peace_n i_o be_o resolve_v to_o maintain_v my_o humour_n and_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a my_o life_n shall_v oblige_v some_o poet_n or_o other_o by_o spirit_v comedy_n with_o my_o character_n soly._n you_o have_v good_a luck_n if_o you_o escape_v whilst_o you_o live_v there_o be_v writer_n among_o we_o of_o such_o barren_a invention_n as_o they_o be_v force_v to_o character_n the_o live_n and_o can_v it_o but_o produce_v reformation_n among_o we_o satirical_a poet_n be_v the_o most_o useful_a of_o all_o profession_n in_o utopia_n merid._n what_o call_v you_o reformation_n soly._n the_o suppression_n of_o vanity_n and_o vice_n merid._n i_o have_v hear_v of_o such_o a_o sect_n in_o england_n that_o will_v inveigh_v open_o against_o all_o these_o yet_o love_v their_o regalio_n and_o the_o close_a embrace_n in_o private_a i_o hope_v you_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o complexion_n soly._n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o hard_a than_o to_o dissemble_v safe_o aside_o but_o sir_n though_o you_o censure_v free_o i_o hope_v i_o may_v deserve_v so_o much_o of_o your_o charity_n to_o be_v take_v as_o i_o profess_v myself_o to_o be_v merid._n i_o will_v be_v as_o candid_a as_o you_o can_v deserve_v or_o desire_v i_o soly._n to_o requite_v your_o favour_n i_o will_v put_v you_o in_o mind_n of_o what_o you_o have_v cause_n to_o consider_v merid._n with_o all_o my_o heart_n sir_n soly._n but_o whether_o it_o will_v fit_v your_o jolly_a humour_n i_o make_v a_o question_n merid._n you_o need_v not_o sir_n i_o be_o prepare_v for_o all_o thing_n the_o world_n can_v impose_v on_o i_o a_o nonresident_a priest_n live_v not_o so_o much_o sine_fw-la cura_fw-la as_o i_o do_v and_o will_v do_v soly._n you_o may_v remember_v we_o be_v this_o day_n in_o danger_n of_o be_v unman_v merid._n how_o unman_v prithee_o how_o feel_v below_o i_o shall_v as_o unwilling_o want_v any_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o manhood_n as_o any_o man_n of_o twenty_o in_o utopia_n soly._n or_o what_o be_v worse_o if_o not_o prevent_v our_o woman_n may_v this_o day_n claim_v the_o government_n of_o we_o and_o our_o country_n by_o a_o unhappy_a custom_n sometime_o practise_v here_o be_v this_o no_o judgement_n on_o our_o vanity_n merid._n a_o mere_a happiness_n the_o only_o mirth_n i_o look_v for_o i_o know_v our_o law_n say_v their_o time_n be_v come_v and_o happy_a our_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v like_a to_o exchange_n club_n for_o diamond_n soly._n but_o more_o unhappy_a ancestor_n where_o be_v their_o judgement_n their_o resolution_n in_o gratify_v the_o weak_a and_o vain_a sex_n with_o such_o a_o law_n it_o be_v torment_n to_o my_o sense_n merid._n but_o in_o my_o the_o most_o natural_a of_o all_o government_n be_v not_o first_o man_n than_o woman_n so_o in_o dominion_n here_o our_o constitution_n say_v that_o they_o and_o we_o must_v rule_v by_o turn_v though_o as_o a_o man_n i_o can_v be_v well_o enough_o content_v my_o own_o sex_n may_v be_v still_o superior_a but_o be_v merry_a and_o amorous_a and_o no_o matter_n knight_n soly._n that_o any_o man_n upward_o of_o 60_o year_n shall_v be_v thus_o extravagant_a well_o solymour_n though_o thy_o inclination_n may_v be_v as_o prone_a to_o vice_n there_o be_v some_o honour_n in_o thy_o aside_o dissimulation_n a_o gild_a pill_n deceive_v the_o eye_n though_o not_o the_o taste_n enter_v frankman_n merid._n mr._n frankman_n well_o meet_v frank._n sir_n adam_n i_o joy_v to_o see_v you_o i_o perceive_v there_o be_v no_o decay_n of_o mirth_n in_o you_o whatsoever_o there_o be_v in_o nature_n merid._n thanks_o be_v to_o heaven_n i_o feel_v none_o my_o gray_a hair_n do_v not_o lessen_v my_o genius_n but_o rather_o improve_v it_o by_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o silver_n age_n of_o which_o the_o poet_n sing_v so_o merry_o in_o time_n past_a and_o be_v sixteen_o my_o rival_n i_o shall_v think_v that_o woman_n too_o blame_v that_o will_v not_o make_v i_o her_o choice_n frank._n god_n a_o mercy_n old_a boy_n merid._n and_o how_o do_v the_o lady_n of_o our_o acquaintance_n frank._n you_o will_v not_o make_v love_n to_o they_o merid._n be_v i_o sure_o they_o will_v not_o neglect_v i_o for_o these_o gray_a hair_n i_o will_v say_v something_o frank._n a_o merry_a heart_n may_v do_v much_o you_o know_v what_o time_n be_v towards_o we_o merid._n i_o know_v i_o know_v and_o have_v be_v win_v of_o sir_n solymour_n but_o he_o be_v so_o austere_a frank._n oh_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o magistracy_n though_o i_o believe_v no_o better_o a_o member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n than_o he_o shall_v be_v aside_o soly._n and_o must_v blush_v with_o other_o if_o i_o lay_v down_o my_o authority_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o petticoat_n be_v you_o for_o a_o resignation_n mr._n frankman_n frank._n not_o violent_a but_o rather_o indifferent_a since_o the_o law_n allow_v it_o though_o i_o doubt_v not_o we_o have_v some_o magistrate_n of_o your_o grave_a sense_n that_o will_v unwilling_o resign_v soly._n may_v heaven_n reward_v they_o frank._n but_o when_o i_o consider_v the_o novelty_n to_o see_v this_o lady_n vie_v with_o tother_o for_o beauty_n place_n and_o superintendency_n it_o will_v be_v such_o a_o gay_a government_n mere._n and_o so_o sportive_a and_o airy_a that_o a_o anarchy_n under_o they_o will_v be_v pleasant_a soly._n our_o predecessor_n have_v be_v curse_v in_o their_o cradle_n or_o what_o be_v worse_o fool_v by_o their_o wife_n frank._n do_v not_o torment_v yourself_o so_o much_o good_a sir_n solymour_n the_o utmost_a time_n be_v but_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n and_o it_o be_v odds_o if_o they_o obtain_v it_o whether_o it_o will_v last_v to_o the_o next_o moonlight_n as_o matter_n may_v fall_v out_o soly._n be_v it_o not_o for_o our_o sin_n i_o shall_v hope_v better_a thing_n but_o the_o time_n we_o live_v in_o be_v degenerate_a and_o vicious_a above_o all_o other_o frank._n a_o mere_a vulgar_a error_n maintain_v by_o some_o peevish_a example_n of_o formality_n and_o age_n be_v not_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n of_o the_o same_o temper_n and_o heat_n they_o ever_o be_v the_o element_n likewise_o the_o same_o and_o consequent_o our_o constitution_n that_o depend_v on_o these_o not_o more_o variable_a or_o degenerate_a in_o this_o than_o in_o other_o age_n of_o the_o world_n but_o if_o your_o past_a youth_n have_v offend_v or_o that_o you_o have_v any_o clandestine_v sin_n lie_v heavy_a on_o your_o conscience_n it_o will_v become_v your_o gravity_n in_o due_a time_n to_o repent_v and_o acknowledge_v it_o merid._n god_n a_o mercy_n young_a heart_n thou_o have_v speak_v my_o sense_n to_o purpose_n soly._n and_o touch_v home_o but_o i_o hope_v ignorant_o aside_o i_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o blush_v for_o my_o hypocrisy_n ha¡_n what_o noise_n be_v this_o oboe_n sound_n merid._n oboe_n sir_n in_o my_o young_a year_n they_o be_v use_v on_o the_o stage_n to_o represent_v state_n and_o triumph_n enter_v foppering_n frank._n and_o he_o at_o the_o end_n on_o it_o then_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o interlude_n to_o purpose_n soly._n by_o your_o leaf_n gentleman_n i_o will_v be_v excuse_v the_o hear_n of_o it_o soly._n offer_v to_o go_v out_o frank._n you_o shall_v not_o take_v it_o by_o your_o favour_n sir_n until_o you_o know_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o present_v himself_o thus_o foppering_n a_o ha_o boy_n oboe_n again_o soly._n i_o beseech_v you_o sir_n i_o love_v no_o instrumental_a sound_n to_o which_o purpose_n i_o have_v cause_v all_o the_o instrument_n in_o my_o house_n to_o be_v break_v frank._n i_o fear_v a_o sign_n of_o no_o good_a nature_n in_o you_o merid._n or_o a_o strange_a antipathy_n to_o mirth_n fop_n victory_n victory_n fellow_n citizen_n of_o utopia_n soly._n such_o a_o extravagance_n as_o this_o a_o man_n will_v leap_v down_o a_o precipice_n to_o avoid_v frank._n the_o great_a mogul_n have_v not_o invade_v we_o and_o be_v beat_v off_o fop_n and_o thereby_o hang_v a_o tale_n boy_n and_o thereby_o hang_v a_o tale_n boy_n merid._n proceed_v thou_o spirit_n of_o joy_n soly._n may_v not_o i_o withdraw_v yet_o frank._n give_v he_o the_o hear_n first_o it_o may_v concern_v our_o commonwealth_n go_v on_o sir_n fop_n why_o to_o tell_v you_o true_a gentile_n as_o be_v it_o know_v to_o all_o the_o world_n i_o hate_v lie_v frank._n that_o parenthesis_n may_v have_v be_v spare_v fop_n and_o as_o i_o be_o a_o gentleman_n of_o truth_n and_o honesty_n as_o i_o say_v before_o sol._n yet_o again_o will_v i_o be_v in_o a_o mill_n that_o i_o may_v not_o hear_v the_o whilst_o fop_n then_o know_v all_o absent_a and_o present_a that_o i_o tom_fw-mi foppering_n have_v be_v the_o last_o night_n at_o some_o odds_o with_o my_o wife_n and_o so_o forth_o as_o you_o know_v it_o be_v not_o easy_a for_o
far_o from_o receive_v justice_n in_o that_o kind_n that_o a_o judicious_a person_n will_v soon_o esteem_v what_o general_o have_v be_v disapprove_v or_o condemn_v than_o submit_v his_o censure_n to_o the_o giddiness_n of_o vulgar_a applause_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o unstable_a or_o erroneous_a than_o vox_fw-la populi_fw-la in_o point_n of_o play_n as_o the_o observation_n of_o not_o a_o few_o now_o extant_a do_v manifest_a beside_o that_o the_o major_a part_n of_o audience_n be_v neither_o all_o poet_n nor_o critical_a enough_o to_o determine_v of_o approbation_n or_o censure_n but_o rather_o a_o commixture_n of_o man_n of_o several_a capacity_n no_o more_o fit_a to_o conceive_v judicious_o of_o what_o they_o observe_v than_o if_o a_o multitude_n be_v consult_v about_o a_o piece_n of_o paint_v the_o generality_n whereof_o can_v hardly_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o trowel_n and_o pencil_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o from_o the_o confuse_a result_n of_o their_o judgement_n or_o as_o they_o be_v decoy_v by_o party_n and_o faction_n which_o some_o to_o support_v their_o wit_n implore_v with_o more_o devotion_n than_o they_o pay_v their_o muse_n to_o which_o purpose_n they_o be_v industrious_a orator_n to_o the_o court_n and_o town_n we_o find_v the_o most_o irregular_a and_o illiterate_a obscene_a and_o insipid_a play_n crowd_v with_o audience_n where_o they_o with_o better_a exercise_n to_o their_o body_n sweat_v for_o company_n than_o improve_v their_o wit_n learning_n or_o manner_n to_o do_v all_o which_o shall_v be_v the_o use_n of_o play_n while_o the_o most_o fortunate_a of_o our_o present_a poet_n may_v perhaps_o conceive_v themselves_o little_o less_o than_o sacred_a in_o have_v this_o vogue_n or_o stream_n of_o applause_n bestow_v on_o their_o play_n as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o only_a proper_a incense_n to_o be_v offer_v to_o parnassus_n in_o their_o behalf_n but_o we_o may_v remember_v that_o the_o red_a bull_n writer_n with_o their_o drum_n trumpet_n battle_n and_o hero_n have_v have_v this_o success_n former_o and_o perhaps_o have_v be_v able_a to_o number_v as_o many_o audience_n as_o our_o theatre_n i_o will_v not_o presume_v to_o make_v the_o comparison_n otherwise_o so_o likewise_o the_o sock_n of_o that_o stage_n as_o well_o as_o the_o buskin_n be_v not_o so_o rank_a but_o that_o it_o may_v in_o some_o degree_n tread_v with_o our_o present_a writer_n witness_v the_o farce_n alias_o the_o comedy_n of_o tu_fw-la quoque_fw-la no_o less_o than_o a_o mote_n for_o most_o of_o the_o modern_a of_o either_o denomination_n and_o yet_o of_o happy_a memory_n in_o point_n of_o audience_n as_o i_o doubt_v not_o many_o of_o we_o of_o the_o like_a genius_n will_v be_v when_o they_o have_v live_v as_o long_o and_o though_o the_o ear_n be_v the_o principal_a sense_n to_o receive_v satisfaction_n from_o the_o stage_n yet_o we_o find_v that_o of_o see_v have_v not_o seldom_o a_o great_a predominancy_n whilst_o scene_n habit_n dance_n or_o perhaps_o a_o actress_n take_v more_o with_o spectator_n than_o the_o best_a dramatic_a wit_n or_o contrivance_n of_o the_o age_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v prognosticate_v that_o the_o interlude_n of_o punchinello_n have_v some_o resemblance_n of_o the_o same_o entertainment_n may_v be_v as_o long_o frequent_v as_o either_o theatre_n not_o that_o i_o instance_n this_o as_o a_o froward_a reflection_n on_o the_o mean_a reception_n of_o this_o play_n or_o any_o concern_v depend_v on_o it_o or_o that_o i_o will_v have_v any_o oblige_v to_o like_v what_o in_o their_o aprehension_n they_o judge_v fit_a to_o condemn_v which_o whether_o in_o this_o case_n it_o have_v proceed_v from_o mistake_n or_o prejudice_n i_o doubt_v not_o the_o reader_n will_v candid_o consider_v for_o what_o value_n can_v there_o be_v give_v to_o wit_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v esteem_v worth_n contend_v for_o or_o for_o which_o a_o man_n will_v so_o much_o as_o seem_v to_o take_v it_o ill_o of_o the_o world_n if_o he_o be_v not_o think_v to_o write_v or_o speak_v so_o well_o as_o he_o do_v or_o that_o one_o more_o inconsiderable_a in_o either_o shall_v be_v allow_v to_o perform_v both_o better_a wit_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o inseparable_a talon_n of_o the_o wise_a that_o it_o be_v observable_a in_o some_o degree_n not_o only_o in_o man_n of_o mean_a converse_n but_o in_o the_o extravagancy_n of_o fool_n and_o madman_n and_o what_o do_v little_o redound_v to_o the_o credit_n of_o any_o that_o have_v be_v most_o successful_a i_o mean_v on_o the_o stage_n it_o have_v seldom_o be_v think_v weighty_a enough_o for_o applause_n by_o such_o as_o have_v be_v able_a to_o put_v it_o to_o the_o test_n of_o sober_a judgement_n who_o be_v few_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o gaudy_a and_o illiterate_a number_n that_o resort_v to_o play_n &_o will_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v at_o least_o so_o far_o acquaint_v with_o poetry_n as_o to_o call_v themselves_o wit_n though_o they_o have_v little_o more_o title_n to_o it_o than_o pretence_n or_o as_o far_o perhaps_o as_o a_o bawdy_a or_o tavern_n jest_n can_v give_v the_o denomination_n the_o discern_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v as_o much_o disable_v from_o overrule_a their_o censure_n as_o the_o principle_n of_o sobriety_n prudence_n and_o virtue_n be_v render_v too_o weak_a to_o resist_v the_o more_o prevail_a practice_n of_o disorder_n and_o vice_n wherefore_o if_o such_o who_o be_v proper_o judge_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o give_v this_o comedy_n any_o credit_n with_o the_o world_n the_o author_n will_v not_o have_v cause_n to_o conceive_v its_o value_n impair_v by_o the_o condemnation_n of_o those_o though_o the_o major_a part_n who_o want_v either_o wit_n or_o candour_n to_o allow_v its_o repute_n as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o respect_n of_o these_o several_a person_n of_o ingenuity_n and_o worth_a who_o have_v think_v it_o deserve_v of_o the_o ornament_n of_o their_o pen_n i_o doubt_v not_o be_v enough_o to_o confirm_v the_o reader_n that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o the_o author_n can_v wish_v it_o want_v not_o the_o vindication_n as_o well_o as_o attest_v of_o impartial_a and_o know_a apprehension_n to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o new_a utopia_n 1_o beyond_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o age_n you_o have_v adorn_v the_o stage_n so_o from_o rude_a farce_v to_o comic_a order_n bring_v each_o action_n and_o each_o thought_n to_o so_o sublime_a a_o method_n as_o yet_o none_o but_o mighty_a ben_n alone_o dare_v ere_o compare_v and_o he_o at_o distance_n too_o be_v he_o alive_a he_o will_v resign_v to_o you_o thou_o have_v out_o do_v even_o what_o he_o write_v in_o this_o last_o great_a example_n of_o thy_o wit_n thy_o solymour_n do_v his_o morose_n destroy_v and_o thy_o black_a page_n undo_v his_o barber_n boy_n his_o whole_a college_n of_o lady_n must_v retire_v whilst_o we_o thy_o brave_a heroine_n do_v admire_v tbis_n new_a utopia_n raise_v by_o thou_o shall_v stand_v a_o structure_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o and_o man_n shall_v say_v this_o this_o be_v he_o who_o that_o poetic_a city_n do_v create_v of_o which_o moor_n only_o do_v the_o model_n draw_v you_o do_v complete_a that_o little_a world_n and_o give_v it_o law_n 2_o if_o you_o too_o great_a a_o prospect_n do_v allow_v to_o those_o who_o ignorance_n do_v at_o distance_n seat_n it_o be_v not_o to_o say_v the_o object_n be_v less_o great_a but_o they_o want_v sight_n to_o apprehend_v it_o so_o the_o ancient_a poet_n in_o their_o time_n when_o through_o the_o people_v street_n they_o sing_v their_o rhime_n find_v small_a applause_n they_o sing_v but_o still_o be_v poor_a repeat_v wit_n enough_o at_o every_o door_n to_o have_v make_v they_o demy_fw-fr god_n but_o it_o will_v not_o do_v till_o age_n more_o refine_v esteem_v they_o so_o the_o modern_a poet_n have_v with_o like_a success_n quit_v the_o stage_n and_o sally_v from_o the_o press_n great_a johnson_n scarce_o a_o play_n bring_v forth_o but_o monster-like_a it_o frightect_v at_o its_o birth_n yet_o he_o continue_v still_o to_o write_v and_o still_o his_o satire_n do_v more_o sharp_o bite_v he_o write_v though_o certain_a of_o his_o doom_n know_v his_o power_n in_o comedy_n to_o please_v a_o wise_a age_n to_o come_v and_o though_o he_o weapon_n wear_v to_o justify_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o pen_n he_o can_v not_o bring_v dull_a soul_n to_o sense_n by_o satire_n nor_o by_o cudgel_n 3._o in_o vain_a the_o error_n of_o the_o time_n you_o strive_v by_o wholesome_a precept_n to_o confute_v not_o all_o your_o power_n in_o prose_n nor_o rhime_n can_v finish_v the_o dispute_n betwixt_o those_o that_o damn_v and_o those_o that_o do_v admire_v the_o heat_n of_o your_o poetic_a fire_n your_o soul_n of_o thought_n you_o may_v employ_v a_o noble_a way_n than_o in_o revenge_n upon_o
grovel_a lie_n flusker_n and_o beat_v the_o earth_n but_o can_v rise_v you_o have_v banish_v from_o the_o stage_n their_o jill_n and_o ruffian_n too_o enough_o a_o thousand_o poet_n to_o undo_v for_o this_o they_o hate_v and_o snarl_v at_o you_o you_o like_v the_o wise_a age_n these_o detest_v and_o all_o your_o modest_a scene_n seem_v fill_v with_o queen_n only_o more_o fair_a they_o be_v and_o humble_o dress_v 6._o when_o you_o have_v traverse_v all_o the_o science_n your_o patient_a soul_n in_o these_o sweet_a art_n you_o ease_n you_o court_v your_o muse_n neither_o for_o gain_v nor_o dower_n but_o all_o your_o flame_n and_o passion_n be_v pure_a your_o thought_n you_o show_v in_o such_o a_o comely_a dress_n as_o never_o fully_v theatre_n nor_o press_n yet_o so_o severe_o prick_v that_o the_o most_o sluggish_a ass_n do_v kick_v and_o scourge_v no_o less_o the_o fool_n and_o lunatic_a 7._o you_o have_v disturb_v our_o poet_n hive_n and_o what_o will_v spoil_v their_o game_n the_o steal_a sweet_n you_o do_v proclaim_v by_o which_o the_o lazy_a wasp_n do_v live_v you_o must_v expect_v they_o will_v buzza_n while_n about_o but_o yet_o one_o breath_n like_o sudden_a storm_n or_o death_n will_v quick_o scatter_v all_o that_o peevish_a rout_n 8._o unwearied_a ben_n in_o the_o ungrateful_a age_n prop_v up_o the_o stoop_a ruin_n of_o the_o stage_n he_o brave_o finish_v what_o he_o know_v be_v good_a scorn_v the_o envy_n of_o the_o multitude_n rebuke_v and_o then_o sustain_v with_o patience_n the_o poor_a and_o rude_a revile_n of_o the_o crowd_n and_o whip_v the_o foolish_a world_n at_o last_o to_o sense_n 9_o cease_v not_o to_o do_v undaunt_o the_o same_o and_o you_o will_v succeed_v that_o great_a man_n in_o his_o fame_n beaumont_n and_o witty_a fletcher_n then_o as_o due_a will_v yield_v their_o ancient_a glory_n up_o to_o you_o go_v on_o your_o help_n you_o may_v too_o long_o defer_v and_o then_o this_o age_n must_v give_v to_o you_o what_o that_o to_o ben_n do_v owe_v and_o call_v you_o the_o supporter_n of_o the_o sink_a theatre_n sâ—m_o clyat_n prologue_n the_o new_a utopia_n be_v it_o not_o pretty_a too_o if_o this_o our_o comedy_n more_o strange_a thing_n show_v than_o all_o romantic_a tale_n you_o have_v hear_v of_o old_a of_o love_n and_o honour_n though_o more_o late_o tell_v and_o that_o you_o lady_n see_v your_o sex_n above_o the_o power_n of_o man_n and_o so_o command_v their_o love_n but_o where_o be_v the_o art_n to_o form_v these_o gay_a thing_n here_o lead_v by_o that_o angel_n wit_n you_o critic_n fear_v who_o devil-like_a to_o poet_n teach_v despair_v nay_o more_o i_o will_v thus_o of_o our_o man_n actor_n say_v they_o sleight_v perhaps_o how_o you_o will_v receive_v this_o play_n like_o lazy_a hireling_n have_v share_v their_o pay_n but_o for_o we_o woman_n we_o protest_v to_o act_n above_o the_o man_n who_o be_v oblige_v by_o pact_n and_o with_o that_o vigour_n will_v perform_v it_o too_o you_o will_v wish_v your_o own_o amour_n be_v act_v so_o though_o it_o be_v your_o interest_n to_o be_v please_v to_o day_n to_o encourage_v poet_n after_o he_o to_o pay_v as_o much_o beforehand_o ere_o we_o act_v new_a play_n and_o then_o it_o be_v odds_o you_o will_v find_v such_o cautious_a wit_n that_o few_o will_v venture_v who_o have_v ill_a one_o write_v to_o be_v by_o critic_n and_o themselves_o cross-bit_n the_o excuse_n the_o poet_n give_v it_o be_v wit_v he_o perhaps_o like_o such_o who_o in_o discourse_n and_o wine_n think_v all_o they_o write_v and_o say_v be_v fine_a till_o wise_a thought_n the_o past_a condemn_v yet_o he_o presume_v that_o most_o of_o all_o you_o here_o have_v be_v content_a to_o pay_v six_o day_n as_o dear_a when_o but_o a_o petty_a farce_v have_v be_v your_o cheer_v but_o i_o will_v almost_o forget_v that_o you_o may_v take_v a_o forfeit_n for_o each_o bold_a word_n i_o speak_v though_o it_o have_v past_a nay_o hold_v good_a prologue_n sense_n to_o have_v dare_v you_o with_o less_o wit_n than_o confidence_n like_o those_o romantic_a favour_n some_o dispense_n it_o be_v here_o with_o writer_n as_o with_o other_o man_n suppose_v they_o rich_a their_o wit_n you_o make_v so_o then_o do_v the_o like_a now_o and_o you_o perhaps_o may_v find_v you_o '_o be_v not_o cozen_v more_o in_o be_v kind_n dramatis_fw-la personae_fw-la sir_n adam_n meridith_n mr._n underhil_n sir_n grave_a solymour_n mr._n medburn_n mr._n franckman_n mr._n harris_n polidor_n a_o noble_a person_n mr._n young_a featlin_n son_n to_o sir_n solym._n mr._n crosby_n foppering_n mr._n nokes_n peacock_n mr._n angel_n euphorbus_n mr._n sherwood_n orlando_n curioso_n mr._n sandford_n serina_n a_o noble_a lady_n mrs._n betterton_n celinda_n mrs._n shadwel_n crispina_n mrs._n long._n eugenia_n mrs._n lee._n petilla_n mrs._n dixon_n 1._o lady_n mrs._n ford._n 2._o lady_n mrs._n clough_n a_o blackamoor_n boy_n disguise_v like_o a_o woman_n 4_o citizen_n and_o magistrate_n page_z and_o attendant_n scene_n utopia_n the_o six_o day_n adventure_v or_o the_o new_a utopia_n the_o first_o act._n enter_v meridith_n and_o his_o boy_n merid._n boy_n fetch_v i_o a_o glass_n of_o sack_n or_o no_o matter_n boy_n offer_v to_o go_v out_o i_o do_v not_o feel_v i_o want_v it_o beside_o i_o scorn_v that_o these_o gray-hair_n shall_v be_v behold_v to_o a_o dram_n of_o artificial_a mirth_n i_o will_v keep_v a_o cordial_a still_o within_o i_o here_o boy_n what_o mean_v you_o sir_n merid._n to_o be_v from_o this_o day_n young_a again_o boy_n that_o be_v impossible_a sir_n merid._n it_o be_v in_o my_o power_n boy_n i_o find_v that_o age_n be_v partly_o affectation_n a_o ridiculous_a gravity_n worse_o than_o folly_n or_o dotage_n have_v thou_o write_v the_o song_n out_o fair_a i_o give_v thou_o boy_n i_o have_v write_v the_o rhyme_n true_a at_o least_o sir_n and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o make_v the_o music_n merid._n away_o away_o i_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o make_v such_o a_o satirical_a repartee_n to_o any_o of_o our_o poet_n give_v i_o the_o song_n boy_n shall_v i_o sing_v it_o boy_n deliver_v the_o song_n merid._n no_o boy_n i_o will_v not_o entertain_v myself_o at_o the_o second_o hand_n shall_v a_o lady_n offer_v her_o voice_n as_o amorous_a as_o i_o feel_v myself_o to_o be_v i_o will_v rather_o desire_v her_o pardon_n and_o make_v use_n of_o my_o natural_a air_n boy_n this_o master_n of_o i_o be_v ever_o incline_v to_o mirth_n aside_o but_o this_o have_v so_o much_o of_o the_o extreme_a that_o do_v i_o but_o observe_v such_o another_o example_n and_o be_v old_a enough_o to_o be_v skilled_a in_o the_o star_n i_o shall_v judge_v we_o have_v a_o various_a world_n towards_o meridith_n have_v ponder_v on_o the_o song_n a_o while_n with_o a_o airy_a posture_n sing_v it_o the_o song_n 1._o though_o nature_n some_o tell_v grow_v old_a grow_v old_a and_o youth_n and_o age_n decay_v in_o spigbt_n of_o all_o her_o winter_n cold_a i_o merry_o sing_v my_o age_n spring_n and_o can_v love_v at_o this_o day_n and_o can_v love_v at_o this_o day_n 2._o whilst_o on_o my_o head_n these_o hair_n do_v show_v that_o time_n be_v old_a not_o i_o unless_o his_o hour_n more_o youthful_a slow_a and_o autumn_n meet_v with_o summers_n heat_n who_o else_o must_v live_v and_o die_v less_o pleasant_o than_o i_o merid._n away_o boy_n &_o set_v my_o lute_n &_o viol_n in_o order_n enter_v sir_n grave_a solymour_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o song_n who_o stop_v his_o ear_n hear_v meridith_n sing_v i_o will_v be_v yet_o merry_a do_v i_o know_v how_o and_o teach_v time_n to_o grow_v young_a again_o my_o joint_n i_o feel_v can_v spring_v a_o caper_n yet_o he_o leapâ—_n soly._n fie_o sir_n adam_n meredith_n what_o so_o vain_a i_o be_o sorry_a i_o find_v cause_n to_o rebuke_v it_o in_o a_o man_n of_o your_o year_n merid._n good_a sir_n grave_a solymour_n do_v not_o infect_v i_o with_o your_o austerity_n as_o i_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o adam_n so_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o be_v the_o first_o man_n of_o mirth_n of_o my_o time_n soly._n what_o a_o vain_a world_n have_v we_o towards_o a_o old_a man_n turn_v young_a again_o merid._n be_v i_o behold_v to_o charm_n like_o aeson_n your_o gravity_n may_v call_v i_o in_o question_n or_o be_v i_o infirm_a and_o disease_v or_o know_v woman_n that_o despise_v my_o mirth_n age_n or_o i_o as_o perhaps_o though_o somewhat_o young_a you_o may_v find_v i_o may_v have_v cause_n to_o be_v less_o jovial_a but_o so_o long_o as_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o be_v youthful_a fate_n do_v thy_o worst_a soly._n o_o time_n o_o manner_n merid._n what_o call_v you_o good_a time_n or_o manner_n but_o such_o as_o conspire_v most_o with_o our_o delight_n be_v it_o war_n or_o