Spoken by Mrs.Oldfield.
Whatsay you, Sirs, d'ye think my Lady'll 'scape?'Tis dev'lish hard to stand a Fav'rite's Rape.Shou'dGuzman, like DonJohn, break in upon her,For all her Virtue, Heaven have Mercy on her:Her Strength, I doubt, 's in his Irresolution,There's wond'rous Charms in vig'rous Execution.Indeed you Men are Fools, you won't believeWhat dreadful Things we Women can forgive:I know but one we never do pass by,And that you plague us with eternally;When in your courtly Fears to disoblige,You won't attack the Town which you beseige:Your Guns are light, and planted out of Reach:D'ye think with Billet-doux to make a Breach?'Tis Small-Shot all, and not a Stone will fly:Walls fall by Cannon, and by firing nigh:In sluggish dull Blockades you keep the Field,And starve us ere we can with Honour yield.In short——We can't receive those Terms you gently tender,But storm, and we can answer our Surrender.
Whatsay you, Sirs, d'ye think my Lady'll 'scape?'Tis dev'lish hard to stand a Fav'rite's Rape.Shou'dGuzman, like DonJohn, break in upon her,For all her Virtue, Heaven have Mercy on her:Her Strength, I doubt, 's in his Irresolution,There's wond'rous Charms in vig'rous Execution.Indeed you Men are Fools, you won't believeWhat dreadful Things we Women can forgive:I know but one we never do pass by,And that you plague us with eternally;When in your courtly Fears to disoblige,You won't attack the Town which you beseige:Your Guns are light, and planted out of Reach:D'ye think with Billet-doux to make a Breach?'Tis Small-Shot all, and not a Stone will fly:Walls fall by Cannon, and by firing nigh:In sluggish dull Blockades you keep the Field,And starve us ere we can with Honour yield.In short——We can't receive those Terms you gently tender,But storm, and we can answer our Surrender.
END of the FIRST VOLUME
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTESDropcaps began most of the Scene beginnings in volume 1. However, did not use drop caps for any scene beginnings in volume 1 to conform to standard used in volume 2.Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors.Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.
Dropcaps began most of the Scene beginnings in volume 1. However, did not use drop caps for any scene beginnings in volume 1 to conform to standard used in volume 2.
Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors.
Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.