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Drury-Lane. Covent-Garden.

Edinburgh, 1782.

Old Philpot, Mr Baddeley. Mr Shuter. Mr Hollingsworth,

Young Philpot, Mr King.
Sir Jaf.Wilding,Mr Burton.
Young Wilding, Mr Lee.

Beaufort,

Mr Packer.

Mr Woodward. Mr Ward.

Mr Dunstall.

Mr Dyer.

Mr Baker.

Mr Vaughan. Mr Costollo.
Mr Ackman. Mr Perry.

Mr Charteris.

Mr Knight.

Mr Simpfon.

Mr T. Banks.

Mr Tannet.

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HA, ha, my dear Beaufort! A fiery young fellow like you, melted down into a fighing, love-fick dangler after a high heel, a well-turn'd ankle, and a fhort petticoat!

Beau. Pry'thee, Wilding, don't laugh at me-Maria's charms

Wild. Maria's charms! And fo now you would fain grow wanton in her praife, and have me liften to your VOL. III.

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raptures

raptures about my own fifter! Ha, ha, poor Beaufort! Is my fifter at home, Will?

Will. She is, Sir.

Wild. How long has my father been gone out?
Will. This hour, Sir.

Wild. Very well. Pray, give Mr Beaufort's compliments to my fifter, and he is come to wait upon her.-(Exit Will.) You will be glad to fee her, I fuppose, Charles.

Beau. I live but in her presence.

Wild. Live but in her prefence! How the devil could the young baggage raife this riot in your heart? 'Tis more than her brother could ever do with any of her fex.

Beau. Nay, you have no reason to complain; you are come up to town, post-haste, to marry a wealthy citizen's daughter, who only faw you last feafon at Tunbridge, and has been languishing for you ever fince.

Wild. 'Tis more than 1 de for her; and, to tell you the truth, more than I believe fhe does for me- -This is a match of prudence, man! bargain and fale! My reverend dad and the old put of a citizen finished the bufinefs at Lloyd's coffee-houfe by inch of candle-a mere transferring of property! Give your fon to my daugh"ter, and I will give my daughter to your fon." That's the whole affair; and so I am just arrived to confummate the nuptials.

Beau. Thou art the happieft fellow

Wild. Happy! fo I am-what fhould I be otherwife for? If Mifs Sally-upon my foul, I forget her

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Beau. Well! that is fo like you. -Mifs Sally Philpot.

Wild. Ay! very true-Mifs Sally Philpothe will bring fortune fufficient to pay off an old incumbrance upon the family-eftate, and my father is to fettle handfomely upon me and fo I have reafon to be content

ed, have not I?

Beau. And you are willing to marry her without having one fpark of love for her?

Wild. Love!-Why, I make my felf ridiculous enough by marrying, don't I, without being in love into the

bargain?

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