Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.

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Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.
Author
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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London :: Printed by A. Warren, for John Martyn, James Allestry, and Tho. Dicas ...,
1662.
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Page 322

Scene 25.
Enter the several Couples, Heroick and Ambition, Tranquillitous Peace and Pleasure, Satyrical and Bon' Esprit, Vain-glorious and Superbe, Censure and Faction, Sensuality and Portrait, Busie and Excess, Liberty and Wanton, Frisk and Mother Matron.
VAinglor.

Where will you keep your Wedding-Feast?

Heroick.

We will keep ours at the Court.

Censure.

So will we.

Vain-glor.

And so will we.

Busie.

And so will we.

Tranquill.

If you please, Mistris, we will keep ours in the Country.

Pleasure.

I approve of it.

Satyrical.

If my Mistris agree, we will keep ours at the Play-house, and feast and dance upon the Stage.

Bon' Esprit.

I agree and approve of your Choice.

Censure.

An Ordinary, or Tavern, is a more commodious place for the Society of the Wits: for I am sure all the Wits will meet there.

Satyrical.

But if an Ordinary, or Tavern, be more commodious, yet they are not so publick places as the Theaters of Players; so that Wits may be merrier and freer in a Tavern, but not so divulged as on a Stage in a Play-House.

Heroick.

The truth is, an Ordinary or Tavern is a more proper place for Monsieur Sensuality and his Mistris to keep their Wedding-Feast, than for Monsieur Satyrical and his Mistris.

Sensuality.

By your favour, the most proper place for us is the Court.

Busie.

I think that an Hospitable Gentlemans House in the Country, is most proper for Monsieur Sensuality to keep his Wedding-Feast in.

Superbe.

That is a more proper place for Liberty and Wanton.

Faction.

Nay, by your favour, another House (which shall be nameless, for fear of offending) is fitter for them.

Matron.

My Honey sweet Love, where shall we keep our Wedding-Feast?

Frisk.

For your sake, my Sugar-sweeting, we will keep it in Bedlam, and Monsieur Busie and his Bride shall keep us company.

Matron.

Thou art a very wag, my Love.

Tranquil.

W' are all agreed.

Sensuality.

Pray Jove we speed.

Exeunt.
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