The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06 by John Dryden
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_Pleas._ Never fear it, I'll be a spy upon his actions; he shall
neither whisper nor gloat on either of them, but I'll ring him such a peal! _Saint._ Above all things, have a care of him yourself; for surely there is witchcraft betwixt his lips: He is a wolf within the sheepfold; and therefore I will be earnest, that you may not fall. [_Exit._ _Pleas._ Why should my mother be so inquisitive about this lodger? I half suspect old Eve herself has a mind to be nibbling at the pippin. He makes love to one of them, I am confident; it may be to both; for, methinks, I should have done so, if I had been a man; but the damned petticoats have perverted me to honesty, and therefore I have a grudge to him for the privilege of his sex. He shuns me, too, and that vexes me; for, though I would deny him, I scorn he should not think me worth a civil question. _Re-enter_ WOODALL, _with_ TRICKSY, MRS BRAINSICK, JUDITH, _and Music._ _Mrs Brain._ Come, your works, your works; they shall have the approbation of Mrs Pleasance. _Trick._ No more apologies; give Judith the words, she sings at sight. _Jud._ I'll try my skill. A SONG FROM THE ITALIAN. |
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