A volume of plays, as they are acted at the Theatre, Smoke-alley, Dublin; Containing The school for scandal, The duenna, The agreeable surprise, Love-ala-mode, and The poor soldier

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1786 Excerpt: ...TRIO. Don Jerome, Ifaac, and Ferdinand. # A bumper of good liquor, Will end a contest quicker, Than justice, judge, or vicar; So sill a chearful glass, # And let good humour pass. But if more deep the quarrel, Why sooner detain the barrel, Than be the hateful sellow, That's crabbed when he's mellow. SCENE, Street. Ifaac and Antonio, mating. Isa. Good day, Antonio--I am glad to have met you: I have been in pursuit of you. Ant. I am happy you have found me.' What is your business with me, Ifaac? Isa. Only a little love affair:--that's all..--Clara is run away from her father, Don Guzman, and has laid her commands upon me, to bring you to her. You have no objection, I hope, sir: a very sine girl!--Ant, Two things forbid it:--ftiendship and honour.--Clara, Don Guzman's daughter!--It cannot be me she sent for. Isa. Oh, damn your friendship and honour.--Go to her.--I fay it was you she sent for, and go you must. She is all impatience, and waiting at Don Carlos' lodgings.--Come, come, and I'll conduct you to her. Ant. Well, I'll go to her.--Possibly I may be able to serve her, with regard to my friend Ferdinand. (Aside.)--Lead on, Ifaac, and I'll follow. Isa. Methinks you are devilish loath to visit a pretty wench.--If she had sent for me, I should have taken pity on her instantly. Exeunt. SCENE. Enter Louifa. AIr. Lou. What bard, O Time, discover, With wings sirst made thee move I Ah! sure he was some lover Who ne'er had left his love! For who that once did prove. The pangs which absence brings, Tho' but one day, He were away, Could picture thee with wing? What bard, &c., Enter Enter Carlos. Lou. What has detained you so long?--Where is Ai tonio? Car. I have been in search of him, but without success: Ifaac is now in pursuit of him. Lou. Cruel, cruel man!--Yo...