Pray hear me Sir L. 'T is in vain I 'm resolv'd I tell thee Most Noble Aesop since you are pleas'd to accept of my poor Off-spring for your Consort be so charitable to my Old Age to deliver me from the Impertinence of Youth by making her your Wife this Instant for there 's a Plot against my Life they have resolv'd to teaze me to Death to night that they may break the Match to morrow morning Marry her this Instant I intreat you Aes This Instant say you L. This Instant this very Instant Aes 'T is enough get all things ready I 'll be with you in a moment Exit Aesop. L. Now what say you Mr. Flame-Fire I shall have the whip-hand of you presently Or. Defer it but till to morrow Sir L. That you may run away with her to night ha Sir your most Obedient Humble Servant Hey who waits there Call my Daughter to me Quick I 'll give her her Dispatches presently Enter Euphronia Eu. D' ye call Sir L. Yes I do Minx Go shift your self and put on your best Cloaths You are to be marry'd Eu. Marry'd Sir L. Yes marry'd Madam and that this Instant too Eu. Dear Sir L. Not a word Obedience and a clean-Smock Dispatch Exit Euphronia weeping Learcus going off turns to Oronces Sir your most Obedient Humble Servant Or. Yet hear what I 've to say L. And what have you to say Sir Or. Alas I know not what I have to say L. Very like so That 's a sure sign he 's in Love now Or. Have you no Bowels L. Ha ha Bowels in a Parent Here 's a young Fellow for you Hark thee Stripling Being in a very merry humour I don't care if I discover some Paternal Secrets to thee Know then that how humoursome how whimsical soever we may appear there 's one fixt Principle that runs through almost the whole Race of us and that 's to please our selves Why do'st think I got my Daughter Why there was something in 't that pleas'd me Why do'st think I marry my Daughter Why to please my self still And what is 't that pleases me Why my Interest what do'st think it shou'd be If Aesop's my Son-in-Law he 'll make me a Lord If thou art my Son-in-Law thou'lt make me a Grand-father Now I having more Mind to be a Lord than a Grand-father give my Daughter to him and not to thee Or. Then shall her Happiness weigh nothing with you L. Not this If it did I 'd give her to thee and not to him Or. Do you think forc'd Marriage the way to keep Women Vertuous L. No nor I don't care whether Women are Vertuous or not Or. You know your Daughter loves me L. I do so Or. What if the Children that Aesop may happen to Father shou'd chance to be begot by me L. Why then Aesop wou'd be the Cuckold not I. Or. Is that all you care L. Yes I speak as a Father Or. What think you of your Child's Concern in t'other world L. VVhy I think it my Child's Concern not mine I speak as a Father Or. Do you remember you once gave me your Consent to wed your Daughter L. I did Or. VVhy did you so L Because you were the best Match that offer'd at that time I did like a Father Or. Why then Sir I 'll do