Love for Love: a Comedy by William Congreve
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page 76 of 165 (46%)
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ANG. Won't you stay and see your brother? VAL. We are the twin stars, and cannot shine in one sphere; when he rises I must set. Besides, if I should stay, I don't know but my father in good nature may press me to the immediate signing the deed of conveyance of my estate; and I'll defer it as long as I can. Well, you'll come to a resolution. ANG. I can't. Resolution must come to me, or I shall never have one. SCAN. Come, Valentine, I'll go with you; I've something in my head to communicate to you. SCENE V. ANGELICA, SIR SAMPSON, TATTLE, MRS FRAIL, MISS PRUE. SIR SAMP. What, is my son Valentine gone? What, is he sneaked off, and would not see his brother? There's an unnatural whelp! There's an ill-natured dog! What, were you here too, madam, and could not keep him? Could neither love, nor duty, nor natural affection oblige him? Odsbud, madam, have no more to say to him, he is not worth your consideration. The rogue has not a drachm of generous love about him--all interest, all interest; he's an undone scoundrel, and courts your estate: body o' me, he does not care a doit for your person. |
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