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say_v ex._n scene_n 14._o enter_v madamosel_n mere_n and_o her_o daughter_n madamosel_n caprisia_n mere_a daughter_n you_o have_v a_o sufficiency_n of_o wit_n and_o beauty_n to_o get_v many_o lover_n to_o choose_v a_o husband_n if_o you_o have_v but_o patience_n to_o entertain_v and_o prudence_n to_o keep_v they_o but_o your_o be_v cross_a will_v lose_v your_o lover_n as_o soon_o as_o your_o beauty_n have_v take_v they_o capris._n it_o be_v no_o prize_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o have_v such_o lover_n that_o have_v amorous_a nature_n for_o it_o be_v their_o nature_n that_o drive_v they_o to_o she_o and_o not_o the_o woman_n beauty_n or_o wit_n that_o draw_v they_o to_o she_o and_o there_o be_v less_o force_n require_v to_o drive_v than_o to_o draw_v but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o most_o man_n have_v such_o threadbare_a soul_n as_o if_o the_o nap_n of_o their_o understanding_n be_v wear_v of_o or_o indeed_o their_o soul_n seem_v as_o if_o there_o be_v never_o any_o weave_v thereon_o as_o that_o nature_n have_v make_v all_o their_o soul_n thin_a and_o course_n or_o as_o if_o time_n have_v moth-eaten_a they_o which_o make_v i_o although_o not_o to_o hate_v you_o yet_o to_o despise_v that_o sex_n for_o man_n that_o shall_v imitate_v the_o god_n yet_o be_v they_o worse_a than_o beast_n which_o make_v i_o shun_v their_o beastly_a company_n mere_a daughter_n you_o speak_v and_o judge_v passionate_o and_o passion_n can_v never_o reason_v well_o for_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o reason_n to_o exercise_v its_o function_n when_o passion_n oppose_v and_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o it_o capris._n truth_n may_v be_v deliver_v in_o passion_n but_o not_o corrupt_v with_o passion_n for_o truth_n be_v truth_n howsoever_o it_o be_v divulge_v or_o else_o it_o be_v no_o truth_n but_o falsehood_n ex._n scene_n 14._o enter_v monsieur_fw-fr perfection_n and_o madamosel_n solid_n dress_v very_o fine_a perfection_n you_o be_v wondrous_a fine_a today_o madam_n solid_a if_o i_o seem_v fine_a today_o i_o be_o oblige_v more_o to_o my_o fancy_n than_o my_o wealth_n for_o this_o finery_n perfection_n the_o truth_n be_v you_o be_v so_o adjust_v so_o curious_o accoutre_v as_o i_o perceive_v judgement_n and_o wit_n be_v join_v associate_n in_o your_o dress_n solid_a i_o have_v rather_o be_v commend_v or_o applaud_v for_o judgement_n and_o wit_n than_o for_o wealth_n and_o beauty_n for_o i_o have_v rather_o have_v my_o soul_n commend_v than_o my_o person_n or_o fortune_n perfection_n certain_o i_o believe_v you_o have_v a_o more_o rational_a soul_n than_o any_o other_o of_o your_o sex_n have_v solid_a alas_o my_o soul_n be_v but_o a_o young_a soul_n a_o mere_a novice_n soul_n it_o want_v growth_n or_o my_o soul_n be_v like_o a_o house_n which_o time_n the_o architect_n have_v new_o begin_v to_o build_v and_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v the_o labourer_n want_v information_n and_o experience_n which_o be_v the_o material_a for_o the_o rational_a soul_n to_o be_v build_v on_o or_o with_o but_o such_o material_n as_o have_v be_v bring_v in_o i_o strive_v and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o best_a and_o most_o convenient_a use_n for_o a_o happy_a life_n perfection_n how_o say_v you_o the_o best_a use_n for_o a_o good_a wife_n solid_a no_o that_o little_a reason_n i_o have_v tell_v i_o to_o be_v a_o wife_n be_v to_o be_v unhappy_a for_o content_n seldom_o in_o marriage_n dwell_v disturbance_n keep_v possession_n perfection_n if_o you_o dispraise_n marriage_n you_o will_v destroy_v my_o hope_n and_o frustrate_v my_o honest_a design_n solid_a why_o what_o be_v your_o design_n perfection_n to_o be_v a_o suitor_n to_o you_o solid_a and_o what_o be_v your_o hope_n perfection_n to_o be_v your_o husband_n solid_a if_o i_o think_v marriage_n be_v necessary_a although_o unhappy_a yet_o there_o will_v be_v require_v more_o wit_n and_o judgement_n in_o choose_v a_o husband_n than_o in_o dress_v myself_o wherefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o some_o of_o more_o wit_n and_o judgement_n than_o myself_o shall_v choose_v for_o i_o otherwise_o i_o may_v be_v betray_v by_o flattery_n outward_a garb_n insinuation_n or_o falsehood_n and_o through_o a_o unexperienced_a innocency_n i_o may_v take_v word_n and_o show_v for_o worth_n and_o merit_n which_o i_o pray_v the_o god_n i_o may_v not_o do_v for_o to_o marry_v a_o unworthy_a man_n be_v to_o i_o to_o be_v at_o the_o height_n of_o affliction_n and_o marriage_n be_v unhappy_a in_o itself_o need_v no_o addition_n to_o make_v it_o worse_o perfection_n madam_n discretion_n forbid_v i_o to_o commend_v myself_o although_o i_o be_o a_o lover_n for_o have_v i_o merit_n worthy_a great_a praise_n it_o be_v unfit_a i_o shall_v mention_v they_o but_o there_o be_v not_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o be_v or_o can_v be_v exact_o know_v either_o by_o themselves_o or_o other_o for_o nature_n be_v obscure_a she_o never_o divulge_v herself_o neither_o to_o any_o creature_n nor_o by_o or_o through_o any_o creature_n for_o the_o hide_n herself_o under_o infinite_a variety_n change_n and_o chance_n she_o disguise_v herself_o with_o antic_a visard_n she_o appear_v sometime_o old_a sometime_o young_a sometime_o vade_v and_o wither_v sometime_o green_a and_o flourish_a sometime_o feeble_a and_o weak_a sometime_o strong_a and_o lusty_a sometime_o deform_v and_o sometime_o beautiful_a sometime_o she_o appear_v with_o horror_n sometime_o with_o delight_n sometime_o she_o appear_v in_o glimpse_a light_n of_o knowledge_n than_o cloud_n herself_o with_o ignorance_n but_o madam_n since_o we_o be_v as_o ignorant_a of_o our_o soul_n as_o of_o our_o fortune_n and_o as_o ignorant_a of_o our_o life_n as_o of_o our_o death_n we_o can_v make_v any_o choice_n upon_o certainty_n but_o upon_o uncertainty_n and_o if_o we_o be_v good_a whilst_o we_o live_v our_o death_n will_v be_v our_o witness_n to_o prove_v it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v our_o promise_n stand_v bind_v for_o we_o which_o be_v the_o best_a engagement_n we_o 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you_o say_v so_o by_o reason_n they_o be_v not_o set_v to_o your_o humour_n to_o sound_v your_o praise_n importunate_n i_o say_v you_o be_v very_o handsome_a nature_n have_v give_v you_o a_o surpass_a beauty_n but_o pride_n and_o self-conceit_n have_v cast_v such_o a_o shadow_n as_o it_o have_v darken_v it_o as_o vaporous_a cloud_n do_v the_o bright_a sun_n capris._n your_o opinion_n be_v cloudy_a and_o your_o tongue_n like_o thunder_n strike_v my_o ear_n with_o rude_a uncivil_a word_n ex._n he_o alone_a importunate_n i_o perceive_v humility_n dwell_v not_o with_o beauty_n nor_o with_o but_o be_v as_o great_a a_o stranger_n as_o with_o riches_n and_o title_n ex._n scene_n 17._o enter_v madamosel_n volante_n and_o monsieur_fw-fr discretion_n discretion_n madam_n the_o fame_n of_o your_o wit_n draw_v i_o hither_o volante_n i_o be_o sorry_a my_o wit_n have_v a_o great_a fame_n than_o my_o worth_n that_o my_o vain_a word_n shall_v spread_v further_o than_o my_o virtuous_a action_n for_o 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