By Another Hand.
Spoken by LadyBruteandBelinda.
Lady Brute.NoEpilogue!Belinda.I swear I know of none.}Lord! How shall we excuse it to the Town?}Bel.Why, we must e'en say something of our own.}Lady Brute.Our own! Ay, that must needs be precious stuff.Bel.I'll lay my Life, they'll like it well enough.Come, faith, begin——Lady Brute.Excuse me, after you.Bel.Nay, pardon me for that, I know my Cue.Lady Brute.O for the World, I would not have Precedence.Bel.O Lord!Lady Brute.I swear——Bel.O fye!Lady Brute.I'm all Obedience.First then, know all, before our Doom is fixt,The Third Day is for us——Bel.Nay, and the Sixth.Lady Brute.We speak not from the Poet now, nor is itHis Cause—(I want a Rhyme)Bel.That we sollicit.Lady Brute.Then sure you cannot have the Hearts to be severeAnd damn us——Bel.Damn us! Let 'em if they dare.Lady Brute.Why, if they should, what Punishment remains?Bel.Eternal Exile from behind our Scenes.Lady Brute.But if they're kind, that Sentence we'll recal.We can be grateful——Bel.And have wherewithal.Lady Brute.But at GrandTreatieshope not to be trusted,BeforePreliminariesare adjusted.Bel.You know the Time, and we appoint the Place;Where, if you please, we'll meet and sign the Peace.
Lady Brute.NoEpilogue!
Belinda.I swear I know of none.}Lord! How shall we excuse it to the Town?}
Bel.Why, we must e'en say something of our own.}
Lady Brute.Our own! Ay, that must needs be precious stuff.
Bel.I'll lay my Life, they'll like it well enough.Come, faith, begin——
Lady Brute.Excuse me, after you.
Bel.Nay, pardon me for that, I know my Cue.
Lady Brute.O for the World, I would not have Precedence.
Bel.O Lord!
Lady Brute.I swear——
Bel.O fye!
Lady Brute.I'm all Obedience.First then, know all, before our Doom is fixt,The Third Day is for us——
Bel.Nay, and the Sixth.
Lady Brute.We speak not from the Poet now, nor is itHis Cause—(I want a Rhyme)
Bel.That we sollicit.
Lady Brute.Then sure you cannot have the Hearts to be severeAnd damn us——
Bel.Damn us! Let 'em if they dare.
Lady Brute.Why, if they should, what Punishment remains?
Bel.Eternal Exile from behind our Scenes.
Lady Brute.But if they're kind, that Sentence we'll recal.We can be grateful——
Bel.And have wherewithal.
Lady Brute.But at GrandTreatieshope not to be trusted,BeforePreliminariesare adjusted.
Bel.You know the Time, and we appoint the Place;Where, if you please, we'll meet and sign the Peace.
Upon the revival of this Play in 1725, SirJohn Vanbrughthought proper to write the two following Scenes, in the room of those printed Page 166,-168, 173,&c. &c.
Upon the revival of this Play in 1725, SirJohn Vanbrughthought proper to write the two following Scenes, in the room of those printed Page 166,-168, 173,&c. &c.