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

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Title: Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.
Author: Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
Publication: London :: Printed by A. Warren, for John Martyn, James Allestry, and Tho. Dicas ...,; 1662.
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Scene 6.

Enter Sir Thomas Gravity, and his Lady.

SIr Thomas Gravity.

So Wife, by your perswasions to this marriage, I have lost the love of my only Brother.

Lady.

And I am like to lose my only Child, through the grief of the de∣parture of her Husband; for she looks so pale, and is so weak with crying, and fasting; for she feeds only on grief, and her tears quenches her droughth: I think she will dy.

Sir Thomas Gravity.

It is your own fault; for you would never be quiet, nor let be at rest untill they were married.

Lady.

Would I and my Child had never seen your Nephew.

Sir Thomas Gravity.

All the hopes we have is, that my Brother will be pa∣cified with time.

Exeunt.