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Written by Mr. GARRICK.

Spoken by Mrs. CIBBER.

Know you all expect, from feeing me, An epilogue, of ftricteft purity; Some formal lecture, Spoke with prudish face, To fhew our prefent joking, giggling race, True joy confifts in-gravity and grace! But why am I, for ever made the tool, Of every fqueamish, moralizing fool? Condemn'd to forrow all my life, muft I Ne'er make you laugh, because I make you cry? Madam (fay they) your face denotes your heart, 'Tis yours to melt us in the mournful part. So from the looks, our hearts they prudish deem! Alas, poor fouls!· —we are not what we feem! Tho' prudence oft our inclination Smothers, We grave ones love a joke-as well as others. From fuch dull ftuff, what profit can you reap? You cry-'Tis very fine-[Yawns.]-and fall asleep. Happy that bard!- -bleft with uncommon art, Whofe wit can chear, and not corrupt the heart! Happy that play'r, whofe fkill can chafe the spleen, And leave no worfe inhabitant within. 'Mong ft friends, our author is a modest man, But wicked wits will cavil at his plan. Damn it (fays one) this fluff will never pass, The girl wants nature, and the rake's an ass. Had I, like Belmont, heard a damfel's cries, I would have pink'd her keeper, seiz'd the prize, Whipt to a coach, not valu'd tears a farthing, But drove away like smoke- to Covent-Garden; There to fome boufe convenient would have carry'd her, And then-dear foul !—the devil should have marry'd her. But this our author thought too hard upon her; Befides, bis fpark, forfooth, must have fome honour: The fool's a fabulift!and deals in fiction; Or he had giv'n him vice-without restriction. G

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Of

Of fable, all his characters, partake,

Sir Charles is virtuous-and for Virtue's fake;
Nor vain, nor bluft'ring is the foldier writ,
His rake bas confcience, modefty, and wit.
The ladies too! how oddly they appear!
His prude is chafte, and his coquet fincere:
In fhort, fo frange a group ne er trod the flage,
At once to pleafe, and fatirize the age!
For you, ye fair, bis mufe has chiefly fung,
"Tis you have touch'd his heart, and tun'd his tongue;
The fex's champion, let the fex defend,

A foothing poet is a charming friend:

Your favours, bere beftow'd, will meet reward,
So as you love dear flatt'ry

fave your bard.

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