picions--I must stop here. Well gentlemen, you have your liberty--it feems, you were miftaken in the house.

Airy. I hope, madam, this unfortunate accident has occafioned no mif-understanding--dear Bel.--upon honour thou haft no reafon--there has nothing pafs'd between us--I speak it without vanity--beged, I never meant to make any thing of it. Bel. I believe you, Sir.

Frederick's door opens fuddenly. Constantia disorder'd, her hair loofe, and difhevell'd, pull'd in by Diana, Melifa, and Miranda---Frederick, Courtall, and Dorinda following. Conft. Quarter, quarter

Dia. We'll quarter you

Mir. You ugly---hermaphrodite thing---you-~~

Mel. We'll teach you to put the man upon us---we will. Conft. You can't fay, I put the man upon youSir Toby. Odzooks! my little Courtall transmography'd too!

Bel. Why, Frederick, I thought I had left this matter in a peaceable way.

Fred. Faith, I thought fo too--- but new mistakes have happen'd.

Conft. Save me--fave me--or, I fhall be devour'd by thefe harpies--I am caught in my own fnare

[The fifters continuing to torment her: Ang. Coufin, cousin--many a good plot has been spoil'd by over-doing--too much cunning is as bad as too little wif

dom.

Const. Coufin, cousin,--you speak at your eafe--I perceive you have gain'd your point.--If I could bring myself to pronounce--but -one word.

Ang. Shall I do it for you? Frederick, fhe loves you, and would fain confefs it--let but her brother take her place, I'll anfwer for it, fhe furrenders at difcretion.

Fred. What fays Courtall?

Court. If fair Dorinda would but finile

Fred. I charge myself with that--what fays Conftantia? Conft. I must fubmit to the power that can protect me. Fred. In my hands you fhall never want protection.

[Going to take her from the fifters, they thrust her rudely at him.

Dia. Out, fuccubus

Mel. He, and the-devil

Fred. O Conftantia, I will fo fweetly revenge myself!

Mir. Look, look, fifters

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men are younder!

[Receiving her.

O my ftars! what two fine

[Airy and Vaunter join the fifters. A dumb show of affectation and foppery apart, according to their feveral

characters.

L. Dor. Well, for my part, after the adventures of this day, never more will I believe a man the more a man, for a promifing out-fide.

"Cowards in scarlet, pafs for men of war,

"And the grave fool does often wife appear; "Truft not appearances: not two in ten

"Deserve the generous name---of Womens Men.

Ang. Let that be an instruction for the ladies; and this for the men---that whoever has once entertain'd a real paffion, can never fo entirely dif-poffefs himself of it, but if proper means are used, the first impressions will return: there will be always left a foundation to work upon, and a weakness which he is not aware of, till he is brought to the tryal. Once a Lover; and always a Lover.

Sir Toby.

"Women have charms, fuch magic's in their looks, To turn and wind us, as they pleafe, odzooks!

The end of the fifth act,

EPILOGUE.

Spoken by ANGELICA

I Who have been the poet's spark to day,

Behold me now the champion of his play.
Know all, who would pretend to my good grace,
I mortally diflike a damning face.

I fay-odzooks! 'tis good—and I'll ftand by it :
Now let me fee the man who dares deny it.
Who fhall pretend to doubt my will, and pleasure,
Him I defy to fend his weapon's measure :
I'll give him fatisfaction—that I can—

'S death, 'tis not the first time, I've kill'd my man. On pain of being posted to your forrow,

Fail not at four, to meet me here to-morrow.

THE

JEW of VENICE.

A

COMEDY.