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    MEL。      Ay�察  �my   lord�察  �I   shall   have the same   reason   for   my   happiness 



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that your lordship has�察�I shall think myself happy。 

    LORD FROTH。           Ah�察�that's all。 

    BRISK。      ��To   LADY   FROTH。�А        �Your   ladyship   is   in   the   right�察  �but�察�

i'gad�察  �I'm   wholly   turned   into   satire。 I   confess   I   write   but   seldom�察  �but 

when     I  dokeen   iambics�察   �i'gad。  But    my   lord  was   telling  me   your 

ladyship has made an essay toward an heroic poem。 

    LADY FROTH。           Did my lord tell you�拭      �Yes�察�I vow�察�and the subject 

is my lord's love to me。       And what do you think I call it�拭       �I dare swear 

you won't guessTHE SILLABUB�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 

    BRISK。      Because my lord's title's Froth�察�i'gad�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�deuce take 

me�察�very e propos and surprising�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 

    LADY FROTH。           He�察�ay�察�is not it�拭  �And then I call my lord Spumoso�察�

and myself�察�what d'ye think I call myself�拭�

    BRISK。      Lactilla�察�may be��i'gad�察�I cannot tell。 

    LADY FROTH。           Biddy�察�that's all�察�just my own name。 

    BRISK。       Biddy�      �I'gad�察  �very   pretty。   Deuce      take  me    if  your 

ladyship has not the art of surprising the most naturally in the world。              I 

hope you'll make me happy in communicating the poem。 

    LADY   FROTH。         Oh�察  �you   must   be   my   confidant�察  �I   must   ask   your 

advice。 

    BRISK。      I'm   your   humble   servant�察  �let   me   perish。 I   presume   your 

ladyship has read Bossu�拭�

    LADY FROTH。           Oh yes�察�and Racine�察�and Dacier upon Aristotle and 

Horace。     My lord�察�you must not be jealous�察�I'm communicating all to Mr。 

Brisk。 

    LORD FROTH。           No�察�no�察�I'll allow Mr。 Brisk�察�have you nothing about 

you to shew him�察�my dear�拭�

    LADY FROTH。           Yes�察�I believe I have。     Mr。 Brisk�察�come�察�will you go 

into the next room�拭�and there I'll shew you what I have。 

    LORD FROTH。           I'll walk a turn in the garden�察�and come to you。 



                                    SCENE III。 



       MELLEFONT�察�CYNTHIA。 

    MEL。      You're thoughtful�察�Cynthia�拭�



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     CYNT。      I'm thinking�察�though marriage makes man and wife one flesh�察�

it leaves 'em still two fools�察�and they become more conspicuous by setting 

off one another。 

     MEL。      That's only when two fools meet�察�and their follies are opposed。 

     CYNT。      Nay�察�I have known two wits meet�察�and by the opposition of 

their wit render themselves as ridiculous as fools。            'Tis an odd game we're 

going to play at。       What think you of drawing stakes�察�and giving over in 

time�拭�

     MEL。       No�察   �hang't�察  �that's  not   endeavouring      to   win�察  �because    it's 

possible we may lose�察�since we have shuffled and cut�察�let's even turn up 

trump now。 

     CYNT。       Then I find it's like cards�察�if either of us have a good hand it 

is an accident of fortune。 

     MEL。      No�察�marriage is rather like a game at bowls�此             �fortune indeed 

makes the match�察�and the two nearest�察�and sometimes the two farthest�察�are 

together�察�but the game depends entirely upon judgment。 

     CYNT。      Still it is a game�察�and consequently one of us must be a loser。 

     MEL。      Not at all�察�only a friendly trial of skill�察�and the winnings to be 

laid out in an entertainment。         What's here�察�the music�拭         �Oh�察�my lord has 

promised the company a new song�察�we'll get 'em to give it us by the way。 

��Musicians   crossing   the   stage。�А    �Pray   let   us   have   the   favour   of   you�察  �to 

practise the song before the company hear it。 

       SONG。 

     I。 

     Cynthia frowns whene'er I woo her�察�Yet she's vext if I give over�察�Much 

she   fears   I   should   undo   her�察  �But   much   more   to   lose   her   lover�此  �Thus�察  �in 

doubting�察�she refuses�察�And not winning�察�thus she loses。 

     II。  Prithee�察�Cynthia�察�look behind you�察�Age and wrinkles will o'ertake 

you�察�Then too late desire will find you�察�When the power must forsake you�此�

Think�察�O think o' th' sad condition�察�To be past�察�yet wish fruition。 

       MEL。      You   shall have   my   thanks below。       ��To   the   musicians�察  �they 

go out。�А�



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                                     SCENE IV。 



       ��To them�А�SIR PAUL PLYANT and LADY PLYANT。 

     SIR   PAUL。     Gadsbud�      �I   am   provoked   into   a   fermentation�察  �as   my 

Lady Froth says�察�was ever the like read of in story�拭�

    LADY PLYANT。            Sir Paul�察�have patience�察�let me alone to rattle him 

up。 

     SIR   PAUL。     Pray�察  �your   ladyship�察  �give   me   leave   to   be   angry。 I'll 

rattle him up�察�I warrant you�察�I'll firk him with a CERTIORARI。 

    LADY PLYANT。            You firk him�察�I'll firk him myself�察�pray�察�Sir Paul�察�

hold you contented。 

    CYNT。       Bless me�察�what makes my father in such a passion�拭             �I never 

saw him thus before。 

     SIR    PAUL。     Hold     yourself   contented�察   �my   Lady    Plyant。    I  find 

passion   coming   upon   me   by   inflation�察  �and   I   cannot   submit   as   formerly�察�

therefore give way。 

    LADY PLYANT。           How now� �will you be pleased to retire and ´ 

     SIR   PAUL。     No�察  �marry   will   I   not   be   pleased�此�I   am   pleased   to   be 

angry�察�that's my pleasure at this time。 

    MEL。      What can this mean�拭�

    LADY PLYANT。           Gads my life�察�the man's distracted�察�why�察�how now�察�

who are you�拭      �What am I�拭      �Slidikins�察�can't I govern you�拭       �What did I 

marry you for�拭      �Am I not to be absolute and uncontrollable�拭           �Is it fit a 

woman of my spirit and conduct should be contradicted in a matter of this 

concern�拭�

     SIR   PAUL。     It   concerns   me   and   only   me。  Besides�察  �I'm   not   to   be 

governed at all times。       When I am in tranquillity�察�my Lady Plyant shall 

command Sir Paul�察�but when I am provoked to fury�察�I cannot incorporate 

with   patience   and   reason�此  �as   soon   may  tigers   match   with   tigers�察  �lambs 

with lambs�察�and every creature couple with its foe�察�as the poet says。 

    LADY PLYANT。            He's hot´headed still�      �'Tis in vain to talk to you�察�

but remember I have a curtain´lecture for you�察�you disobedient�察�headstrong 

brute。 

     SIR PAUL。       No�察�'tis because I won't be headstrong�察�because I won't 



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be a brute�察�and have my head fortified�察�that I am thus exasperated。 But I 

will protect my honour�察�and yonder is the violator of my fame。 

    LADY PLYANT。           'Tis my honour that is concerned�察�and the violation 

was intended to me。        Your honour�       �You have none but what is in my 

keeping�察�and I can dispose of it when I please�此           �therefore don't provoke 

me。 

     SIR PAUL。       Hum�察�gadsbud�察�she says true。        Well�察�my lady�察�march on�察�

I will fight under you�察�then�此     �I am convinced�察�as far as passion will permit。 

��LADY PLYANT and SIR PAUL come up to MELLEFONT。�А�

    LADY PLYANT。           Inhuman and treacherous ´ 

     SIR PAUL。       Thou serpent and first tempter of womankind。 

    CYNT。       Bless me�     �Sir�察�madam�察�what mean you�拭�

     SIR    PAUL。     Thy�察  �Thy�察  �come    away�察  �Thy�察  �touch   him   not。   Come 

hither�察�girl�察�go not near him�察�there's nothing but deceit about him。          Snakes 

are in his peruke�察�and the crocodile of Nilus is in his belly�察�he will eat thee 

up alive。 

    LADY PLYANT。           Dishonourable�察�impudent creature� �

    MEL。       For    heav'n's  sake�察  �madam�察    �to  whom     do   you   direct  this 

language�拭�

    LADY PLYANT。            Have   I  behaved   myself with   all   the decorum  and 

nicety   befitting   the  person   of  Sir  Paul's  wife�拭  �Have     I  preserved   my 

honour   as   it   were   in   a   snow´house   for   these   three   years   past�拭�Have   I 

been white and unsullied even by Sir Paul himself�拭�

     SIR PAUL。       Nay�察�she has been an invincible wife�察�even to me�察�that's 

the truth on't。 

    LADY PLYANT。           Have I�察�I say�察�preserved myself like a fair sheet of 

paper for you to make a blot upon�拭�

     SIR    PAUL。     And     she  shall   make    a  simile  with   any   woman     in 

England。 

    MEL。      I am so amazed�察�I know not what to say。 

     SIR PAUL。       Do you think my daughter�察�this pretty creaturegadsbud�察�

she's a wife for a cherubim��do you think her fit for nothing but to be a 

stalking    horse�察 �to  stand  before   you�察  �while   you  take   aim   at  my  wife�拭�

Gadsbud�察�I was never angry before in my life�察�and I'll never be appeased 



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again。 

    MEL。      Hell   and   damnation�     �This   is   my   aunt�察  �such   malice   can   be 

engendered nowhere else。         ��Aside。�А�

    LADY PLYANT。            Sir Paul�察�take Cynthia from his sight�察�leave me to 

strike him with the remorse of his intended crime。 

    CYNT。       Pray�察�sir�察�stay�察�hear him�察�I dare affirm he's innocent。 

     SIR   PAUL。     Innocent�      �Why�察  �hark'eecome   hither�察  �Thyhark'ee�察  �I 

had it from his aunt�察�my sister Touchwood。            Gadsbud�察�he does not care a 

farthing for anything of thee but thy portion。          Why�察�he's in love with my 

wife。    He   would   have   tantalised   thee�察  �and   made   a   cuckold   of   thy   
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