The British Drama, a Collection of the Most Esteemed Dramatic Productions, with Biography of the Respective Authors, Vol. 7 of 14: Containing Gamesters, Wonder, West Indian, Jealous Wife (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The British Drama, a Collection of the Most Esteemed Dramatic Productions, With Biography of the Respective Authors, Vol. 7 of 14: Containing Gamesters, Wonder, West Indian, Jealous Wife I know not how to give thee better testimony, Than by offering myself to thee: if my wife die, (as ten to one she's not immortal) we ivla cou le t'other way en. Hat argument Is this To assure the truth of your affection to me, That break your \ows to her? Wild. Oh! Great argument, Ah' you observe she was a widow when I marry'd ...
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Excerpt from The British Drama, a Collection of the Most Esteemed Dramatic Productions, With Biography of the Respective Authors, Vol. 7 of 14: Containing Gamesters, Wonder, West Indian, Jealous Wife I know not how to give thee better testimony, Than by offering myself to thee: if my wife die, (as ten to one she's not immortal) we ivla cou le t'other way en. Hat argument Is this To assure the truth of your affection to me, That break your \ows to her? Wild. Oh! Great argument, Ah' you observe she was a widow when I marry'd her; thou'rt a young maid, and handsome. Pen. Can you be so ungrateful, then, to punish Whom you should rewand 2 Remember, sir, she brought you That wealth you have; took you from nothin Wild. There's reason then fornothing I shou (1 love her. Hang her estate! I was held a proper man; And in that point deserv'd her, ah' she had millions E Ah' I were free agaiiq, I would not draw 1' th' team of marriage, for ten subsidies; Not to command a province. Pen. Yet, you said, Were your wife dead, you'd marry me. Wild. Only thee, and nobody else. Pen. 'twere dangerous to have many. Wild. To have one is little less than madness. Come, wo't promise? Enter Mrs. Wilding, behind. Pen. What? Wild. A'course you know my meaning. Mrs. Wild. I do not like this whispering: why with er So close in parle Wild. Vvo't thou do this feat for me? 'tis finish'd in a pair of minutes. Pen. Yes, upon one condition. W'ild. Whatconditiou? Pen. That your wife give consent; you shall then command me. (exit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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