. A bold stroke for a wife. A comedy. as it is acted at the theatre in Little Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by the author of the Busie-Body and the Gamester . en times5S much— For IJl ingenuoufly confefs to thee, that I do like the Colonel above all Men I ever faw Theres fomething fo Jmte/in a Soldier, a kind of aJe Tie fcay quoi Air, that makes em more agreeablethan the reft of Mankind— They command Re-gard, as who ll\ould fay, We are your Defenders, Wepreferye your Beauties from the Infultsof rude un-polifhd Foes, and ought to be preferd before thofelazy indolent Mortals, who by dropping into theirf
. A bold stroke for a wife. A comedy. as it is acted at the theatre in Little Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by the author of the Busie-Body and the Gamester . en times5S much— For IJl ingenuoufly confefs to thee, that I do like the Colonel above all Men I ever faw Theres fomething fo Jmte/in a Soldier, a kind of aJe Tie fcay quoi Air, that makes em more agreeablethan the reft of Mankind— They command Re-gard, as who ll\ould fay, We are your Defenders, Wepreferye your Beauties from the Infultsof rude un-polifhd Foes, and ought to be preferd before thofelazy indolent Mortals, who by dropping into theirfathers Eftate fet up their Coaches, and think to rat-tle themfelves into our Aife6i:ions. Bmy^^ Nay, Madam, I confefs that the Army hasengrcfsd all the prettieft Fellows— AlacdCoac andFeather have irrefiftable Charms. Mrs. Lov. But the Colonel has all the Beauties of theMind, as well as Perfon. —O all ye Powers, thai;favour happy Lovers, grant he may be mine! ThouGod of Love, if thou beft ought but Name, afuflmy Ictinxoell, Point all thy parti ,to aid my Lt,ves Dejign^j^nd make his Plots as prevalent as thine. 7he End of the Erfi A C T^. B 3 ACT lo A Fold Stroke fir a Wife. ACT the Park. Enter Colontl finely dreji, three Footmen after Him. , now if I can but meet this Beau— Ega(3^O methlnks I cut a fmart Figure, and have asmuch of the tawdry Air, as any Italian Count, orFrench Marquee of em all—Sure I fliall know thisKnight again,—ha ! yonder he fits, making Love toa Mask, Tfaith, Ill walk up the Ma//j and come downby him. [Exit, S C E NJE draws^ and dtfcovers Sir Philip upona Bench with a IVoman masked. Sir Phil. Well, but, my Dear, are you really ccn-f^ant to your Keeper ? PVo7n. Yes, really, Sir.—hey day! who comesyonder, he cuts a mighty Figure. Sir Phil. Ha! A Stranger, by his Equipage keepingfo clofe at his Heels— He has the Appearance of avMan of Quality— Pofitively, French by his dancingAin Mom. He crofles, as if he meant to fit down
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