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A59456
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The sullen lovers, or, The impertinents a comedy acted by His Highness the Duke of Yorkes servants / written by Tho. Shadwell.
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Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.; Molière, 1622-1673. Fâcheux.
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Wing S2878; ESTC R13843
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to the point P'shaw prethee don 't thee trouble thy self for that I 'le do 't man I will take those very 60000 French and fight with a Spanish Army of 100000 and by my extraordinaâ—y Conduct destroy e'm all this is demonstration nothing can be plainer then this by this you may guess whether I may not be a considerable Man to that Nâ—tion or no. Nay more then that I 'le undertake if I were in Candia the Grand Visier would sooner expose himself to the fury of the Ianizaries then besiege the Town while I were in 't Emil. I cannot tell whether I am more tormented with Sir Positive or pleas'd with Stanford he is an extraordinary man Aside Sir Posit But as I was saying Cozen Emilia I will have 100000 men in the Field and I will man the Garrisons to the full besides pray observe I will have an infinite store of Provision every where and pay all my Souldiers to a penny duly Carol. But where 's the Money to do this Cozen Emil. What shall I do Whether shall I turn me Stan. Ah Dear Emilia Sir Posit VVhere 's the Money that 's good one ' Faith Prethee dear Cozen do thou mind thy Guittar thou dost not understand these things Stan. I am sure I understand you to be the greatest Coxcomb in Nature Sir Posit Then I will make you me a League Offensive and Defensive with the King of England the Emperor and Princes of Germany the King 's of Sweden and Denmarke the Kings of Portugal and Poland Prester Iohn and the Great Cham the States of Holland the Grand Duke of Muscovy the Great Turk with two or three Christian Princes more that shall be nameless and if with that Army Provision and Alliance I do not do the business I am no Judge I understand nothing in the VVorld Enter Roger. Roger. O Sir Positive my Lady Vaine wou'd speak with you at your Lodging immediately Sir Posit Cods my life-kins Stanford I am heartily sorry I must leave you Stan. So am not I. Sir Posit I beg your pardon a thousand times I vowâ—t Gad I wou'd not leave you but upon this occasion Emil. How glad am I of the occasion Sir Posit going returnes in haste Well! I hope you 'l be so kind to believe that nothing but my Duty to my Mistress shou'd have made me part with you thus rudely Stanf. O yes we do believe it Sir Posit But hark you Cozen and Stanford you must promise me not to take it ill as I hope to breathe I mean no incivility in the World Emil. Oh no no by no meanes Sir Posit Your Servant Exit Sir Positive Carol. Come Lovel let 's follow him and either prepare him or find out some others for a fresh incounter Lov. Allon's but be sure Roger you forget not what I said to you Ex. Lov. Carolina Rog. I will not Sir Stanf. How Curteously he excus'd himself for not tormenting us more Emil. This is the first good turne my Lady Vaine e're did me Rog. No Madam this was my ingenuity I ne'r saw my Lady Vaine not do I know where she is Sir Positive Returnes Sir Posit Cozen and Mr. Stanford I have consider'd on 't and I vow to Gad I am so affraid you 'l take it ill that rather then disoblige you I 'le put it off Stan. O no Sir by no meanes 't would be the rudest thing in the World to disobey your Mistress Sir Posit Nay 'Faith I see thou art angry now 'prethee don't trouble thy selfe I 'le stay with thee Stanf. Hell and Damnation this is beyond all sufferance Emil. Let me advise you by all meanes to go to your Mistress Sir Posit Well! if you won't take it ill I 'le go adieu Exit Sir Posit Enter Woodcock Serjeant and Musqueteeres Wood. That 's he seize him Serje Sir by your leave you must go to the Captain of the Guard Stan. O! intoâ—lerable What 's the matter now Serjaent I do not know but I guess 't is upon a quarrel betwixt you and one Lieuâ—enant Huffe Stanf. Was ever any thing so unfortunate as this Can't you defer 't an houre Serje I am commanded by my Officer and dare not disobey Stanf. How loath am I to leave this Woman there is something extraordinary in this Madam I am willing enough to stay with you but you see I am forc'd away stay you here Roger. Exit with Serjeant and Musqueteers Emil. VVhat an unlucky accident is this but my misfortunes never faile me Exit Wood. So he 's safe and I have done what I in honour ought to do and now honest Roger my dear Bully-Rock I 'le stay with thee prethee kiss me thou art the honestest Fellow in the World Roger. Sir I am glad I can Repay your Commendations I have the best newes for y'e that ever you heard in your life Wood. Me VVhat is 't Dear Heart Rog. VVhy I 'le tell you the Lady Emilia is in love with you Wood. In love with me fy fy Pox on 't what a VVheadling Rogue art thou now VVhy should'st thou put this upon thy Friend now Roger. Sir this suspition of yours is very injurious Let me tell you that I am sure I have not deserv'd it from you Sir Wood. Nay I must confess I have alwayes found thee an honest Fellow Dear Heart but a Pox on 't she can't love me P'shaw me VVhat what can she see in me to love me for no no. Roger. Sir upon my life it 's true VVood. Ha ha Dear Rascal kiss me the truth on 't is I have thought some such thing a pretty while but how the Devil com'st thou to find it out on my Conscience thou art a Witch Rog. O Sir I am great with her Maid Luce and she told me her Lady fell in love with you for singing she says you have the sweetest Voice and the delicatest Method in singing of any man in England Wood. As Gad shall sa'me she is a very ingenious Woman Dear Dog Honest Rascal here here 's for thy Newes I 'le go in and give her a song immediately Exit Rog. How greedily he swallows the bait but ' these self-conceited Ideots can never know when they are wheadl'd Enter Lovell and Ninny Ninn. P'shaw p'shaw ad'au'tre ad'au'tre I can't abide you shou'd put your tricks upon me Lov. Come Ninny leave Fooling you know I scorn it I have always dealt faithfull with you Ninn. aside I must confess he has always commended my Poems that 's the truth on 't But I am affraid this is impossible don't Wheadle your friend Lov. I shall be angry Sir if you distrust me longer You may neglect this opportunity of raising your self Do but perhaps you may never have such another Nin. Nay but dear Sir speak are you in Earnest Lov. Doe you intend to affront me you had as good give me the lye Nin. No dear Sir I beg your pardon for that I believe you But how came you to know it Lov. Her