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hing-- by this Light such a Wench would pass for a Person of Quality in _London_. _Feth._ Few Ladies have I seen at a Sheriff's Feast have better Faces, or worn so good Clothes; and by the Lord _Harry_, if these be of the gentle Craft, I'd not give a Real for an honest Women for my use. _Will._ Come follow me into the Church, for thither I am sure they're gone: And I will let you see what a wretched thing you had been had you lived seven Years longer in _Surrey_, stew'd in Ale and Beef-broth. _Feth._ O dear _Willmore_, name not those savory things, there's no jesting with my Stomach; it sleeps now, but if it wakes, wo be to your Shares at the Ordinary. _Blunt._ I'll say that for _Fetherfool_, if his Heart were but half so good as his Stomach, he were a brave Fellow. [Aside, Exeunt. _Aria._ I am resolv'd to follow-- and learn, if possible, who 'tis has made this sudden Conquest o'er me. [All go off. [Scene draws, and discovers a Church, a great many People at Devotion, soft Musick playing. Enter _La Nuche_, _Aurelia_, _Petron._ and _Sancho_: To them _Willmore_, _Feth._ _Blunt_; then _Ariadne_, _Lucia_; _Feth._ bows to _La Nuche_ and _Petronella_. _Feth._ Now as I hope to be sav'd, _Blunt_, she's a most melodious Lady. Would I were worthy to purchase a Sin or so with her. Would not such a Beauty reconcile thy Quarrel to the Sex? _Blunt._ No, were she an Angel in that Shape. _Feth._ Why, what a pox couldst not lie with her if she'd let thee? By the Lord _Harry_, as errant a Dog as I am, I'd fain see any of _Cupid's_ Cook-maids put me out of countenance with such a Shoulder of Mutton. _Aria._ See how he gazes on her-- _Lucia_, go nearer, and o'er-hear 'em. [_Lucia_ listens. _Will._ Death, how the charming Hypocrite looks to day, with such a soft Devotion in her Eyes, as if even now she were praising Heav'n for all the Advantages it has blest her with. _Blunt._ Look how _Willmore_ eyes her, the Rogue's smitten heart deep-- Whores-- _Feth._ Only a Trick to keep her to himself-- he thought the Name of a _Spanish_ Harlot would fright us from attempting-- I must divert him-- how is't, Captain-- Prithee mind this Musick-- Is it not most Seraphical? _Will._ Pox, let the Fidlers mind and tune their Pipes, I've higher Pleasures now. _Feth._ Oh, have ye so; what, with Whores, Captain?-- 'Tis a most delicious Gentlewoman. [Aside. _Pet._ Pray, Madam, mind that Cav
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