The Works of His Grace, George Villiers, Late Duke of Buckingham

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: de Nit o' de Batalla me be in Bed vid one very pretty Womans$ begar, my Lore, de Taut o' de Occafione o' de Musketa, o' de Cannon na, p' de Pika, de Bullet an de Sworda, begar So run in my Heada, dat begar me could do no tinga. Lord. Ay, my Lord I don't doubt of that. Your Lordfliips moft humble Servant. [Exit. Lord. Getter. Begar now dis be one very pretty ' tinga: Me beata de Enemy like de Great Ge- neralla, like de Man o' de Condofta, an begar becaufa me no born in Englanda, begar de EngHJhman laff at me. Odfoona, dey be de ftraingia Natioon in de Varld. [Exit. The Militant Couple: The Husband may thank himfelf. Written by the late Duke of Buckingham. i1l ', In a Dialogue between Freeman and Bellajr. Freeman. A 7 EL L! if thefe are the blef- V V fed Eflfefts of Marriage, the Lord keep me and all good Chriftians, I fay, out of the pale of Matrimony: But prithee, Bellair, is this their conftant Courfe of Life? Bellair. Why really Yes. Only with this, difference, that what thou faw'ft yefterday, was nothing but meer Sport and Paftitne to the terrible Tragedies I have feen. Freeman. For my part, I can't comprehend how the Scene could poffibly be worfe. Me- thinks Sir 'John and my Lady threw Whore and Rogue at one another very plentifully. Bell air. Pfhaw, p(haw, Cuftom and life have made thofe Words fo familiar to them, that now they have loft all the poignancy oC. their fignification. Alas! 'twas a meer Calm, - if compared to whaf Tempeftuons Bluftering- Weather I have feen in the Family. Thou ffiay'ft as well think there runs as high a Sea in Chelfea. Reach, as in the Bay of Bifcay, as conclude from yefterday's Bickering what noble exploits are done among 'em, when both fides are Heroically indin'd. Freeman. I fubmit, fince there...