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Love in a Village

Scene the first

A parlour in Justice Woodcock's house

 
<- Sir William, Hawthorn

Well this is excellent

[Air XXXIII]

Hawthorn
The world is a well furnish'd table
Scene the second
Sir William, Hawthorn
<- Rossetta

Sir William, I beg pardon

[Air XXXIV]

Rossetta
'Tis not wealth, it is not birth

Well, but Sir, we lose time

Rossetta
Hawthorn, Sir William ->
Scene the third
Rossetta
<- Hodge

Well. What's the business?

[Air XXXV]

Rossetta
The traveller benighted
Hodge
Rossetta ->
Scene the fourth

Hist, stay! don't I hear a noise?

Hodge
<- Mrs. Deborah, Lucinda

Get along, get along

[Air XXXVI]

Lucinda
If ever a fond inclination

This is mighty pretty romantick stuff!

Hodge
Mrs. Deborah, Lucinda ->
Scene the fifth

Well, I thought it would come

[Air XXXVII]

Hodge
A plague of those wenches, they make such a pother
Hodge ->
Scene the sixth

A green-house.

 
<- Young Meadows

I am glad I had the precaution

[Air XXXVIII]

Young Meadows
How much superior beauty awes

Hark! she comes.

Scene the seventh
Young Meadows
<- Sir William, Hawthorn

Confusion! my father! What can this mean?

Young Meadows, Sir William
Hawthorn ->
Scene the eighth
Young Meadows, Sir William
<- Hawthorn, Rossetta

Here is the lady, Sir William.

[Air XXXIX]

Rossetta
When we see a lover languish

Well, Tom, will you go away from me now?

[Air XL]

Young Meadows, Rossetta
All I wish in her obtaining

Give you joy, sir; and you fair lady

[Air XLI]

Hawthorn
If ever I'm catch'd in those regions of smoak
Rossetta, Young Meadows, Hawthorn, Sir William ->
Scene the ninth

Justice Woodcock's hall.

 
<- Justice Woodcock, Mrs. Deborah, Lucinda, Eustace, Hodge

Why, brother, do you think

Scene the tenth
Justice Woodcock, Mrs. Deborah, Lucinda, Eustace, Hodge
<- Sir William, Hawthorn, Rossetta, Young Meadows

Bless me sir! look who is yonder

[Air XLII]

Rossetta
Go naughty man, I can't abide you

Come turn out of the house

[Air XLIII]

Eustace, Lucinda
The merchant whose vessel, the winds made their sport

Dear Lucinda, if words

[Air XLIV]

All
Hence with cares complaints and frowning
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