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John Carrington [1739], The modern receipt: or, A Cure for Love. A comedy. Altered from Shakespeare. With Original Poems, Letters &c. (Printed for the Author, London) [word count] [S35300].

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SCENE IX. Florinda, Marcellus.

FLORINDA.

So! let me see, shall I begin first, or shall I wait, and see if he dares make the Attack? I'll walk towards him however.

[Walks towards him, Marcellus rises, and going out meets her.]

MARCELLUS.

Death, and Furies! a Woman in the Forest!

[Turns, and is going out at the other Door, but stops.

Yet hold, sure 'twas some Phantom; I'm not us'd to fear, and will be satisfied. [Florinda walks carelessly by him singing. By Heaven a Woman, a very Woman; and, as I think, a fair one too; what can this mean? I'm wond'rous ill o'the sudden; my Limbs refuse their Office, I must sit.

FLORINDA.

Not yet?

MARCELLUS.

Hah! what am I doing? I shall be kill'd with Noise; —she looks strangely impertinent; yet stay, perhaps she cannot talk; as she has been silent so long, I have very good Reason to believe so;—I'll e'en venture.

[Sits.

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John Carrington [1739], The modern receipt: or, A Cure for Love. A comedy. Altered from Shakespeare. With Original Poems, Letters &c. (Printed for the Author, London) [word count] [S35300].