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A49573
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The she-gallants, a comedy as it is acted at the theatre in Little-Lincoln-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's servants.
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Lansdowne, George Granville, Baron, 1667-1735.
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1696
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Wing L423; ESTC R6904
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minute to give me some account of the progress he has made in it Cons. This Father of your's is a most necessary Man and has likewise been particularly useful to me upon a like occasion for to confess the Truth to you freely there is some other meaning in my wearing Breeches besides keeping you company Ang. Indeed I always suspected some secret Self-Interest in your Disguise you put it on so willingly But may not a Friend be inquisitive and ask your Secret Cons. Yes and be told it Know then my dear Angelica that thô in publick I have been an Enemy declar'd to Love yet we have held a private Correspondence together And what may seem yet more Bizarre the Man in the World whom I have always us'd worst is he whom I have lov'd best I know what Dissemblers are Men and am resolv'd to enquire thorowly into my Lover before I discover my Inclinations If I find Frederick loves me sincerely and is a Man of Honour I will then explain my self in his favour But if I prove him unworthy my Aversion that is now but Pretence shall be real and he shall never so much as suspect that I have had the least good thought of him Ang. This Caution is much to be prais'd and the more because it is so very unusual to love and be discreet at the same time Cons. In pursuance therefore of this Design I have already made a friendship with him passing for my own Brother Courtall whom every one knows to resemble me so entirely that we have often by changing of habits been mistaken the one for the other Thus have I many opportunities to pry into his most secret affections to examin his humour and sound him to the bottom But the Jest on 't is that he has propos'd a cross Match to me proffering me the choice of his four Sisters provided I will undertake to persuade Constantia to relent to which I have agreed and have accordingly made formal Address to all four Ang. How to all four Cons. Yes and am hugely diverted for you must know their Brother has strictly instructed 'em to be wanting in no kind of encouragement I never rise in a morning but I find my Toilette cover'd with Presents Rings Bracelets Perfumes and a world of fine things for which I make equal acknowledgments to all and protest it most impossible to know which to chuse Ang. And are you not very malicious to triumph in this manner over the weakness of your own Sex Besides what can thâ—s exposing the Sisters profit any thing with the Brother â—Cons O let me alone to manage it if I fail in my Ends I 'll be bound to renounce my Petticoats for ever and never to find any thing more substantial in Breeches than what you can give me for your Plot I don't see how it can fail for faith I cou'd be in love with you my self but that I know your Credentials are counterfeit and 't is a false Pass which you shew Ang. Prithee tell me truly what manner of a Man do I make Cons. A very Spark upon Honour and to all outward appearances as much a Man as the best Any thing that 's well Periwig'd and Powder'd and Steenkirk'd and Embroider'd is a Man Singing and Dancing and Dress is Breeding Noise Familiarity and Impertinence is Wit Whistling to one's self as thus or taking Snuff gravely as thus passes for Thoughâ— and serious Consideration And all this put together is a Man Ang. At least as much as is necessary for us two at this time But however one is a little Awkard at first How do I walk Cons. Ha an Air â—ieré determineé They strut about the Stage Ang. And then my Legs Constantia Cons. 'T is true the Ladies love good Supporters They 'll do they 'll do ' Sbud fear nothing Ang. Why how now Bully what thou swear'st too Cons. Damm your Whinings and Formalities Confound me Madam I adore you Thunder rivet me I must enjoy you How much better this sounds than Durst I presume Madam or might I be permitted â—Zoons how many a modest Fool has lost his Longing for want of Damming Sinking and Confounding handsomly and like a Gentleman Ang. Peace Madcap here comes my old bawdy Father according to appointment Enter Sir Toby who runs and embraces them Sir Toby My Ganimed My Hylas Ang. My Iupiter Cons. My Hercules Sir Toby My dear little Sparks of Love let me kiss ye You 'r lucky Rogues both Wrapt in your Mothers Smocks Begad There 's not a Lady in Town but lies at your mercy to Ang. For your part my little Cupid my Lady Dorimen's your own the least Thrust throws her flat e'gad just you know how I met her this minute and she gave me such a Look such sweet Ogles as thus d' ye see and thus so very dying egad it made my heart ake to see it Ang. Alas poor Lady If she languishes in earnest she knows her Remedy Sir Toby Sir Toby And that 's heartily said i'faith Well she for a willing Mistress and old Toby for a hearty Pimp I 'll say 't we are the best in Christendom But hark I had like to have forgot This 't is to have so much Occupation at a time to Cons. see here my Mark Anthony Pulls out a Bracelet Twice twenty slender Virgin Fingers twine This curious Web where all their Fancies shine Your four Mistresses beg you to accept of this Bracelet 't is the work of all four compos'd of their own hairs and wrought with their own hands Cons. A thousand Thanks dear Sir Toby all your Offices are friendly Sir Toby Hush hush who comes here what a Swarm of Beaux and Froes Company continuing to walk in the Mall My Lord your Lordship's Madam your most obedient That 's my little Lord Wagfan That 's fine Mrs. Wrigglebum Sir John Airy Vaunter and Ladies crossing over Sir John and Vaunter run to Sir Toby Vaun. Ha Chevalier Ierny dear Rogue let me kiss thee Sir I. Airy Dear Toby let me kiss thee Thou 'lt excuse me Geddemme ' that I don't stay with thee but the Ladies would never forgive me Let me go this once and I 'll make what hastâ— I can to come to thee again beged Exeunt singing Sir Toby Let thee go Who the Devil keeps thee Ang. What Fools are those Sir Toby Sir Toby Such Fools as are to be seen but not to be describ'd adzooks the Town swarms with them one is call'd Vaunter and the other Sir Iohn Airy Fops with great Estates Cullies to the Women and Bubbles to the Men. But who have we here Ay 't is she her self by Jove My Lady Dorimen in propria Persona with her Neice Lucinda and just behind 'em my little Courtall your four Cleopatra's stay you and meet them while we follow my Lady Dorimen Make your best Leg bow bow and let her pass we 'll catch her the next turn Now follow adzooks I love Pimping dearly Lady Dorimen
Lucinda Placket cross over the Stage Sir Toby and Angelica follow Enter Diana Melissa Dorinda and Miranda Constantia joyns them with the Bracelet in her Hand Cons. repeatingâ— As Nature them so they this Shade have wrought Soft as their Hand and various as their Thought And did you think my Heart Ladies not enough your own before that you have sent me this pretty Chain to bind it faster Diana The Ladies who sent you that Bracelet sure meant it for a Reproach and not for a Favour and it seems to say Vnconstant Man can no one Colour please you Cons. Truly Madam I made a more favourable Interpretation and concluded that the Ladies who have been so kind to present me their Hair meant to deliver up their Strength with it Mel. You Men interpret every thing with vanity to your selves Cons. Alas Madam take away Hope and Vanity you kill us they are the Cordials that kind Nature has provided for our Comfort upon all occasions of Disgrace and Discouragement Dor. If Vanity could keep you alive the Men of this Age are so stock'd they would be Immortal Dia. Really Sister we give our Lover too many occasions to feed his Vanity see how plump and ruddy it keeps him Mel. Let us resolve then for the future to be seen only in frowns Dia. Till we make him look like a Lover in earnest Mir. A Lover in earnest would be a strange sight indeed Dor. As strange as many other things that are often discours'd of but never seen Dia. Love is the pretence of all Mankind as common in their Mouths Mir. As Snush in their Noses Dor. But is never to be found in their Hearts Mel. Besides Men are grown such self-enamour'd things that they neither like nor love any thing but themselves Cons. And what is the whole World sway'd by but self-affection the Courtier sides with the great Man in hopes of Preferment the great Man is diligent about his Prince because he rises by him and there is scarce a Priest who serves God but for the sake of a Benefice Dor. Pray are not your Lovers the same for when a Man pretends a Passion what is it he intends but to content his own Desires You seek not to give but to receive Pleasure and that you call Love Love of your selves indeed Mir. The Friendship Loyalty Religion and Love of Men serve only to cover private Ends. Dia. And the Virtues of Mankind are all but Vices in disguise Cons. Very smart and satyrical 't is pity Ladies but this humour of Bitterness were encouraged what say you to an extempore Lampoon by word of Mouth upon the whole Mall All Women With all our hearts Dia. Really nothing so diverting as to rail at Folks behind their Backs Cons. See yonder for the Purpose a Legion of Lords and Ladies tossing their Heads and jetting their Tails let 's follow and be exceeding severe All Women We 'll not spare a Man Cons. Nor I a Woman Exeunt Enter Lucinda and Placket Lucin. We 'll take a turn or two by our selves my Aunt is among the Men and won't miss us Did you deliver the Note I sent to Bellamour Plac. Yes Madam but I vow it went against my heart Lucin. The truth is he has been so arrogant of late especially since he thought there were no longer any Obstacles to our Marriage that I begin to be tir'd of him and when a Woman begins to be tir'd of a Man whilst he is a Lover she has but little encouragement to take him for a Husband Plac. But there is this to be consider'd Madam you have your Aunt 's Instructions to love him you have given him your self great Encouragement the whole Town has talkt of it and what can you expect the World will think Lucin. Why let it think this fear of the World destroys all the satisfactions of a Woman's Life Hang the World a Woman that minds what the World thinks or says had better never have been in the World Plac. But what can be the reason of this sudden alteration Lucin. I confess the absence of Philobel had almost made me forget him and I began insensibly to feel a kind of Inclination for Bâ—llamour If my old Lover had not return'd I might have made my new one the happy Man but since I hear Philabel came last night to Town I find my self more inclin'd to my first Promise than my last and in this have only acted like a Woman of the Age if one Lover had fail'd I entertain'd another in case of necessity Plac. Then you are resolv'd to break with poor Mr. Bellamour Lucin. Not absolutely break with him but suspend my Resolution till I know how Philabel continues inclin'd for as I told you before I must not lose both and tho the uneasiness and jealousy of Bellamour's Temper has lost him some part of my good Will he is yet in the Ballance Plac. Well I vow Madam methinks nothing's so pleasing as to see one's Lover jealous sometimes in Fury then presently at your Feet now raging to part then submissive for a Reconciliation for what 's a Woman's pow'r unless she could master a Lover of all Humours Lucin. Yes I would master him I would have my Lover my Slave a thing cast to please and obey me like my Glove to draw on or off as I think sitting but then this Lover must not be jealous that shews too much like a Contention for the Mastery every Look and Action is to be enquir'd into and a strict account exacted of all that 's done or said No give me the Lover that 's free who never pries into my Affairs who has his Secrets and lets me have mine for so all private Reck'nings are handsomely discharg'd no matter for the rest that 's the Husband for me Plac. But while you suffer so much main Stock to be spent abroad there must needs run a great deal behind-hand to you Lord I should be so sorry to see you pick up a Husband from a Side-box at a Play or the Gallery in St. Iames's Church and so after the first year be forc'd to live in the Fleet or the King 's Bench. Lucin. And why not rather than marry a dull sat Fool with a great Estate whose Faculties are all choak'd up with Flegm a Lump whose only sign of Life is sweating we may melt his Grease but not extract one wholesome Drop ouâ— of him No give me a Man without a Fortune rather than a Fortune without a Man I had rather beg with a brisk lively young Fellow than reign with a heavy bloated overgrown Blockhead Plac. Your Aunt Madam Entâ—r Lady Dorimen Sir Toby Angelica as in discourse Lady Dor. Your Wits are never seen in publick with their Wives 't is become a point of Scandal and passes for Demonstration of a Fool. Sir Toby To be seen with a Wife may be one Demonstration to have a Wife adzooks is another Ang. Sir Toby you have been marri'd your self as