The sullen lovers, or, The impertinents a comedy acted by His Highness the Duke of Yorkes servants / written by Tho. Shadwell.
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The sullen lovers, or, The impertinents a comedy acted by His Highness the Duke of Yorkes servants / written by Tho. Shadwell.
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Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.
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In the Savoy :: Printed for Henry Herringman ...,
1668.
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DRAMMATIS PERSONAE.
Stanford,—A Morose Melan••holy Man, tormented
beyond Measure with the Impertinence
of People, and resolved to leave the World
to be quit of them.
Lovel,—An Ayery young Gentleman, frie•••• to St••••∣ford,
one that is pleased with, an••••aughs 〈◊〉〈◊〉
the Impertinents, and that which is the o∣thers
torment, is his recreation.
Sir Posi••ive At-all, A foolish Knight, that pretends to under∣stand
every thing in the world, and will suffer
no man to understand any thing in his Com∣pany;
so foolishly Positive, that he will
never be convinced of an Error, though ne∣ver
so grosse—
Ninny,—A conceited Poet, alwayes troubling men
with impertinent Discourses of Poetry, and
the repetition of his own Verses; in all his
Discourse he uses such affected Words,
that 'tis as bad as the Canting of a Gyp∣sie.
VVoodcock—A Familiar loving Coxcombe, that em∣braces
and kisses all men: so used to his
Familiar endearing expressions, that he can∣not
forb••ar▪ them in the midst of his A••∣ger.
Huffe,—An impudent Cowardly Hector that tor∣ments
St••••ford with coming to borrow Mo∣ney,
and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beaten by him.
Roger,—Stanfords Man.
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Father,—To Emilia and Carolina▪
Country Gent,—A Grave ill-bred Coxcombe, that never
speaks without a Proverb.
Tim. Scribble,—Iacob Dash,—Two Justices Clerkes.
Emilia,—Of the same Humour with Stanford.
Carolina,—Of the same Humour with Lovel.
Lady Vaine,—A Whore, that takes upon her the name
of a Lady, very talkative and impertinently
affected in her Language, alwayes pretend∣ing
to Vertue and Honour.
Luce,—Emilia's Maid.
Bridget,—Lady Vaines Maid.
Serjean••, with a File of Musquetiers,
VVaiters, Fidlers, &c.
The place of the SCENE
LONDON.
The Time,
In the Moneth of March, 1667/8.
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